Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, is calling on stakeholders to put forward their views about the future of Australia’s forest products and forest industry. Source: Timberbiz Senator Colbeck launched the issues paper Meeting futur
In the hills of northern Michigan a once-dilapidated warehouse in the town of Copemish brims with thousands of tiny saplings. But these trees are not as young as their sizes would suggest. Source: Scientific American A nonprofit, Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, has cloned from tissue
Harvesting fire-killed trees is an effective way to reduce woody fuels for up to four decades following wildfire in dry coniferous forests, a US Forest Service study has found. Source: Phys Org The retrospective analysis, among the first to measure the long-term effects of post-fire l
Lumber Liquidators has sent thousands of customers free “idiot-proof” formaldehyde test kits after a “60 Minutes” report accused the company of selling contaminated laminate flooring from China. Source: NBC News Last week the company had directed customers to r
A sawmill fire at Monarto, south-east of Adelaide, is expected to leave a damage bill of up to $3 million. Source: ABC News About 30 workers were at the Old Princess Highway site when the fire broke out at about 12:00 (ACDT). Sawmill director Garry Tucker said the fire began during th
A planned trial of cable logging in native forests on the North Coast will not go ahead if Labor wins this months NSW state election. Source: ABC News The state opposition announced it would ban cable logging across the state if it takes Government. The proposal received significant o
Northern forests in South Australia could be home for an educational hub to teach agriculture and environmental management. Source: Stock Journal That is one of the ideas under exploration by the Northern Forests Community Initiatives Group, which is gathering suggestions for the futu
The mining, farming, tourism and forestry industries will deliver a pre-emptive strike to protect the diesel fuel rebate as the government moves into budget preparation mode. Source: The Australian After the industries narrowly avoided a cut to the program, known as the fuel tax credi
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