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Unpacking how carbon forestry works — News

Unpacking how carbon forestry works

13 May 2026

Tasmanian farmers and landowners will have access to free resources and events to learn about how carbon forestry works as part of Private Forests Tasmania’s new Carbon Forestry 101 project.

Considering outcomes of our Market Access project to enable greater market opportunities for private growers — News

Considering outcomes of our Market Access project to enable greater market opportunities for private growers

03 February 2026

Private Forests Tasmania's Market Access project has reached a milestone, with the organisation now positioned to consider a series of recommendations to enable greater market opportunities for private growers.

Storing carbon in St Peters Pass woodlot — News

Storing carbon in St Peters Pass woodlot

28 January 2026

Pinus radiata seedlings planted last spring in a woodlot at St Peters Pass are busy growing.

What’s happening to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and what could this mean for forestry in Tasmania? — News

What’s happening to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and what could this mean for forestry in Tasmania?

16 December 2025

Prioritising outcomes for Tasmania's private forest growers in 2024-25 — News

Prioritising outcomes for Tasmania's private forest growers in 2024-25

04 November 2025

Private Forests Tasmania has released its 2024-25 Annual Report, highlighting a year of delivering priority projects to benefit private forest growers and landowners across Tasmania.

Tasmanian High Soil Carbon Landscapes project — News

Tasmanian High Soil Carbon Landscapes project

20 October 2025

Improving soil, climate, ecosystem and traditional knowledge

Celebrating excellence at the Tasmanian Timber Awards — News

Celebrating excellence at the Tasmanian Timber Awards

17 September 2025

PFT would like to extend a special congratulations to Malcolm Larner, winner of the Tree Grower of the Year Award sponsored by PFT.

Forest Practices Authority Research Update Day — News

Forest Practices Authority Research Update Day

17 September 2025

Private Forests Tasmania attended the Forest Practices Authority’s Research Update Day in September 2025 to hear from a range of scientists about new learnings related to native and plantation forest management.

Have you seen our Stems for CO2 Project signage on the Midlands Highway? — News

Have you seen our Stems for CO2 Project signage on the Midlands Highway?

13 August 2025

An important part of Private Forests Tasmania’s Stems for CO2 Project is to communicate the benefits of planting trees on farms for timber and carbon to Tasmanian farmers, landowners and agricultural producers.

Stems for CO2 Project – Operations Launch Event! — News

Stems for CO2 Project – Operations Launch Event!

13 August 2025

Almost 50 people joined Private Forests Tasmania at farmer Dougal Morrison’s property at St Peters Pass in Oatlands to celebrate the launch of operations as part of the Stems for CO2 Project.

A fun day out learning about carbon forestry and farming for Bothwell District High School — News

A fun day out learning about carbon forestry and farming for Bothwell District High School

13 August 2025

Private Forests Tasmania and the Forest Education Foundation hosted 21 students from Bothwell District High School at St Peters Pass in early August, where farmer Dougal Morrison and his family own and manage an 8,000-hectare wool and forestry…

Dougal Morrison shares carbon, tree farming insights at Red Meat Updates — News

Dougal Morrison shares carbon, tree farming insights at Red Meat Updates

29 July 2025

Private Forests Tasmania was front and centre at one of the state's largest gatherings of red meat producers last week.

Planting knowledge at Bothwell District High School — News

Planting knowledge at Bothwell District High School

29 July 2025

In a hands-on collaboration that brings forestry education to life, Private Forests Tasmania has partnered with the Forest Education Foundation (FEF) to support the establishment of shelterbelts at Bothwell District High School’s Agricultural…

Timber Fibre Strategy identifies industry opportunities — News

Timber Fibre Strategy identifies industry opportunities

08 July 2025

The Strategy identifies opportunities for the industry to make a greater contribution to achieving national goals, particularly improving carbon and housing construction outcomes.

Managing Gorse in Tasmanian forests: Vision, regulation and persistence — News

Managing Gorse in Tasmanian forests: Vision, regulation and persistence

18 June 2025

Controlling gorse on private land is never as simple as it sounds - and in a forestry context, its aggressive nature and environmental impacts mean landowners need more than good intentions.

Students get hands-on with trees on farms — News

Students get hands-on with trees on farms

05 June 2025

Launceston Church Grammar School Year 10 Agriculture students stepped out of the classroom and into the paddock for a hands-on learning experience about the benefits of integrating trees into farming landscapes.

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