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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.

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

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.

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.

'Keep your mitts off': TasFarmers call on private forests — News

'Keep your mitts off': TasFarmers call on private forests

22 May 2025

By Simon McGuire Tasmanian Country

'It can go on forever': A glimpse into Tasmania's private forestry industry — News

'It can go on forever': A glimpse into Tasmania's private forestry industry

22 May 2025

By Saree Satler, The Examiner

Native forestry: A Sustainable future for Tasmanian Farmers — News

Native forestry: A Sustainable future for Tasmanian Farmers

17 April 2025

By Ian Sauer: TasFarmers President. For Tasmanian farmers, native forestry is similar to any other crop, but with a longer rotation period and greater utility, it's a land type which also includes multiple enterprises such as grazing, cropping, wood…

Napier's leading the way in sustainable forestry and carbon-neutral farming — News

Napier's leading the way in sustainable forestry and carbon-neutral farming

17 December 2024

Alison Napier has taken a methodical approach to planning the best use of the land she operates across four farms in Tasmania’s Fingal Valley.

Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning — News

Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning

05 September 2024

As forest owners, we have a valuable asset to protect. From ensuring fire breaks are cleared and maintained to conducting fuel reduction burns. When it comes to bushfire, we all have a part to play to make summer safer, and ensure our assets, homes…

Guidance and support for landowners after damaging winds — News

Guidance and support for landowners after damaging winds

02 September 2024

Tasmania has been experiencing damaging gale force winds resulting in many fallen trees including damage to privately-owned plantations and native forests. Known in forestry terms as windthrow, trees are uprooted, broken, snapped and overthrown by…

Forestry Australia welcomes further definition of active forest management — News

Forestry Australia welcomes further definition of active forest management

29 August 2024

Forestry Australia has welcomed the publication of an academic paper looking at the issue of active management of forests.

Farm & Forest Mapper Tool highlighted at Rural Youth Tasmania's Young Farmer of the Year competition — News

Farm & Forest Mapper Tool highlighted at Rural Youth Tasmania's Young Farmer of the Year competition

29 August 2024

Private Forests Tasmania was delighted to participate in Rural Youth Tasmania’s Young Farmer of the Year competition, where our Farm and Forest Mapper tool was featured as a key module in the State finals.

Newly developed protocol a vital tool for safeguarding forestry industry — News

Newly developed protocol a vital tool for safeguarding forestry industry

08 August 2024

Pine Wood Nematode is a biosecurity pest of pine trees that is very difficult to tell apart from other, harmless teeny tiny nematodes.

Red Hot Tips: Fire management for Tassie farmers — News

Red Hot Tips: Fire management for Tassie farmers

23 May 2024

Fire is a land management tool that can protect trees, regenerate vegetation, reduce fuel load and manage weeds. It should be carried out with a fire management strategy, which includes getting the necessary permits and approvals. We spoke to…

Shelterbelts: How are they contributing to farm systems? — News

Shelterbelts: How are they contributing to farm systems?

13 May 2024

Shelterbelts – strips of vegetation between paddocks and fields – play an important role on farms. They provide shelter and shade, as well as biodiversity benefits such as habitat, food and dispersion corridors for native animal species.…

Final Report now available: Assessing the efficiency of mechanised hardwood thinning operations — News

Final Report now available: Assessing the efficiency of mechanised hardwood thinning operations

07 March 2024

Tasmania, along with the broader Australia, currently faces a significant wood supply shortage, particularly in the building and construction sector.

Managing trees: Supporting farmers to make choices — News

Managing trees: Supporting farmers to make choices

01 February 2024

Managing trees is not a one-size-fits-all exercise. It’s about understanding why you are planting trees and knowing how to manage your plantation to reach those goals. Managing trees covers activities from pest control, to pruning trees, to…

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