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Riparian plantings: Multiple benefits for farms and waterways

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Riparian plantings: Multiple benefits for farms and waterways

06 March 2024

Restoration of riparian areas on farms through native species plantings brings many benefits, from biodiversity and habitat, to increased flood resilience, farm productivity and water quality improvements. Planning is important to ensure that…

New Chair optimistic about future of private forestry

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New Chair optimistic about future of private forestry

06 February 2024

Private Forests Tasmania’s new Chair Jim Wilson is no stranger to Tasmania’s, or Australia’s, forestry industry.

Managing trees: Supporting farmers to make choices

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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…

A long view: Evan Rolley reflects on five decades in the forestry sector

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A long view: Evan Rolley reflects on five decades in the forestry sector

25 January 2024

Former Private Forests Tasmania Chair Evan Rolley penned a reflection on his 50-year career working in the Tasmanian and national forestry industry. Mr Rolley's tenure with PFT ended on January 23.

Appointment of new PFT Chair and Board members

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Appointment of new PFT Chair and Board members

24 January 2024

Tasmania’s thriving private forest sector is set for further growth with the appointment of a new Chair and Directors to the Board of Private Forests Tasmania (PFT).

A journey of agroforestry knowledge exchange

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A journey of agroforestry knowledge exchange

02 November 2023

PFT Agriforester Molly Marshall embarked on an eye-opening journey to Japan in April, where she joined a group of Australian forest industry leaders for a knowledge exchange tour across central Honshu to delve into the intricacies and opportunities…

Forest Foresight - Collaborative Forest Intelligence

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Forest Foresight - Collaborative Forest Intelligence

01 November 2023

Project Forest Foresight: Enhancing Tasmania's Fire & Forest Management through collaborative technology insights.

Forestry is at an inflection point: Meet PFT's new CEO

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Forestry is at an inflection point: Meet PFT's new CEO

01 November 2023

Article by Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network. Dr Elizabeth Pietrzykowski is most at peace when she’s out in the bush or close to nature. Private Forests Tasmania’s new Chief Executive grew up in Claremont with her parents and older…

Access to Carbon Forestry Projects now expanded Tasmania-wide

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Access to Carbon Forestry Projects now expanded Tasmania-wide

26 October 2023

A carbon-forestry initiative in the north of state has now expanded Tasmania-wide. Branded ActivAcre, the program offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to earn a reliable, consistent income by leasing land for tree plantations and future…

PFT's 2022-23 Annual Report now available

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PFT's 2022-23 Annual Report now available

23 October 2023

Private Forests Tasmania is pleased to present its 2022-23 Annual Report, tabled in Parliament on October 19 by Minister for Resources, Felix Ellis.

Former PFT CEO receives Forestry Australia fellow honour

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Former PFT CEO receives Forestry Australia fellow honour

17 October 2023

The largest ever cohort of forestry experts have been awarded prestigious Forestry Australia Fellow status at a special ceremony at the 2023 ANZIF Conference on the Gold Coast honouring exceptional individuals who have made an indelible contribution…

New semi-automated survivability count method

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New semi-automated survivability count method

17 October 2023

PFT trial Esk Spatial's new semi-automated survivability count method testing technology capabilities against more manual survivability count methods.

Plantation Insurance for small-scale forest growers

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Plantation Insurance for small-scale forest growers

27 September 2023

Many small-scale forest growers have experienced difficulty in securing insurance cover for their plantations. After two-years, Forestry Australia, along with PSC Insurance Brokers and the Forest Growers Committee announce the availability of a new…

Education and hands-on training at Hagley Farm School

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Education and hands-on training at Hagley Farm School

26 September 2023

Genuine education and hands-on training came together at Hagley at the end of Term 3 when Hagley Farm School Ag Learning Centre collaborated with Private Forests Tasmania and Forest Education Foundation to conduct the first Introductory Training…

Sarah and Tom Clark are planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations

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Sarah and Tom Clark are planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations

27 August 2023

Sarah and Tom Clark own and operate two farms, one in Ellendale and their larger farm, The Back Run, in Westerway.

Active forest management to address timber shortage and climate change

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Active forest management to address timber shortage and climate change

16 August 2023

Tasmania's private foresters are at the forefront of combating climate change and alleviating Australia's construction timber scarcity through proactive private native regrowth forest management.

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