NSW Tree Conference

06/11/2024

🌳 Unlock New Urban Forestry Resources! 🌳

Looking to grow greener cities? Check out the Urban Forestry Resource Library by PlanIT Geo! This online hub is packed with free tools, case studies, and best practices to support urban forest management and planning. From tree canopy analysis to community engagement strategies, it's a valuable resource for anyone working to build sustainable urban green spaces. Explore today and make a difference in your community! 🌱

🔗 Visit the Urban Forestry Resource Library
https://bit.ly/4fzp8Yz

13/09/2024

🌳 NSW FIELD DAY: Belmont Timber Tour 🌳

Forestry Australia’s NSW Branch is inviting non-members to a unique opportunity for a guided tour of the Belmont Timber frame and truss plant! 🌲✨

📅 Date: Thursday 26 September
⏰ Time: 2:00pm – 4:30pm, followed by optional networking/light dinner
📍 Location: Belmont Timber, 75 Lisbon St, Fairfield East, NSW

Join Gary Walker and Tim Rossiter for a live demo and presentation on the design process of timber-framed buildings—from sawn timber to finished structures! 🏠🔨

🔴 Numbers are limited, so register early to secure your spot!

💰 Cost:
Forestry Australia Member: $10
Non-member: $20

📌 Registrations close: 4pm AEST, Monday 23 September

For more information and to register, click the link HERE!

NSW Event: Tour of Timer Frame & Truss Plant, Fairfield Date: Thursday 26 September 2024. Time: 2:00pm – 4:30pm followed by optional networking/light dinner Location: Belmont Timber, 75 Lisbon St, Fairfield East NSW 2165 Forestry Australia’s NSW Committee would like to invite you to come for a g...

22/07/2024

🌳 Planting Trees for Healthier Cities: A Simple, Effective Solution 🌳

Keeping urban residents healthy, especially in poorer neighbourhoods, is a challenge. But there's a simple, scientifically proven prescription: planting more trees.

🌲 The 3-30-300 Rule 🌲
🌟 See at least three trees from home
🌟 Live in a neighbourhood with at least 30% tree canopy
🌟 Be within 300 meters of a green space

Why trees?

🌿 Lower odds of cardiovascular disease mortality
🌿 Reduced healthcare costs
🌿 Better air quality
🌿 Cooler urban environments
🌿 Faster recovery in hospitals
🌿 Improved mental well-being
🌿 More physical activity
🌿 Better sleep
🌿 Milder ADHD symptoms in kids
🌿 Reduced crime rates

Read the story here:

https://theconversation.com/bringing-forests-to-the-city-10-ways-planting-trees-improves-health-in-urban-centres-233629

Let's make our cities healthier, one tree at a time. 🌍🌳

While trees are beautiful and benefit the environment, the most practical argument for planting more is that they provide a clear public health benefit, both in the preventive and therapeutic sense.

02/07/2024

🌳 Scaling-Up Agroforestry! 🌿

📅 Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
🕛 Time: 12:30 – 14:00 CEST

Agroforestry integrates trees and shrubs into farming systems, boosting resilience and sustainability. 🌾🌳

Learn from global experts about successful agroforestry initiatives.
Discover how agroforestry can transform agrifood systems and improve rural livelihoods.
Explore FAO's efforts in scaling up agroforestry and overcoming barriers.

Key Topics:

Enhancing food security and nutrition.
Building resilience to climate change.
Promoting biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a global movement towards sustainable farming! 🌍✨

https://www.fao.org/forestry/committee-on-forestry/world-forest-week-side-events/high-level-dialogue-on-scaling-up-agroforestry/en

11/06/2024

🚀 Exciting News for a Greener Future! 🌱

We are thrilled to announce the release of a new handbook on short rotation forestry (SRF), revealing its immense potential to reduce New Zealand's dependency on fossil fuels. After two years of research, Scion has found that SRF can replace 6% of our annual fossil fuel demand using less than 1% of our land area! 🌍✨

Key Highlights:

SRF can diversify regional economies and support sustainable land management.
Ideal for lower value lands in regions like Central North Island, Northland, the East Coast, and Otago.
Pinus radiata, Eucalyptus fastigata, and Eucalyptus regnans are top species for SRF due to their rapid growth and adaptability.
SRF plantations harvested every 12-18 years provide a steady biomass supply for renewable energy.
The handbook provides a practical guide for landowners, forest investors, and government agencies, outlining how SRF can be a game-changer for New Zealand’s green energy future.

🌲 Let's embrace this opportunity to transform our energy landscape and meet our net-zero emissions targets by 2050. Together, we can make a difference! 💚

https://scionresearch.com/?a=113096

16/05/2024

🌳🌾 Exciting News for Our Planet! 🌍💚

Did you know that integrating trees into our farming landscapes can significantly help in the fight against climate change? According to a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, agroforestry could sequester up to 0.31 petagrams of carbon each year. That's a huge impact, comparable to other major natural climate solutions like reforestation!

Agroforestry isn't just good for the climate—it also enhances biodiversity, improves soil health, and supports sustainable agriculture. This method of farming with trees offers a win-win for our environment and farmers alike, providing economic benefits while helping to heal our planet.

It's time we support and invest in agroforestry practices worldwide. Let’s share this knowledge and encourage a greener future. 🌱✨

What do you think? Could agroforestry be the key to a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system? Let's discuss below!

Read more here👉

In the face of escalating climate threats, agroforestry emerges as a compelling solution with significant potential to mitigate climate change while bolstering agricultural productivity.

01/05/2024

Today's interesting workshop all about Fungi identification! Still places left for the workshops this week.

https://events.humanitix.com/host/central-tablelands-regional-landcare-network

18/04/2024

Careers in Forestry: There’s a place in forestry for everyone

Date: Thursday 9 May | Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm (AEST)
RFP CPD points: 1.5


A career in Forestry offers a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse path. This webinar aims to equip students and recent graduates across Australia with valuable insights into the possibilities within Forestry and Land Management careers. Our lineup of speakers will share their own experiences, offering practical advice and guidance on navigating this exciting sector. Join us to explore what a career in Forestry entails and learn valuable strategies for planning your future in this field.


If you know anyone who is considering a career in forestry and forest management, would you kindly forward this invitation.


Registrations:
Forestry Australia Member: $0 | Non-Member: $0
Registrations close: 10am, Wednesday 8 May


Everyone who registers:

Receives a link and joining instructions 24 hours before the webinar commences
Receives a recording of the webinar, so if you can’t listen live you can listen later
To register, https://forestry.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx

Matt de Jongh | Responsible Wood

Promoting forestry: As a forester I feel proud to have worked in sector that offers numerous benefits. I had the privilege to work alongside amazing people who share similar pride in a truly sustainable, renewable industry. This is why I am so passionate about promoting and educating the public who largely misunderstand the sector and that are misinformed, which is the sector’s greatest threat.



Monique Blason | Forestry SA

Find yourself in the Forest: When I least expected it, I found myself in the forest. A non-forester, working in sustainable forestry, applying my knowledge of biodiversity conservation, fire & landscape management, education, and tourism, and learning a thing or two about silviculture along the way. How did I get here? I branched out.

Lachie McCaw | Forestry Australia

More Info coming soon

Fabiano Ximenes | NSW DPI Forest Science

Forest science in a changing climate: I was trained as a forester in Brazil and have for over 20 years now worked in Australia as a forest scientist. This pathway has largely been linked with understanding the role forestry can play towards climate mitigation outcomes, and that’s where I think many of the future opportunities will come for professionals wanting to work in the forestry sector.

Beth Welden | ForestLearning

More Info coming soon

17/04/2024

🌲🎙️ Exciting News 🎙️🌲

We are thrilled to announce that the insightful panel discussion from the NSW Tree Conference will be broadcast this week on ABC Radio National's "Big Ideas" program.

📅 Mark your calendar:
Date: April 18th, 5 PM

🔊 Tune in to delve into important topics about forestry and sustainability. Don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights from leading experts in the field!

👉 Listen to the full discussion here:

Forestry is a hotly disputed industry in Australia. Environmentalists want to preserve more valuable habitat to protect endangered species. Developers want to lock away forests as off-sets for their projects and at the same time want to clear forests to make space for said projects. Corporations wan...

03/04/2024

Forestry Australia has welcomed the decision by the Federal Court to allow planned prescribed burns in the Strathbogie Forest. In the Federal Court today, Justice Horan dismissed a move to stop four prescribed burns in the forest.

Forestry Australia President Dr Michelle Freeman said prescribed burning recognises Australia’s fire-dependent ecosystems, and fire-adapted flora and fauna that have evolved through the long tradition of indigenous caring for Country.

“Decades of on ground research and lived experience has shown that prescribed burning can reduce subsequent bushfire severity through reducing fuel loads and also make bushfires easier to control when they do occur,” Dr Freeman said.

“Fuel reduced forests are significantly less affected than forests carrying heavy fuel loads when unplanned mid-summer bushfires pass through them, and this is why prescribed burning is an essential activity.”

Dr Freeman said fire requires three elements - fuel, oxygen, and heat - known as the "fire triangle".

“Of these, the only variable that humans can control in forests is fuel level - and well-planned prescribed burning is an effective tool for managing forest fuel accumulation.

“That being said, it is imperative that prescribed burning is planned and managed appropriately, informed by evidence, with other forest values and key habitats in mind”.

“Inappropriate or unnatural fire regimes are the second-most cited reason, after invasive species, for threatened species listings in Australia.

“While there is no panacea for reducing the impacts of catastrophic bushfires, well-managed prescribed burning is a scientifically proven part of the solution.

“Simply, reduced fuel levels in forests will reduce the severity of bushfires under all bar the most catastrophic fire weather conditions.

ENDS

ABOUT FORESTRY AUSTRALIA
Forestry Australia is an independent not-for-profit professional association of more than 1,200 forest scientists, managers and growers who work in native forests, plantations and provision of environmental services. Its members are committed to the principles of sustainable forest management and applying these principles to generate environmental, social and economic outcomes in all types of forests and land tenures.
www.forestry.org.au

03/04/2024

🌟 We want to hear from you! 🌟

As we wrap up another successful event, we're eager to make the next one even better. Your feedback is crucial to us, and we would love if you could take a few moments to complete our post-conference survey. 📊✍️

Whether it was your favorite speaker, a workshop that inspired you, or even areas you think we could improve on - we want to hear it all. Your insights will help us tailor our future events to better meet your expectations and interests.

👉 https://forms.office.com/r/urUzLcRmQR

It only takes a few minutes, but your input can make a world of difference. Let's shape the future of our events together!

Thank you for being a part of our community. 💚

27/03/2024

Join us as we examine the benefits and complexities of valuing forest carbon. In this webinar we will explore the opportunities and risks associated with integrating trees into farm enterprises, including the extent to which tree planting can reduce net farm emissions in high productivity systems. The webinar will also unpack carbon markets intricacies, with a focus on how to design projects to maximise their value through the sale of carbon credit units. Finally, forest carbon values beyond the credit market will be considered alongside regulatory and emissions reporting demands, and their implications for forest managers.

For more information and to register go to https://www.forestry.org.au/webinar-unlocking-carbon-benefits/