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Underwater cypress forest intact since the ice age

04 June 2021
When saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant sloths roamed North America during the last Ice Age about 18,000 to 80,000 years ago, the Gulf Coast’s climate was only slightly cooler, more similar to regions to the north like Missouri and North Carolina’s climate tod
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Bejing statement on forestry bioeconomy cooperation

04 June 2021
The Beijing Statement on Forest Bioeconomy Cooperation, released on Wednesday, said China will strengthen its cooperation with central and eastern European nations on the protection and utilization of forest resources to contribute to the climate objectives of the UN’s 2030 Agen
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Ponsse loads up with new product family

04 June 2021
Ponsse has launched a new loader product family; the new K101 and K111 loaders are the latest additions. The new loaders have been developed in cooperation with customers for efficient load handling particularly in demanding conditions. Source: Timberbiz The new loaders have a structu
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Arati Forests 90yr agreement with eLandNZ to manage forestry land

04 June 2021
Native forest barriers will be planted on the East Coast in a game-changing initiative to protect waterways against forestry slash and silt in future storms. Source: Gisborne Herald East Coast landowner Aratu Forests has signed a 90-year agreement that gives environmental land use bus
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Senator Duniam apologises for negative comments of Bob Brown Foundation

04 June 2021
Tasmanian Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam has apologised for comments he made criticising the Bob Brown Foundation’s alleged activities. The allegations were made during an interview on Sky News with Rita Panahi concerning an anti-logging protest in Gippsland, Victoria. Source: Timber
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International demand for logs drives up woodchip costs for industry

04 June 2021
An Invercargill businessman is worried that international demand for logs is driving up the price of woodchips used to fuel eco-friendly boilers. Source: Stuff The McCallums Group managing director Wayne McCallum said the price of the woodchips was linked to the export price and highe
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Last fire salvaged wood points to a bleak future for forest contractors

04 June 2021
The Australian Forest Contractors Association wants Federal and State governments to assist contracting businesses on New South Wales’ South West Slopes. AFCA general manager Stacey Gardiner said that the forest industry recently celebrated the last load of fire salvaged wood hauled t
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SA emergency summit shows domino effect of timber shortage

04 June 2021
An emergency summit at South Australian Parliament has been told Australia’s timber shortage is not just hurting builders but is having a “big domino effect” on trades dependent on the construction industry. Source: Timberbiz, ABC The summit on Wednesday organised by
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Opinion Peter Rutherford: Astroturfing – Activist Slur or a Badge of Honour

04 June 2021
It seems Forest and Wood Communities Australia (FWCA) has struck a raw nerve within the activist community. A journalist, Natasha May, from Michael West Media contacted Justin Law at FWCA with a number of questions and opinions about FWCA. She was tight lipped about what triggered her
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Friday analysis: timber crisis solution for SA could be KIPT

04 June 2021
This week’s summit in Adelaide on the dire situation the building industry finds itself in has highlighted how bad the crisis really is. John Bowen from Bowen Timber in Melbourne has already said he doesn’t know “when this craziness will end”. GCJ Constructions project manager Nathan
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