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Cut your own Xmas tree and save the forests

15 December 2021
Susie Kocher and her family, who live in the Lake Tahoe Basin in the US, set out on their annual tradition of 28 years: the Christmas tree hunt in a local national forest. They scouted out a little white fir. About six feet tall and straggly but pencil-straight, it was short enough to
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Onboard timber fire under control after a week of firefighting

15 December 2021
The Swedish Coast Guard has stood down the federal response to the timber fire on board the MV Almirante Storni near Gothenburg, Sweden after a week of firefighting. Source: GCaptain After a week burning at anchor near the island of Vinga, the ship arrived at a berth in Gothenburg und
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US lumber soars to a six-month high

15 December 2021
Strong building demand and renewed supply challenges have sent lumber prices surging to the highest in six months in the US. Lumber futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped 4.4% to a six-month high of US$1,069.30 per 1,000 board feet. This extends a 68% rally that began in mi
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South West Slopes now Murray Region Forestry Hub

15 December 2021
After consultation with its members, the South West Slopes Forestry Hub has announced that it will now be known as the Murray Region Forestry Hub (MRFH). Source: Timberbiz “This name change better reflects the geographical boundaries of the Hub region which extends from Gundagai in th
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CLT walls made cost competitive with new research

15 December 2021
PhD student Ben Moerman Exciting new research has demonstrated cross-laminated timber (CLT) walls are feasible and cost-competitive with steel or concrete systems in low-rise buildings and offer significant environmental benefits. Source: Timberbiz The findings from research by Associ
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Tas launches grant to help farmers plant trees

15 December 2021
A grant to support farmers to plant trees and prepare for a carbon-neutral economy has officially been launched. The Trees on Farms grant, funded and facilitated by Private Forests Tasmania (PFT), has $600,000 for distribution. Source: Timberbiz PFT’s chief executive officer Pen
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Mathematical model to predict eucalypt forest fires

15 December 2021
CSIRO and the NSW Rural Fire Service have released Australia’s most advanced model for predicting the speed and behaviour of eucalypt forest fires. The model will be rolled out this summer to help predict and suppress bushfires from fire control rooms. Source: Timberbiz Eucalypts make
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17 ForestrySA firefighters to be recognised for service during Adelaide bushfires

15 December 2021
Seventeen ForestrySA firefighters will be recognised for their significant contribution during the Cudlee Creek Bushfire. National Emergency Medals have been approved by the Governor-General, in recognition of sustained service during the nationally significant fire which devasted the
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Vic and WA governments ignore federal call to justify native forestry closures

15 December 2021
The Victorian and Western Australian state Labor governments have failed to justify their native forestry closures with science after reportedly ignoring requests by the Federal Government for the data underpinning their decisions, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Prod
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Eden Forestry Hub 11th established under Forest Industries Plan

15 December 2021
A new $1.1 million Regional Forestry Hub has been launched in Eden, New South Wales to support forest industries’ growth and innovation in the Eden region. This is Australia’s 11th Regional Forestry Hub established under the national Forest Industries Plan. Source: Timberbiz Ass
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