Legislation & Government Policy

• Government Policy & Forestry in NSW
• Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997.
• Exemptions to the Native Vegetation Conservation act.
• Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
• Taxation and Trees
• Some basic Information for Landholders about Carbon Credits and Farm Forestry.
• Check out the Plantations and Reafforestation Act at the Department of Land and Water Website....... Its coming in soon!
• DLWC

• Farm Forestry/Agroforestry: A production driven approach to landcare

• Profitable Forests
• Farm Income Potential from Poles
• Log Prices 2000
• Timbers ain't Timbers Sol

• Planning
• Plantation Notes: Introduction to plantation forestry
• Erosion & Sediment Control Strategy.
• Species Information
• Site requirements for some common plantation species
• Growing Paulownia

• Pasture Establishment and Grazing of Eucalypt Plantations
• Shade Tolerant Grasses and Legumes for Eucalypt Plantations. Species Notes

• Thinning Hardwood Plantations Booklet

• The Best operating standards for the management of native forests for timber production is available from DLWC offices
• Interim Guidelines to the Management of Native Forests in North East NSW
  A planning approach to native forest management
• An Introduction to Silviculture Silviculture, growing and tending trees in a native eucalypt forest
• Silvicultural Considerations for Logging Native Forests on Farms In Northern NSW Practical advice about growing and tending trees in a native eucalypt forest
• Reading Tree Crowns
  Information about how to read tree crowns to make better management decisions
• Tree Measurement
  Tree measurement is an important part of forest management. Learn more here
• An Introduction to Harvesting Native Forests
• Pasture Improvement of Dry Hardwood Regrowth Forest
• Download an example of a harvesting plan in MS Word format. (Approx. 370k)

Glossary

• Glossary of Acronyms
• A - G
• H - N
• O - Z

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