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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - BLUEGUM PLANTATIONS

An immediate and ongoing market opportunity exists for mature Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum) plantations resource.  (Note:  this is not applicable to Eucalyptus nitens - Shining Gum plantations).

Interested parties should contact Private Forests Tasmania in the first instance and provide a name and contact number.  PFT will pass your details on to the companies interested in harvesting this resource.

Representatives of these companies will contact you to arrange a no-obligation assessment of your plantation detailing estimated volume and a proposed stumpage.

Please contact Private Forests Tasmania, admin@privateforests.tas.gov.au or phone Tracey King (03) 6434 7260 or Diana Hall (03) 6336 5300 to express your interest. 

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Tasmanian Primary Wood Processor Directory

This Directory has been primarily developed to help private forest owners with logs for sale to identify potential buyers.  As well as enabling the forest owner to more easily locate and contact primary wood processors, it also identifies the log types purchased by them.

There is also a mutual benefit: this Directory will also help the listed primary wood processors to source logs from the Tasmanian private forest estate.

If you are a processor wishing to be included in our Directory, please contact Tracey on Ph 6434 7260 or email tracey.king@privateforests.tas.gov.au

Forest Owner Intent Survey

Forest Owner Intent:  Harvesting Tasmania's non-industrial private forests

The intent of Tasmania's private forest growers to harvest their forest estate

March 2013

Forest Certification of Tasmania's private forests

2012 - Forest certification of Tasmania's private forests explores the understanding and intent of Tasmania's non-industrial private forest growers towards the adoption of forest certification

Out of the Ashes, there is hope - Tasmanian Bushfires

The recent bushfires have burnt thousands of hectares of forests on private land.  Both our native bushland and plantation forests have been affected to varying degrees depending on the forest composition, conditions and fire behaviour.

However, all is not lost as fire is a natural part of the environment and enable most native forests to regenerate and grow.

Private Forests Tasmania has experienced staff that provide impartial advice to landowners.  To discuss your situation please contact our office admin@privateforests.tas.gov.au

Contact Private Forests Tasmania

Hobart Office - 83 Melville Street, Hobart 7000 - Phone (03) 6233 7640

Launceston - State Government Offices, 171 Westbury Road, Prospect 7250 (PO Box 180, Kings Meadows 7249) - Phone (03) 6336 5300

Burnie - 2-4 East Cam Road, Camdale 7320 (PO Box 68, Burnie 7320) - Phone (03) 6434 7260

Email admin@privateforests.tas.gov.au