Mid north coast and Hunter Forestry Corporation firefighters getting ahead of fire season Firefighters from across Mid north coast and Hunter were put through their paces this week, being trained and tested at one of Forestry Corporation of NSW’s pre-season fire days in Coopernook State Forest. 07 Sep 2022
Response to The Project media story 21 August 2022 Forestry Corporation manages 2 million hectares of public native forest in NSW for multiple uses – tourism, supporting primary production through apiary and cattle grazing, conservation and renewable timber production.We conduct over 100 operations a year in which around one per cent of State forests are safely harvested and then regrown as part of a sustainable native regrowth practice. Almost one million hectares of these State forests are permanently set aside in reserves and the whole estate is managed to support wildlife populations on an ongoing basis. 22 Aug 2022
National award recognises Forestry Corporation firefighters on north coast More than 150 Forestry Corporation staff from northern NSW, including staff based in Maitland, Wauchope, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Taree were this month awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires. 29 Jul 2022
Power projects in plantations could deliver major boost to NSW energy production Installing wind turbines in just five sites in State-owned pine plantations could generate up to 2.5 gigawatts of energy, a registration of interest process has revealed, prompting Forestry Corporation to formally call for Expressions of Interest to develop renewable energy generation and storage in plantations near Oberon, Sunny Corner, Bondo, Orange and Laurel Hill. 12 Jul 2022
Three million pine seedling replanting program kicks off in Bathurst Forestry Corporation of NSW has started its 2022 replanting program, with three million seedlings set to be replanted into 2,400 hectares of Bathurst pine plantations previously harvested. 06 Jul 2022
Clarification on forestry and woody vegetation cover A new report on woody vegetation change has noted an increase in forestry in timber plantations in the South East of NSW. 01 Jul 2022
Statement on recent penalties in Dampier and South Brooman State Forests Statement on recent penalties in Dampier and South Brooman State Forests. 30 Jun 2022
Record 3.2 million pine seedling replanting program kicks off in Bombala Forestry Corporation of NSW has started its record 2022 replanting program, with 3.2 million seedlings set to be replanted into 2,950 hectares of Bombala pine plantations previously harvested or affected by bushfires. 28 Jun 2022
Blowering Nursery’s production in full swing as planting season gets underway https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/about/releases/2022/blowering-nurserys-production-in-full-swing-as-planting-season-gets-underway Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Blowering Nursery is at full production in readiness for the 2022 planting season, with almost five million seedlings inspected to date to ensure they meet the required standard. 06 Jun 2022