The Northern NSW forestry industry has begun salvaging burnt timber from softwood plantations impacted by recent fires, with local production to increase fourfold over the next year.

Recent widespread rainfall and increased humidity have meant many coastal State forests from Sydney to the Queensland border are reopening on Wednesday 22 January 2020.

With fire weather worsening, State forests in the Tumut, Tumbarumba and Bombala areas have been closed from midnight 29 December 2019 until further notice.

Forestry Corporation of NSW is warning the community that many State forests are currently dangerous firegrounds – with either the current threat of fire or recent fire activity - and there are widespread forest closures across the South East NSW and wider NSW.

Due to the scale of bushfire in the landscape and anticipated severe heatwaves, there are widespread State forest closures over the Christmas and New Year period.

Forestry Corporation of NSW is warning visitors that access to and from Blowering dam through Bago State Forest could be affected by fire.

Due to the scale of the NSW bushfires and anticipated severe heatwaves, there are widespread State forest closures over the Christmas and New Year period.

State forests in the Central Tablelands region will be closed from midnight Wednesday 18 December until further notice due to expected severe fire weather.

A Christmas tree grown by Forestry Corporation of NSW proudly sits in Government House in the Centre of Sydney as a visual reminder of the forestry industry and the value it provides.