Forestry Corporation of NSW has started its record 2021 replanting program, with three million seedlings set to be replanted into 2,800 hectares of Bathurst pine plantations previously harvested or affected by the black summer bushfires.

Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Bombala District has started its record 2021 replanting program with 2,400 hectares of pine plantations to be replanted into harvested areas following the black summer bushfires.

Forestry Corporation has started its record 2021 replanting program, with 1,135,000 seedlings set to be replanted into 1050 hectares of Grafton pine plantations previously harvested or affected by the black summer bushfires.

Forestry Corporation will reopen the camping area on Blowering Camp road this Friday before the long weekend, but access to the remainder of Blowering Dam’s western foreshore remains restricted due to ongoing hazards.

Forestry Corporation of NSW is reminding Riverina residents that only a selection of State forests are available for public firewood collection, and that people need a valid permit or face on the spot fines.

North coast NSW’s State forest hardwood plantations will see a flurry of activity this planting season, with a record one million eucalypt seedlings set to be planted.

With the first dusting of snow expected over coming days, prospective visitors to the Barrington Tops are being reminded not to attempt to use Barrington Tops Forest Road due to major structural damage that has forced the road’s closure.

A hazard reduction burn covering close to 1,000 hectares will take place in Jacks Creek State Forest south of Narrabri if conditions are suitable next week.

Major structural damage sustained during the March wet weather event has forced the ongoing closure of Barrington Tops Forest Road due to the high risk the roads might collapse.

After salvaging the equivalent of about 270 B-Double truckloads of timber every working day from fire-affected plantations over the past year, Forestry Corporation has taken the difficult step to reduce contracts for timber harvest and haulage and supply over the coming five years while replanting and regrowing for the future.