- Australia's state of the forests report
Links to the five-yearly reports on the state of Australia's forests, indicating positive and negative trends, and describing and evaluating progress towards forest sustainability at the national level
- Australian forests
This site is a national portal for forestry education in Australia bringing together balanced and comprehensive information about Australia's native and planted forests for students, educators and the general public. Includes links to forest management organisations and institutions and the latest forest-related publications, maps and tools
- Axemen of Australia
History and profiles of some of Australia's axemen and woodchoppers
- Branxholm Community Plantation Association
Contact details for Branxholm Community Plantation Association
- Business Tasmania: the bury wood cultural story
Series of slides with commentary on Tasmanian forestry practices
- cleanairtas
A support site for people subjected to smoke from forestry burn-offs. Provides information on methods forestry can use to get rid of waste without burning and making smoke
- Code Green Tasmania
Facebook site of Launceston based lobby group Code Green Tasmania. The group advocates using non-violent direct action in their campaign to put an end to native forest logging and to stop Gunn's proposed pulp mill
- Come and See Tasmania with Forestry Tasmania: Tasmania's woodchip counter
Lobby site about forestry practices in Tasmania, dedicated to helping save old growth forests, with link to online forum
- Concerned Residents of Lucaston Crabtree
Residents of the area around Lucaston, in Tasmania's Huon Valley, are deeply concerned about large forestry corporations planning tree plantations on land surrounding their residential properties
- Discover-Tasmania.com.au
Details Tasmanian environmental issues, including the ending of clearfelling of old growth forests, plus the marketing of environmentally sustainable products, services and businesses
- Discover... Tasmania
Site lobbying against current forest industry practices in Tasmania
- Drive Tasmania
Slide show depicting traffic accidents involving log trucks on Tasmanian roads
- Fernmania
Tasmanian suppliers of the beautiful Tasmanian Dicksonia antartica treeferns to clients in Australia and around the world
- Forest Education Foundation
The Foundation is a joint initiative between the forest industries and Forestry Tasmania to develop community knowledge and understanding of forest environments and their management
- Forest Landscape Restoration: Tasmania
Information about Tasmania's state forests is available on the Forest Restoration learning network website, which is initiated and maintained by the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
- Forest Practices Tribunal
Details of the appeal rights and process relating to the Tasmanian Forest Practices Tribunal
- Forestry Tasmania
Home page of Forestry Tasmania, responsible for the sustainable management of Tasmania's native and plantation forests
- Forestry Tasmania: news
Links, in chronological order, of media releases from Forestry Tasmania, responsible for managing Tasmania's State Forests
- Forests Now Tasmania
Blog site of the Logging Industries Advocacy Service, which works on behalf of Tasmania's loggers, and promotes sustainable forestry in Tasmania
- Frank Strie
Blog of master forester, Frank Strie, with information on forestry related issues
- Going Bush
Going Bush, a television series about Australia's southern forests and the people who manage them. The show is hosted by Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart
- Good Neighbour Charter for commercial forestry in Tasmania
Developed by Forestry Tasmania and the Forest Industry Association of Tasmania, and endorsed by forestry, farming and tourism organisations, and the Local Government Association, the Charter aims to promote cooperation and increased communication by the industry with stakeholders and neighbours
- Gunns Limited
Founded in 1875 Gunns is one of Australia's oldest companies. Since that date the company has experienced continued growth and is now one of Australia's largest hardwood producers, operating four modern sawmills throughout Tasmania
- Huon Piner
"The Huon Piner is a bushman recovering a very precious Huon Pine resource from Tasmania's spectacular and remote South-West wilderness."
- International Desk: Forestry Tasmania
Forestry Tasmania's new international portal gateway to information about forest conservation, regulation and management in Tasmania
- Land clearing controls in Tasmania: information sheet (PDF file)
Forest Practices Authority information sheet on the controls on land clearing in Tasmania
- LynxGeo: Tasmania High Conservation Value Forests
Lynx Geosystems has created an interactive online map for Environment Tasmania and the Wilderness Society showing their HCV (high conservation value) areas
- National Forest Learning Centre
Located in Hobart, the Centre aims to provide school groups with short centre-based activities as an introduction to forest ecosystems and forest industries. The Centre is run by the Forest Education Foundation
- Newood: sustainable systems
Details of Newood Huon Pty Ltd (formerly Southwood Resources) operations and practices in the Huonville region
- Observer Tree
Conservation lobby group blog and website targetting the logging of Tasmania's native forests
- Preolenna industrial plantation issues
A brief history and description of the Preolenna district, an open letter to tree plantation investors, submissions to various reviews and social impacts of plantation development
- Private Forests Tasmania
Web site of Private Forests Tasmania (PFT), a government funded authority established to promote, foster and assist the private forest sector to sustainably manage native forests, and encourage the expansion of plantations and the use of trees in land management
- Recherche Bay, Tasmania
Web site of a campaign by the Recherche Bay Protection Group to preserve the area's historical and natural values by preventing planned logging. The area includes the landing place of the Bruni d'Entrecasteaux expedition (1792-1793) and the site of a botanical garden established by Felix de la Haie
- Reedy Marsh Forest Conservation Group
Meander Valley community group working to save natural forests on both public and private land from woodchipping
- Regional Development (Forestry)
Overview of forestry in Tasmania, and the importance of the forest industry, new products and markets to the Tasmanian economy
- Regional Forest Agreements (RFA)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web site for information on the RFAs for the conservation and sustainable management of Australia's native forests, with documents arranged for each State
- Regional Forest Agreements (RFA): Tasmania
Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources page linking to documents relating to the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for Tasmania, including the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement (May, 2005)
- Save Our State
"Are you concerned about plantation forestry in Tasmania ... Do you oppose the Judbury Woodchip Park with it's chip mill and wood fired power station . Now is the time to speak out!"
- Save the Blue Tier: no logging
Official site of the Friends of the Blue Tier, who are trying to prevent clearfell logging in the Blue Tier area
- Scottsdale Forest EcoCentre
Describes Forestry Tasmania's Forest EcoCentre, a forests and forestry information centre housed in a unique, ecologically sustainable building at Scottsdale, north east Tasmania
- Sharing our roads: keep left, slow down (PDF file)
Forestry Tasmania brochure on safety on roads in state forests
- South Sister
Official site of the SOS group trying to prevent selective logging in the north and south Sisters range in St. Mary's
- Still Wild Still Threatened
Lobby website for grassroots environmental activists SWST, advocates for the immediate formal protection of Tasmania's Southern Forests, political and corporate lobbying, community education, research, exploration and frontline direct action. Also promote the creation of an equitable and environmentally sustainable forest industry in Tasmania
- Styx Valley: global rescue station: protecting Tasmania's ancient forest
On November 12, 2003, Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society launched an international campaign to save the Styx. Activists have set up camp in a tree platform, built 65 metres above ground
- Ta Ann (http://taann.net/)
Lobby website focusing on the operations of Ta Ann Tasmania
- Ta Ann (taann.good.do)
Lobby group focusing on the activities of the Ta Ann timber company
- Tasforests (Forestry Tasmania)
Online edition of Forestry Tasmania's scientific and technical journal about Tasmania's forests, which provides individual articles as PDF files
- Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement
The TCFA is a joint commitment of the Australian and Tasmanian Governments to enhanced protection of Tasmania's forest environment and growth in the Tasmanian forest industry and forestry jobs. Links to fact sheets, maps and the Supplementary RFA Agreement. Includes details of the Australian Government's Tasmanian forest industry assistance programs
- Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association (TFCA)
Representing the interests of Tasmania's diverse network of forest contractors. Also offering individual business support services such as industrial relations advice and training
- Tasmanian Forest Festival
The inaugural Tasmanian Forest Festival was held in 2004 in Heritage Park, Geeveston to celebrate Tasmania's forest industries, tourism, crafts and associated industries, held at Geeveston, southern Tasmania
- Tasmanian Forests Agreement
Information about the Agreement including the background, statement of principles and signatories. Links to the Agreement and related documentation as well as details of counselling and other transition and support services
- Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement
Relevant reports, legislation and other information relating to the Agreement
- Tasmanian Regional Sawmiller Structural Adjustment Grants Program
The Commonwealth and Tasmanian Governments have agreed to implement this program to assist eligible sawmillers that have traditionally relied on native forest sawlog supply from State Forest to either exit the native forest industry or transition their business to a more sustainable footing by accessing long term supply contracts for public native sawlogs. Includes guidelines and submissions close Friday 19 July 2013
- Timber Communities Australia: Tasmania
Aims to secure long term access to natural forest resources in order to generate sustainable employment and a future for regional communities
- Timber Workers for Forests
Independent group established by timber workers who share concerns about forestry practices in Tasmania
- Visiting our forests (Forestry)
General visitor information (facts and figures,safety, maps, offices, protocol) then search by region or type of activity plus links to related sites
- Warra Long Term Ecological Research Site
"The Warra Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site has been established to facilitate the understanding of ecological processes and the biodiversity functions of Tasmania's wet forests."
- Wilderness Society
National, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and secure the future of wilderness and other high conservation areas
- Worm in the apple: the people's fight for Democracy
Forest lobby group who created a film and book with this title
