Brings together members interested in growing Tasmanian Blackwood -
professional forest researchers, timber marketers and commercial users in an information
sharing network aimed at creating a sustainable NZ resource of plantation grown quality
hardwood.
There is a huge amount of innovative work on varieties, management and
silvicultural regimes being undertaken by NZFFA
members. This group collates existing research and pools the experience and knowledge of
farm foresters growing
cypresses.
Established as recently as April 2002, though eucalypts have been a particular
focus of farm foresters since the earliest days of our association over 50 years ago. NZFFA is
participating with Forest Research (formerly the NZ Forest Research
Institute
and now Scion) in a nation-wide series of trials with stringybark eucalypts because
stringybarks have good sawing properties and are comparatively free from insect
pests.
Promotes indigenous forestry (including timber production), to manages these forests in
an ecologically sustainable fashion so that they retain their unique characteristics for the
benefit of future generations.
Indigena is the quarterly journal of the Indigenous Section of the NZFFA. The journal includes articles relating to all aspects of indigenous forestry such as sustainable management for conservation, biodiversity enhancement and wood production, as well as riparian management, shelter and amenity, establishment of native trees, and the restoration of degraded areas of native vegetation.
Members of the Indigenous Forest Section receive Indigena as part of their subscription. To join the section contact Head Office of the NZFFA.
Copies of Indigena are also available to non-members at $10 per issue, $40 for four issues, including postage. Contact John Wardle, PO Box 40, Oxford, Canterbury. Make cheques payable to the Indigenous Forest Section NZFFA.
Indigenous Forest Section
Sequoia Action Group
Now that the old-growth redwood forests of western USA are no longer
available
as a source of
this prized timber, attention is focussing on the very promising potential for sustainably
plantation-grown redwood Sequoia in New Zealand.
