From the CEO, Gordon Duff
 In this article,
Gordon welcomes you to the latest edition of the CRC for
Forestry News, which covers some important developments in the
CRC’s focus on impacts and pathways to adoption, and the
release of publications about our latest research ...
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more]
Highlights & Achievements 2008/9 ... coming to you
soon
 We are just about to
release our 2008/9 Highlights & Achievements report,
outlining the CRC’s major highlights and research
achievements over the 2008 to 2009 period. You can expect to
receive a printed copy in the mail shortly, but here's a quick
preview of the breadth of our achievements ... [read more]
CRC's CEO appointed as Chair of Board of Forest Practices Authority
(FPA), Tas.
 The CRC for Forestry's CEO, Professor Gordon Duff,
has been appointed as Chair of the Tasmanian Forest Practices
Authority (FPA) Board. The FPA is an independent statutory body
that administers the forest practices system, which regulates
forestry in Tasmania on both public land (mainly State forest) and
private land ... [read
more]
New reports analyse impacts of plantation industry on rural
communities in Tasmania and Western Australia
 The CRC
has recently released new reports about how the expansion of the
plantation industry in recent years has impacted on rural
communities in Tasmania and WA. Dr Kath Williams's reports explore
how people living in rural communities view the rapid expansion of
plantations, and Dr Jacki Schirmer's reports discuss the
socioeconomic changes that have accompanied this plantation
expansion ... [read
more]
Farewell to Tom Fisk, and a new role for Mark Brown
 Earlier this
year, we farewelled our industry engagement manager—Tom
Fisk—now CEO of Private Forests Tasmania. 'Harvesting and
operations' Program Leader Mark Brown is going to take over
Tom’s role to ensure that the CRC continues its commitment to
industry engagement, and a new research fellow will join the
'Harvesting and operations' program team to support research ...
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more]
EucaFlip branches out to TreeFlip
 A
new tool to increase the awareness of biodiversity in
Tasmania’s native forests is about to be flipped open.
TreeFlip, published by the CRC and the School of Plant
Science at the University of Tasmania, enables easy identification
of 31 native Tasmanian tree species and follows the same format as
the highly successful EucaFlip ... [read
more]
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