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Forest facts
Forest facts: Q&A
Answers to some commonly asked questions about our operations and how we protect important forest values.
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Setting the record straight (again)
VicForests response to false and misleading claims in a recent letter purporting to be on behalf of 60 organisations.
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Setting the record straight
VicForests response to claims made in recent weeks including an article published in The Conversation.
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Deforestation vs native forest harvesting in Victoria
Read about what deforestation is and how sustainable native timber harvesting is not deforestation.
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Framework for the management of threatened species and native timber harvesting
Read about how the management of environmental values is set out under a federal and state-based framework.
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Planned harvesting in the Toolangi State Forest
How we consider biodiversity and other important values when planning new coupes in the Toolangi State Forest.
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Kinglake v VicForests and EEG v VicForests
Read a summary of the Kinglake v VicForests and EEG v VicForests court cases.
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State of the Environment 2021
How the the State of the Environment relates to native forest harvesting in Victoria.
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How VicForests contributes to conservation of threatened species
How our harvesting practices prioritise the protection of important habitat and species of concern.
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Forest Audit Program
How the FAP creates an environment of continuous improvement to sustainable timber harvesting practices and regulation.
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How we protect Greater Gliders and their habitat
How our timber harvesting practices prioritises the protection of habitat and species of concern, including the Greater Glider.
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Greater Gliders
How our current approach to Greater Glider management aligns with the latest conservation advice.
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Wombat State Forest storm timber recovery
How VicForests is carefully and responsibly recovering timber from the storm affected areas in the Wombat State Forest.
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The Leadbeater's Possum
How we learn about and protect the Leadbeater's Possum. We are at the forefront of research to understand the possum's habitat, home range and ecology.
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Harvesting on slopes
How we carefully plan and manage our harvesting operations to protect waterways.
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Forests and water
How we carefully plan and manage our timber harvesting operations to protect water quality and quantity, rivers and waterways.
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Harvesting after fires
Following bushfires, VicForests carefully manages its harvesting and regeneration program.
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IUCN listing of the Mountain Ash ecosystem as critically endangered
Our response to the listing of Mountain Ash forest in the Central Highlands on the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.
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Timber Release Plan
The Timber Release Plan (TRP) shows areas where we may conduct operations in state forests, including timber harvesting.
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Sturt coupe
How we planned for the harvest of Sturt coupe (445-501-0003) near Alberton West in the Central Gippsland Forest Management Area.
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Harvesting in Alberton West State Forest
Our senior forester explains how we planned and harvested Sturt coupe (445-501-0003) while protecting biodiversity and other important values.
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Tiger coupe
Tiger (coupe number 801-511-0006) was allocated by VicForests to TAFE Gippsland for the training of Victoria’s essential service workers, firefighters and first responders.
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Forest training coupes
How we play an important role in supporting the training of first responders by providing TAFE Gippsland with training coupes.
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