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MBC Forestry 200 class site visit
Report from Marlborough Boys College Forestry 200 class site visit with MR Forestlands and Kelly Logging Ltd. After a long dusty trip up through Chestnut Forest, we reached the skid site with amazing views down over the Marlborough plains. We observed the crew hauling felled trees up the hillside, transporting them up to the skid…
Tasman Pine Forests Slash Management
Story by James Middlewick, March 2023 The word slash is probably one of the most contentious in Aotearoa at the moment. Following the events of Cyclone Gabrielle management of slash is highly topical, especially as we experience more intense weather events. For those of you in the Top of the South we wanted to share…
Hall of Fame 2022 – Darryl Bird
Darryl Bird is recognized by the industry for the significant role he played in the Logging and Forestry Industry Training Board in the formalization of qualification training and establishment of the module forest skills system. Additionally, he is acknowledged for his many years of service to the industry and the numerous foresters he has trained…
