Training and research centre for forest management, restoration & wood products supported by the Australian Research Council, UTas and valued industry partners
Hobart, Tasmania
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More great images from PhD Alison Hayman and her thermal camera crew. Alison’s project is investigating the detection of deer under various light conditions, but occasionally other things show up. Images: deer, deer + scat, incidental wombat – all part of the process.
ALT Thermal image of plantation with a deer
ALT Thermal image of plantation with deer and scat
ALT Thermal image of plantation with wombats
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Great news about the signing of the agreement for the Australian Forest and Wood Innovations Institute (AFWI) recently. We’re excited about what the future will bring in this space! utas.edu.au/about/news-and-s…
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Our latest long form tweet (newsletter) is now out and features the following:
• Investigating solutions to the future forest estate
• Mammal browsing risks and scale to inform technological solutions
• Success in minimising bark stripping research
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ALT Image showing the people featured in the latest CFV newsletter
These special 9yr old eucs are part of one of Aus largest networks of multi-species provenance trials informing migration & restoration strategies in the face of climate change & have just passed their fitness assessment by the EucGen group @_PAHarrison @tassiebeck @Sciences_UTAS
ALT Dr Peter Harrison amongst 9 year old eucalypts in landscape
A big welcome to our newest PhD Student, Nana Yaw Sarpong! Nana will be investigating genetic stressors in Eucalyptus nitens (such as drought, heat, disease and pests) that are expected to increasingly impact forests with Dr Rebecca Jones @tassiebeck and Prof René Vaillancourt.
ALT Photo of Nana in Tas, standing in front of a lake
PhD Zoya Cheraghi has recently kicked off the behavioural economics aspect of her project at the shiny new Tasmanian Behavioural Lab (tas. be. lab) which opened in late Feb. Zoya’s project is looking at the adoption of co-operative agroforestry among smallholders in Tas.
ALT Photo showing the opening of the Tasmanian Behavioural Lab with six happy people.
Two dreamy shots from Bruny Island where PhD Student Ellen Gunn visited recently with one of her industry partners and supervisor Dr Peter Harrison. The site will be home to some long-term tree growth trials as well as habitat for the endangered swift parrot.
ALT Bruny site which will be a habitat for birds and long-term tree trials
ALT Bruny site which will be a habitat for birds and long-term tree trials
Some great images from PhD Student Alison Hayman! Alison is testing out some gear for photographing and detecting deer at different heights and light conditions.
ALT Thermal photograph - birds eye view of landscape with deer in shade under tree where the deer are hard to see
ALT Birds eye view photograph of landscape with deer in shade under tree where the deer are hard to see
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Great work happening by PhD Student Jamie Grimsdale who recently presented his intro seminar on mammal browsing solutions in forestry.
“it was great to have the opportunity to tell partners and the school about my work and tick off a first-year milestone all in one. ”
ALT Jamie presenting his intro seminar
An exciting PhD opportunity for a student with strong mathematical skills to work with Tree Breeding Australia to help to provide a sustainable wood supply – see details below.
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ALT People walking through a managed forest.
Great to hear PhD Student Ellen Gunn talking to WoodChat about her path from honours to PhD and her research looking at climate adaptation in the ash eucalypts. Also don’t miss hearing how this and other important PhD projects came about. soundcloud.com/woodchat/epis…?
ALT Collecting leaves for DNA analysis
Cracking the code to use sustainable plantation trees to form hardwood laminated timber (CLT) and create beautiful strong buildings. This @WoodSolutionsTT video featuring previous @arcforestvalue Researcher Dr Nathan Kotlarewski tells the story.
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A lovely, if rather chilly, start to the field day at Connorville yesterday. Wonderful to hear passionate speakers discussing ecological restoration in the Tassie Midlands with an engaged community.
ALT Morning at Connorville, Neil welcoming everyone to the site.
Things are ramping up for next week’s field day 'Growing trees that survive, flourish and benefit the farm, wildlife, and the community'. This follows 10 years of collaborative research in the Tassie Midlands. Details via our recent newsletter article express.adobe.com/page/9Awce…
Six new co-funded PhD projects will tackle a wide range of challenges over the next four years. FWPA shares the details. fwpa.com.au/news/newsletters…
Meet Rose Brinkhoff and Vilius Gendvilas: two of our PhD students who will share their latest research via our free online lunchtime sessions starting this Wednesday. Register via the link #research #phdlife @UTAS_ @Sciences_UTAS
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Register for our free weekly online lunchtime sessions and discover what exciting research our PhD students are up to. First session is on Wednesday 4 November with Rose Brinkhoff and Vilius Gendvilas. Register via the Eventbrite link @UTAS_ eventbrite.com.au/x/lunchtim…
Congrats to one of our talented students @z_marais for delivering her final PhD seminar on a natural capital approach to agroforestry decision-making. Check it out via @YouTube @arcforestvalue @UTAS_ @Sciences_UTAS #research #agroforestry #PhDlife youtu.be/4hd8om4JYdA
Meet one of our @arcforestvalue PhD candidates Vilius Gendvilas. Vilius' research project aims to enhance plantation productivity by understanding the effects of silvicultural management on growth and wood characteristics youtu.be/xp7UmQy4dns @UTAS_ @Sciences_UTAS #research