Frank Strie

On July 2 this Google image of the pine sawlog resource in North East Tasmania, Fingal Valley, Mathinna, upper catchment of South Esk River, was published on Tasmanian Times and I asked the question: Does this look like a sustainably managed landscape to you, a well managed pine sawlog resource?
No place to hide

I received a reply from acting minister for economic development and resources Michael Aird revealing that “the softwood resource on state forest in north-east Tasmania is owned by Taswood Growers and managed by Rayonier Tasmania. Forestry Tasmania has forwarded a colpy of your email to Forestry Tasmania”:

To find out who may be responsible for the … management, let’s look who is involved:

1. Taswood Growers: A director of Taswood Growers is Evan Rolley, Forestry Tasmania.

2. Rayonier Tasmania:

More info about Tree Plantations in Tasmania (2003):
[PDF] 4.0 Plantation production and products File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat – View as HTML
Data source – Forest Practices Board Annual Report 2002-03 … Softwood plantations (public + full production figures for Taswood Growers. joint ventures) …
www.twff.com.au/pftpt2.pdf

Rayonier Tasmania is the manager of 42,000 ha of radiata pine located across the north of the State.Forestry Tasmania and Renewable Resources LLC, a United States-based investment company, jointly ownthe estate under a joint venture established in 1999. Rayonier Tasmania is a subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., aUnited States based forest products company, with land holdings in both the United States and New Zealand. Rayonier specialises in the management and marketing of softwood timber and specialty pulp products, withsales to over 60 countries.Rayonier Tasmania’s primary focus is on the management of the Softwood Joint Venture estate but has aninterest in expanding that estate and the harvesting and marketing of radiata pine on private blocks.

Rayonier Tasmania is the manager of 42,000 ha of radiata pine located across the north of the State.

Forestry Tasmania and Renewable Resources LLC, a United States-based investment company, jointly own the estate under a joint venture established in 1999. Rayonier Tasmania is a subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., a United States based forest products company, with land holdings in both the United States and New Zealand.

Rayonier specialises in the management and marketing of softwood timber and specialty pulp products, with sales to over 60 countries.

Rayonier Tasmania’s primary focus is on the management of the Softwood Joint Venture estate but has an interest in expanding that estate and the harvesting and marketing of radiata pine on private blocks. www.privateforests.tas.gov.au/pdf/Plantation%20Info%20Series-plantation%20company%20profilesfinal.pdf