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Climate Changes, Plantation Changes?  

ForestrySA has handed PIRSA AFWF a CSIRO report, funded under Community Service Obligation arrangements, that looks at the likely consequences of climate change on South Australia’s plantation industry - “Climate change and South Australia’s plantations: impacts, risks and options for adaptation”.  It examines plantation management issues that address forest productivity and health that might need modification as a result of reductions in rainfall and/or increases in temperature over the next 20 to 60 years. This work adds significantly to the ability of both large and small plantation managers in South Australia to plan for possible changes in future climate.

Myrtle Rust

Myrtle Rust (Uredo rangelii) is a newly described pathogen closely related to Eucalyptus/Guava rusts recently detected on the NSW Central Coast on three species of native plants.  South Australia has introduced Condition 26 in the Plant Quarantine Standard that stipulates the entry requirements that must be met for plants to enter from any state with Myrtle Rust. Further information can be located at DAFF-Communique, DAFF-Q&A,  NSW DPI and Biosecurity SA.

European House Borer

European House Borer (EHB) Hylotrupes bajulus Linnaeus is a destructive pest of seasoned coniferous timber including pine, fir and spruce. An EHB program has commenced in South Australia that is managing the risk of any potential EHB incursion.

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Here you will find information related to the management of forestry in South Australia including overviews of PIRSA Forestry's current programs and resources such as industry guidelines, fact sheets and educational materials.

PIRSA Forestry

PIRSA Forestry is a division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA responsible for the development and implementation of forest policy in South Australia.

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PIRSA Forestry Programs

PIRSA Forestry undertakes six principal programs to support the economic development of forest-based industries and to meet a range of community and environmental expectations:

 Farm Forestry

Farm forestry or agroforestry is the planting and growing of trees to complement agricultural systems.                     

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