Managing Forests

Forests NSW, Australia manages more than 2 million hectares of native forests and plantations, to bring social, economic and environmental benefit to the State.

Our aim is to supply forest products, other natural values in the forest, and services to the community to meet twin objectives of ecological sustainability and commercial efficiency.

Discover more about your State Forests:

General information	Careers and Volunteers
Forest Management Zoning [5.8 Mb] Ecological Sustainable Forest Management Timber Harvesting in Native State Forests Integrated Forests Operations Approval (IFOA) Forests and Forestry in New South Wales Forest Types & Vegetation Patterns in NSW Rainforests Forests NSW Nurseries Living near a State forest [600Kb] Where to find us	Careers in Forest Management Currently advertised positions within State Forests Cumberland State Forest Volunteer Programs 'Friends of Strickland' community group, central coast Communities in Forests
Forests NSW policy	Fauna
Forests NSW Environmental Policy PDF [30 Kb] Recreation policy and strategy Forests NSW Good neighbour policy	Wildlife Management Forest Vertebrates Forest Invertebrates Managing wild dogs and foxes
Fire Management	Firewood
Bushfires, Trees and Houses Fire Management on State forests State Forests submission to the Joint Select Committee on Bushfires (entire doc) PDF file [3MB] State Forests submission to the Joint Select Committee on Bushfires PDF file [303kB] Joint select committee on bushfires: Report on inquiry into 2001/02 bushfires PDF file [420kB]	Collecting firewood and craft timber from State forests
Greenhouse	Plantations
Forests, Timber and the Greenhouse Effect Forests and the Greenhouse Effect: Questions and Answers Carbon Credits Generating carbon benefits from forests	Boosting plantation growth using organic wastes Radiata pine Softwood plantations on your property Myths associated with pines The Pine Plantation Rotation PDF format [713kB] Forests Practices Code - Part 1 Timber Harvesting in Forests NSW Plantations
Recreation	Salinity
Living, working, playing...forests - Recreation policy and strategy Escape into adventure in State forests in NSW! Recreation in State forests Recreation vehicles in State forests Holidaying in a forest cottage Fossicking in State forests Bondi forest mountain bike trails - the mountain bikers playground Mushrooming in State Forests' pine plantations	Research into farm forestry for salinity control
Soil and Water	Special days
Soil and water management in State forests	Celebrating Trees & Forests
Timber	Triple bottom line reporting
About Wood Collecting firewood and craft timber from State forests Keeping Termites at Bay	Social, environmental & economic report