2024

March – June Master Tree Growers (MTG) course. 30 Very keen landholders in the course.

3 – 5 May Tocal Field days  Come and visit the HFFN stand and have a chat about….trees! Great to meet so many people – even with the weather.

26 May – Social day and forest walk – Brunkerville. See field day write up.

July – Regrowth Managment Field Day – Vacy Unfortunately POSTPONED

4 August – Forest Regrowth – Dungog. See field day write up.

8 September – Forest Regrowth and AGM – Chichester. See field day write up.

21/22 September – Cypress Pine Management – Coonabarabran and

                             – Western Hardwood Plantation – Quirindi. See field day write up.

2023

26 March –  Riparian Vegetation Management. Dungog. A really informative day on the river bank at Dungog. See field day report.

5 – 7 May – Tocal Field Days. We had a stand in the community marquee. We met many interesting people at Tocal. See field day report.

18 June – Forest Regrowth Management. Gooorangoola. A great day with a fantastic morning tea! See field day report.

25 June – Plantation and Forest Management. Wootton. Well attended, heaps of information and welcome to some new members. See field day report.

22 July – Saw Mill inspection. Dungog.  Wow. What you can find inside a log! Thanks Annabel and James. See field day report.

13 August – Forestry Regulations and what they mean. Booral. A day in the forest with knowledgeable people.  See field day report.

2022

10 April –  Timber Milling at Seaham. What can you make out of timber? Find out what is inside some iron bark stems derived from a sustainable thinning operation in a regrowth forest. 

29 April – 1 May – Tocal Field Days. We will have a stand in the community marquee. We meet many interesting people at Tocal.

29 May – Forest fire and regrowth management at Monkerai.

19 June – Damage to a rainforest from Drought and Flood. Also an AGM 

21 August – Krambach inspect damage from flooding on a steep slope and associated civil and botanical issues. Discuss Geotech investigations and mitigations.  As a relax, walk through a remnant rainforest.

9 October –  Riparian Vegetation Management. Postponed Due to wet weather.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Mentoring Program. Our mentoring program continues as regulations allow. If you have any questions about management or establishment of trees, join our mentoring program. We will organise for some of our members to come and visit. Lean on a fence post and have a chat. All for the price of joining HFFN. Go to our Mentor tab or Membership tab.

HFFN Secretary  https://hffn.org.au/contact-us/