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Here you can learn a whole range of things about our forests, the wood we harvest from them, and the many different ways we use wood.

Nautilus Pacific barge loaded Pelorus Sound to Picton

Logs are sometimes transported using barges

Feb 28, 2023

Barges are an important mode of transport in the Marlborough Sounds, where road access can be difficult or non-existent
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Wilding pines are pines growing where they are not wanted

Feb 28, 2023

They cause problems in many parts of the country by taking over farmland, out-competing native plants and causing fire hazards, and they are very difficult to remove.
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NelsonPine LVL is the timber equivalent of steel

Feb 8, 2023

Nelson Pine Industries Limited is a world leader in the production of high-performance wood products, including its Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL).
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OneFortyOne at the top of the south

Dec 15, 2022

One of the largest forestry companies in the Nelson Marlborough region is OneFortyOne, which owns a total of 80,000 hectares of forests across the top of the South Island.
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You can learn about forestry at Coronation Forest

Dec 15, 2022

Every September for nearly 70 years school children have been coming out to Coronation Forest at Golden Downs near Nelson to plant seedlings that they have been growing.
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Kaituna Sawmill

Kaituna Sawmill works hard to reduce its environmental footprint

Dec 15, 2022

Kaituna Sawmill, near Blenheim, processes 130,000 cubic metres of logs each year.
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