Beginnings and Endings

Health and science of forest planning and succession, current data and models

Day 1 Session 1 Workshop Schedule PDF
Day 1 Session 1 Focus Questions and Summary Notes PDF

Presentations:

• A/Professor Cris Brack (Fenner, ANU) – Presentation PDF
• Minister Christopher Steel (Member for Murrumbidgee, ACT Legislative Assembly)
• Geoff Roberts (The Mullion Group)

Brainstorming

Day 1 Session 1 Brainstorming Notes PDF

Discussion Topics

Complete List of Discussion Topics from Session 1 PDF

Problems	Barriers	Solutions
Public perception	Risk/Codes	Funding
Social license	Cutting trees to encourage growth	Public perception
Trust	Weak growth	Harnessing new & old groups
End of life	Safety	Greening Australia
Scalability	Types of Timber	Peri-Urban

Conserving / Conservatism	Urban Tree Canopies	Models of Auctioning/Tendering
Use of public space	Benefits not impacts	Circular Economy
Planting safety/crime	Wildfire/bushfire	Government responsibility of log dumps
Conform to a plan?	Tension	Social investment
Volunteering	Planning Rules/Codes	Sustainable, innovative
How to store	Artificial hollows	High values with Universities

What are the problems?	Who are the Stakeholders?
Development reducing urban forest canopy	Indigenous community – traditional uses
How to connect all stakeholders	Government – TCCS, EPSDD, DoE, Icon,CMTEDD
No system in place to sell/market time from urban forest	School, CIT, University
Limited business in place to utilise timber	Suburban community /resident’s association
Education of community	Industry
Connection to artisans /suppliers/Government/processors	Artisans/ artists / woodcraft guilds
Managing urban forest with competing values	Business