You can make a difference
It may only start with planting one tree, recycling a few pieces of office paper, or purchasing a second hand timber table – but you can make a difference in helping Western Australian keep up its record of sustainability.
Since 1916, Western Australia has had sustainable forest management practices in place when Charles Edward Lane Poole, arguably Australia’s most famous forester and WA’s first Conservator of Forests, introduced systematic, science-based forestry to our state.
Successive agencies from the Forests Department, Conservation and Land Management, and since 2000, the Forest Products Commission have prided themselves on keeping our forests healthy and sustainable.
However, Government can only go so far. It is important that you, the citizens of Western Australia, play your part in these important endeavours.
So, what can you do?
Learn
Western Australia has a rich forestry history, dating back to the foundation of the colony. Timber has always been a prized natural asset, used for millennia for the construction of houses, and vital infrastructure.
Read on to find out more about the history of forestry in Western Australia, how we keep forests sustainable, the environmental benefits of timber, our environmental policies and practices and how to care for your new Western Australian native tree.
Buy sustainable
A natural part of our environment, wood is a renewable resource that provides wide-ranging benefits – from habitat, employment and recreational activities to carbon sequestration. By buying sustainable Australian-sourced wood, you are helping to tackle climate change.
Wood uses relatively little energy in its production and stores carbon.
Request a speaker
FPC’s foresters are ready and willing to speak with your school or community organisation about looking after our forests, and related subjects relevant to your programs and endeavours.
To find out more, contact our Communications Branch on 08 9363 4600 or complete our online request form.
