Hosted by FGR and programme manager Marco Lausberg, the SWP programme had its final meeting in Christchurch last week highlighting the work carried out over the last 8 years. It was a well-attended event with researchers from UoC, MRC and Scion summarising the work they have completed since the SWP programme commenced in 2015. The meeting was followed by tours of the University of Canterbury (UoC) School of Forestry Lab as well as the Structural Engineering Lab.

Partnering technologies for high-pruning innovation
Innovation is a key component in many of the Precision Silviculture Programme’s projects. Earlier this year we partnered with Fergus Rural, Pan Pac Forest Products