Environmental Forestry 2022 Programme
28-29 June 2022, Rotorua, New Zealand + Virtual OnlineDAY 1 Tuesday 28 June 2022 | Networking Function
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Pre-Conference Workshop: Addressing Wilding Conifer Issues identified in the Year One Review of the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry
- Dr Susan Secker, Manager Operational Policy, Forestry Land Management, Ministry for Primary Industries, Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service
- Dr Karl Yager, Senior Analyst - Operational Policy Forestry & Resource Management, Ministry for Primary Industries, Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service
- Olivia Adams, Analyst, Operational Policy, Forestry & Land Management, Ministry for Primary Industries, Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service
In Kauri Room, Distinction Hotel
5.00pm - 7.00pm
Conference Icebreaker 'Meet and Greet' Function
In Exhibitors AreaDAY 2 Wednesday 29 June 2022 | Conference Programme
Session 1 | Welcome, Overview & Background
Session Chairperson: Hugh Riddiford, CEO, eLandNZ
8.05am
What are Forestry's Environmental Challenges & What Must Change for More Sustainable Outcomes - Industry Perspective
Grant Dodson, CEO, City Forests & President, Forest Owners Association (FOA)
8.45am
Erosion, sedimentation and slash – Is the Sector doing Enough to Manage this Trifecta?
Dr Susan Secker, Manager Forestry Operational Policy, Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service
9.15am
From RMA to NBA - What's Changing for Forestry and What You Need to Know
Charlotte Wright, Director, Element Environmental Ltd
9:45am
Q&A Session
10.00am
Morning Tea
Session 2 |Key Environmental Issues - Today's and Future Industry Challenges
Session Chairperson: To be confirmed
10.30am
NZFOA Environment Committee Overview - Key Challenges for Environmental Harvesting
Sally Strang, Environmental Manager, Manulife
11.15am
From Today to Harvest 2050 – What Needs to Change and When Between Now and Then
Young Foresters Panel Session: Sarah Orton, Environmental Forester, PF Olsen & Marcella Pitt, Technical Forester, Manulife
Chair: Campbell Harvey, University of Canterbury, PhD Candidate
12.00pm
Lunch + Networking
Session 3 | Case Studies - Best Practice Exemplars
Session Chairperson: John Stulen, Director, Innovatek
1.25pm
Geospatial landslide modelling for targeted erosion control
Raphael Spiekermann, Scientist - Geomorphologist, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
2.00pm
Case Study 2: Northland Forestry Environmental Working Group – What it does and why it works
Zivana Pauling, Northland Regional Council
2.30pm
Q&A Session
2.40pm
Tech Talks
- IECA: Joe Johnson, Director of: The Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association
- Eagle Technology: Murray McCallum, Business Development Executive
- Remsoft Inc: Corinne Watson, General Manager, Asia Pacific
3.00pm
Afternoon Tea
Session 4 | Focus on Specific Operations to Meet NESPF Standards
Session Chairperson: John Stulen, Innovatek
3.30pm
Managing woody residues on steep land sites. Where we agree, and where we should investigate further
Campbell Harvey, PhD student/Assistant Lecturer, University of Canterbury
4.00pm
Presentation: Environmental management and woodlots – How do you keep track of it all when 100 are logged a year?
Myles Guy, Environmental & Land Use Business Manager, John Turkington
4.30pm
Blaze-It Bridges Case Study: Transportable, Easily Installed and Removed Waterway Crossings
Josh Blazek, GIS & Environmental Coordinator, Farman Turkington Forestry
4.45pm
Q&A Session
5.00pm
Conference concludes with Networking