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Hollybank Forest and local sawmill Orientation field
trip
Fact sheet 5
Hollybank Forest is located
beside the Lilydale road about 30 minutes from Launceston by bus.
This site offers opportunities for school groups to investigate
wet and dry native eucalypt forest environments, radiata pine and
eucalypt plantations. Originally a source of sawmill timber for
Launceston the area was cleared for farmland before being converted
to an ash plantation in the early 1930’s. The failure of this
venture saw Forestry Tasmania purchase the area and take responsibility
for its management. This field trip also offers teachers an opportunity
to visit a sawmill and follow the processing of logs into dried
boards.During the field trip we will be addressing the learning
opportunities which a study of forests provide for students focusing
on the SOSE, Science and Technology Learning Areas. Site specific
resources developed to aid teachers when visiting the Hollybank
Forest will be available.
Linking the field experience to the Project Forest
— Teacher Resource Package
Content Overviews: (A resource for schools
and teachers: pages 12 — 17)
| Project Forest
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SOSE |
Science |
Technology |
| Forest Systems |
Forest types:
What is a forest?
features of different forest environments
flora and fauna in forest
how and why forest change
relationships between environmental factors
and location of forest types in Tasmania |
Forest communities:
the needs of different forest plants
how forest systems change with age
fire in forests
food chains and webs in forest habitats
adaptations for survival in native plants
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| Forest Management
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Human interaction
with forest environments: forest resources
changing use of forest environments
managing forests to meet a range of needs
human modification of forest environments |
The science of forestry:
planning processes for production forestry
regeneration of forests
the science of plantation forestry |
from forest to sawn
timber characteristics and uses of
different timber products
development of machinery and computer systems
in the timber industry
production processes for timber products
technology and safe work practices in the
timber industry
seasoning processes |
| Forest Issues |
areas of special value,
and how they are used in the local community different
values and views people have about forest environments
making decisions about the use of forest environments
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places of special
value, and how they are used in the local area issues
in maintaining balanced ecosystems
issues arising from different management options
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the impact of developments
in machinery and transport on communities and work future
applications and uses of timber |
easy access to wet and dry eucalypt forest environments
- on site facilities including toilets and barbecues
- explore the history of Hollybank
- visit a sawmill
- access to teaching resources covering forest
types and ecology, history of the area and detailed trail guides
Itinerary: Orientation field trip to the Hollybank Forest and
a local sawmill
Depart Launceston 12:00 noon — Return Launceston 4:30 pm
| Stop |
Notes |
Resources |
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Hollybank Forest |
History of land
use at Hollybank: historical timber
harvesting
conversion to farmland
the ash plantations
radiata plantation
forest reserves and recreation |
Project Forest:
Key Ideas 4 / 6a / 6b / 7
Print and Visual Text
Technology-History 1820s — 1990s
Historical Poster Set |
| Forest systems:
Dry and wet eucalypt forest environments (characteristics,
plant adaptations, natural regeneration)
effects of fires on forest environments
flora and fauna in forests
food chains in forests
forest succession (how forest change as they
age) |
Project Forest:
Key Ideas 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Tasmanian Native Fauna
Print and Visual Text |
| Managing forest
environments for a range of purposes: demonstration
forests
recreation |
Project Forest:
Key Ideas 5 / 6a / 6b / 8-10
Print and Visual Text |
| 2. sawmill
- Launceston |
Milling
and processing timber Milling and
processing timber products
the use of technology (changes over time,
impacts on communities)
people who work in the timber industry |
Project
Forest: Key Ideas 7
Technology-History 1820s — 1990s
Technology-The timber industry in 2000
Print and Visual Text
Technology Poster Set
Historical Poster Set |
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