agricultural land, and hundreds more volunteer their time helping out local landcare groups etc. Unfortunately forester has become a dirty word to all those who have been greenwashed by certain conservation groups. Jim : 25 Nov 2008 4:10:38pm How many of Gunns and any twit can plant a tree or be an ex govt forestry or parks and wildlife.There's thousands of them amongst the community. Brisbane's Sth East speaks for itself of foresters and damage as does the rest of the states.You people think the public are idiots. You've only got to look out your window.All you want to talk about is farming trees not our environment and ecology and what this industry and govt does to it. Jim : greg hoey : The above article's whole line of argument is based on trees as potential consumer items, and low value consumer items at that. -As mainly wood chips into Japan, because Australia is not regarded [by Australian Govt's] as a viable value adding nation, so the Global Free Trade argument goes. We don't even have paper making industries here [without even mentioning furnishing capabilities] that may potentially lead to an export of high quality art or other quality paper products, even as homegrown consumer based products. No we have to wood chip it, send it elsewhere and buy it back 50x's more expensive. The way we do with iron ore and other mineral resources and commodities in general. Silly article that is predicated on the principle that australia is