Hundreds of different species of trees, shrubs, ferns, herbs, grasses, mosses, lichen and fungi grow at Toolangi, creating a mosaic of colours, shapes and forms. Fruits of the Forest Over 5,000 different products used by people come from forests throughout the world - from coals to chemicals, timber to turpentine. If you look around your home you will appreciate how much you depend on products that come from forests. Your house and much of your furniture may be made of timber. You may use wood for heating.
Forests are great places for having fun.
At Toolangi there are places to camp, picnic, fish, bushwalk and enjoy peace and solitude as well as places to enjoy trail bike riding and four-wheel driving. Forest planners recognise that the forest has a finite capacity to provide resources and to cope with the impact of human activities. Planners have to balance environmental and commercial objectives in such a way that as far as possible different community needs are met. Forests are dynamic places, constantly changing. The way we use them also changes and will continue to change in relation to the way we live and in the light of new knowledge.