This forest is situated just to the west of the Mary River, 25km south-west of Maryborough. Mixed eucalypt open-forest and woodland. E. siderophloia and Corymbia trachyphloia . St Mary is a working State forest managed for logging and grazing. The first permanent detailed yield plots were established in 1951.
Research is ongoing.
Data has been collected from a series of permanent detailed yield plots since 1951. Logging has occurred within the forest since the mid 1900s and regularly burnt both by wildfire and prescribed burning as well as being subject to extensive stand manipulation. Grazing leases cover most of the area. Epiphagic ant population monitoring Diurnal bird populations Species lists for vascular plants and vertebrate fauna 2. Testing the potential applications of laser scanner data for forest assessment.