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What
we do

wood4good is a mission-driven organisation using regenerative forestry practices to create new forests.

We see forestry as a solution, and work collaboratively to create enterprises that help protect and restore ecosystems and provide an alternative supply of quality forest products.

These are forests managed to generate a perpetual source of renewable materials, energy and income, providing a natural climate solution that helps future-proof vulnerable communities.

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“New forests make efficient use of natural resources to help regulate, diversify and protect landscapes and ecosystems.

We then manage these assets to generate a perpetual source of renewable materials, energy and income.”

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HOW we
do IT

We work collaboratively with nature and with our partners to create new forests on degraded farmland.

These forests are robust ecosystems that play a vital role in regulating and protecting land, water, biodiversity and climate.

These are expertly manipulated and sensitively harvested over time to become permanent forests that provide a perpetual source of renewable materials, bioenergy and income.

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“Our forests are genuinely sustainable, regenerative enterprises.

They can function as the engine-room of local economies and provide a natural climate solution that helps to future-proof vulnerable communities and protect a diversity of native wildlife.”

SELECTED Projects

Projects

Mar 17, 2020

Huntly and Crosbie Forests

Mar 17, 2020

The City of Greater Bendigo owns 300 hectares of red ironbark and sugar gum timber production systems that were planted on low-value grazing land between 1999 and 2003.

We are working with the Greater Bendigo City Council to manage the sustainable harvesting of firewood and other forest products as part of the transition of these assets to a perennial forest estate that will be managed for the ongoing production of naturally durable timbers, along with a range of ecological services.

Photo: Geoff Park

Mar 17, 2020

Glenmore Forest

Mar 17, 2020

Glenmore is a 552-hectare property in the Rowsley Valley near Bacchus Marsh .

The property also has over 60 hectares of pre-existing, high-density Eucalypt plantations of non-endemic (introduced) species (blue gum - Eucalyptus globulus and sugar gum - Eucalyptus cladocalyx) that were established 15 – 20 years ago to address severe weed and erosion issues.

wood4good has helped to add value to these plantation assets and integrate them into this innovative conservation project using regenerative silvicultural practices to create permanent, novel forest ecosystems. It is hoped that in the future these multipurpose assets not only support biodiversity but are used and managed as a source of renewable materials and carbon sink.

Photo: Geoff Park

Mar 17, 2020

Glenhope Forest

Mar 17, 2020

In 2003 Howard Perry, Wood4ood Co-founder, established a 30-hectare plantation on a 129-hectare property at Glenhope East near Heathcote in central Victoria.

Howard’s plantations now total more than 60 hectares and comprise sugar gum, spotted gum, red ironbark, and hybrid red gums. They are home to a wide range of wildlife including sugar gliders and echidnas.

Sadly Howard passed in 2018, but wood4good continues to manage the plantations and help realise Howard's transformation of the Glenhope landscape from bare rocky hills to a magnificent forest of majestic trees.

Mar 17, 2020

Project 2

Mar 17, 2020

The City of Greater Bendigo owns 300 hectares of red ironbark and sugar gum timber production systems that were planted on low-value grazing land between 1999 and 2003.

We are working with the Greater Bendigo City Council to manage the sustainable harvesting of firewood and other forest products as part of the transition of these assets to a perennial forest estate that will be managed for the ongoing production of naturally durable timbers, along with a range of ecological services.

Mar 17, 2020

Three Pillars

Biodiversity

We are a fauna-friendly operation that creates new forests and new habitat to protect wildlife and support the health of biodiverse ecosystems.

Climate

We create new perennial forests that store carbon and energy, pump water vapour and cool and regenerate soils and landscapes.

Forest Products

We create genuinely sustainable forest enterprises that are actively managed for the production of bioenergy and an ever-growing range of value-added forest products.

GET INVOLVED

Get Involved

Mar 17, 2020

Investors

Mar 17, 2020

Are you investing in carbon, biodiversity, high value timbers and/or the bioeconomy? Regenerative Forestry can deliver all four, enhancing social licence and de-risking cashflow.

Our services include identifying and assessing land, engaging land owners and adjacent stakeholders, designing forest ecosytems to deliver on overlapping investor objectives, and ultimately managing forests as perennial ecosystems.

Our approach balances collaboration and efficiency, with process integrity and outcome excellence always front of mind.

To start the conversation, get in touch at info@wood4good.com.au.

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 15, 2020

Landowners

Mar 15, 2020

Do you own land that is cleared but unproductive, or an existing tree plantation? Are you looking to de-risk cash flow through drought and flood cycles, or simply participate in new markets like carbon and biodiversity?

wood4good works collaboratively with land owners to create forest assets that restore productivity to landscapes in a way that complements core farm business. These assets can be designed to create income diversity without comprising yields, while appreciating measurably in value over time.

Our services include active management, and access to markets for your product, reducing the risk of fire and reducing the risk of developing timber assets you can’t sell, all while enhancing the landscape by providing a safe haven for wildlife.

To start the conversation, email us at info@wood4good.com.au.

Mar 15, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

Consumers

Mar 11, 2020

Are you a consumer of forest products, like firewood and small diameter rounds? Or are you a larger buyer seeking supply chain transparency for high volumes of biomass or high value timber, including fencing and landscape supplies?

When you buy from or work strategically with wood4good, you are sourcing your wood and timber products harvest from forests that are managed as perennial ecosystems.

We have spent decades practicing regenerative forestry which includes actively transitioning monoculture plantations into diverse, multipurpose forests. We have been retailing plantation-grown, fauna-friendly firewood since 2014. In 2020 we began a collaboration with CERES Fair Wood in Melbourne and Access Australia Group in Bendigo to distribute our growing value-added product range.

To register as a customer and check supply levels in your area, email us at info@wood4good.com.au.

Mar 11, 2020

Our Team

Team

Sebastian Klein

Director

With experience spanning ecological agriculture, governance, enterprise and business development, Sebastian views regenerative forestry as a commercially viable tool for investment and scale-up of carbon sequestration and the bioeconomy.

His academic background is in agricultural science (Ecological Agriculture Systems - Charles Sturt) and business development (Master of Enterprise - Melbourne University - Business School). He is a fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Program.

Ben Boxshall

Co-founder and Director

With decades of experience designing, creating and collaboratively managing regenerative land-based projects and enterprises, Ben is a practitioner who believes working interactively with nature creates better systems for living.

He holds a Forest Science Degree from the University of Melbourne and is an economic botanist, holistic thinker and intelligent tinkerer with an inexhaustible interest in trees and forests.