Within the Imbil State Forest Region there are 12,317ha of plantations, spanning across 21 logging areas. The State Government has committed to a trial rejuvenation zone of 0.0002ha to investigate the viable potential for natural rejuvenation of ecology in the area.
The State Government has partnered with the University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology to provide a research institute in the local region to not only oversee and manage the trial rejuvenation zone but explore the future for both plantations and wider rejuvenation schemes in the future. The State Government recognizes the importance of the industry to the economy both local and global and hopes to hold the values of both prospects in equal importance, with an emphasis on research to facilitate rejuvenation whilst allowing the industry to meet its economic and production demands.
This project aims to deliver a multi-disciplinary research and education centre, combining the fields of Geotechnical Engineering and Plant Science to facilitate the research into sustainable and economical solutions to reduce the scale of plantations whilst still providing the same economic and employment in the industry, and research and monitor effective environmental rejuvenation models to transform the plantation typology into effective, thriving, viable and environmentally diverse forests.
The University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology have briefed the project to consist of a Primary Anchor located located in Kenilworth with a Satellite Field Station located within the trial rejuvenation zone.
Geotechnical Centre
The institutes hope provide two Geotechnical laboratories within the Primary Anchor and an additional Satellite Laboratory within the Field Station, to research soil types and compounds in the south east corner, to investigate optimum buildups and locations for plantation rejuvenation or adjustment. In addition to the testing facilities the Institutes have hope to provide facilities to trial soil variants and additives to promote different forestry growth.
Plant Science Centre
An additional two Plant Science Laboratories are to be located within the Primary anchor with an additional Satellite Laboratory located within the Field Station. The institute hopes to provide facilities to research species both plantation and rejuvenation, and investigate both forestry and environmental benefits from genome adjustment, plant clustering, nutrient supplement and undergrowth.
The State Government has partnered with the University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology to provide a research institute in the local region to not only oversee and manage the trial rejuvenation zone but explore the future for both plantations and wider rejuvenation schemes in the future. The State Government recognizes the importance of the industry to the economy both local and global and hopes to hold the values of both prospects in equal importance, with an emphasis on research to facilitate rejuvenation whilst allowing the industry to meet its economic and production demands.
This project aims to deliver a multi-disciplinary research and education centre, combining the fields of Geotechnical Engineering and Plant Science to facilitate the research into sustainable and economical solutions to reduce the scale of plantations whilst still providing the same economic and employment in the industry, and research and monitor effective environmental rejuvenation models to transform the plantation typology into effective, thriving, viable and environmentally diverse forests.
The University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology have briefed the project to consist of a Primary Anchor located located in Kenilworth with a Satellite Field Station located within the trial rejuvenation zone.
Geotechnical Centre
The institutes hope provide two Geotechnical laboratories within the Primary Anchor and an additional Satellite Laboratory within the Field Station, to research soil types and compounds in the south east corner, to investigate optimum buildups and locations for plantation rejuvenation or adjustment. In addition to the testing facilities the Institutes have hope to provide facilities to trial soil variants and additives to promote different forestry growth.
Plant Science Centre
An additional two Plant Science Laboratories are to be located within the Primary anchor with an additional Satellite Laboratory located within the Field Station. The institute hopes to provide facilities to research species both plantation and rejuvenation, and investigate both forestry and environmental benefits from genome adjustment, plant clustering, nutrient supplement and undergrowth.