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Principal consultant: David Wettenhall, B Sc (Forestry), RPF�

Having graduated from Australian National University Forestry in 1975, David Wettenhall is Australia�s first Registered Professional Forester, recognising a high level of expertise and up to date qualifications and experience as a general practicing forester.  This includes skills, knowledge and experience in plantation establishment and management, forest policy, forest inventory/valuation, trees on farms, codes of practice (WA), harvest planning, project evaluation and management.  These skills are valuable regional assets as the Blue Gum plantations in the Great Southern approach harvesting age. 

Registered Professional Forester Citation by the Institute of Foresters of Australia

PLANTALL Forestry Consultants are based in the City of Albany on the south coast of Western Australia.

Albany has a population of 30,000 people and is located 400 kilometres south east of Perth. Albany is the largest population centre in the Great Southern and South Coast Regions of Western Australia.

Blue Gum plantations were planted in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia from the 1990's on. In 2019 there were approximately 90,000 hectares of hardwood plantations in the region. Woodchip exports were 1.3 to 1.5 million tonnes annually.

Albany, Western Australia

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Projects

         Independent Forester for Forestry Managed Investment Schemes

         supporting the management of investor client relations for managed plantations

         plantation site assessment

         plantation design

         seedling supply management

         providing advice on harvesting of plantations

         inventory as part of insurance assessment and separately in development of Blue Gum growth models

         independent appraisal of contractor performance

         pre-feasibility study into the supply of biomass for energy production

         investigations into a new species for plantation development

         assisting development of prospectus procedures manual

 

Contact Information

Postal address
PO Box 5093
Albany
Western Australia 6332
AUSTRALIA
Office phone
08 9844 4999
International 618 9844 4999

Mobile number
0407 944 998

Electronic mail address
davidw@plantall.com.au
Web address
http://www.plantall.com.au
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