{"id":30122,"date":"2025-11-12T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=30122"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:24:05","slug":"knowledge-grows-on-trees-hurfords-brings-forestry-to-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/knowledge-grows-on-trees-hurfords-brings-forestry-to-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Grows on Trees \u2014 Hurfords Brings Forestry to Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NSW native forest industry understands the importance of education and outreach to schools. That includes Andrew Hurford, CEO of Hurford Hardwood, who is based in the north coast and mid north coast NSW, has made a huge effort for more than a decade to speak to the young people in his region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A keen participant in local shows and school visits, he understands the importance of reaching out and addressing difficult questions. \u201cWe are obvious businesses in our communities and frequently sponsor sporting clubs, schools&#8217; events, festivals, field days and the like, and it is so important to ensure you are part of the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 8590\" class=\"wp-image-30123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590.jpg 640w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8590-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">According to Hurford, the Commonwealth-supported North East Regional Forestry Hub has begun exhibiting at local agricultural shows and regional shows. \u201cIt\u2019s good to watch people listen to the experts and the science.\u201d he told Wood Central today. (Photo Credit: Provided exclusively to Wood Central \/ Central PR Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that many timber businesses underestimate the value of spending time with kindergarten, primary and high schools when you understand the ideology that many of them are taught during the school year. Young people often ask direct and challenging questions, but if you answer them honestly and provide the scientific basis behind forestry, they are generally accepting of the need for a forest industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Andrew Hurford\u2026 field days will bring a diversity of suppliers and information for all aspects of the industry, from growing forests to harvesting them and processing the timber.\" class=\"wp-image-16608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image002-4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Hurford\u2026 in the field. For many years, the Hurford Group have supported the FWPA-supported Forest Learning programme, providing vision and photographic materials that end up in education programmes shown across Australia. (Photo Credit: Provided to Wood Central \/ Central PR Group)<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hurford, the Hurford Group decided many years ago to support Forest Learning and has provided a significant amount of the vision and photographic material for their educational programmes. \u201cWe have just finished covering the Lismore and Kyogle Shows, which and Primex Field Days at Casino, and during the past few years we also exhibited at Nimbin,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commonwealth-supported North East Regional Forestry Hub has begun exhibiting at local agricultural shows and regional shows. \u201cIt\u2019s good to watch people listen to the experts and the science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW native forest industry understands the importance of education and outreach to schools. That includes Andrew Hurford, CEO of Hurford Hardwood, who is based in the north coast and mid north coast NSW, has made a huge effort for more than a decade to speak to the young people in his region. 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