A new chapter of Tree Alliance

Bringing together farmers and landowners in Tasmania who support trees on farms.

Private Forests Tasmania’s Tree Alliance has entered an exciting new chapter. Tasmanian farmers and landowners who support trees on farms and agree that managing trees on farms are a win-win for the environment, society and sustainability will be unified under the new chapter of the Tree Alliance.

Moving forward, the Tree Alliance will have a strong but simple purpose – to bring together Tasmanian farmers and landowners who support trees on farms as a community. Private Forests Tasmania will continue to facilitate the Tree Alliance initiative.

Private Forests Tasmania’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Elizabeth Pietrzykowski said the new direction reflected a realignment which prioritises value for stakeholders in line with PFT’s strategic priorities and Australia’s climate change targets.

“PFT knows that both the triple bottom line and sustainability are important to Tasmanian farmers and landowners.

“This year’s announcements by the Federal Government as part of its Net Zero Plan outline aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions across the state by up to 70 per cent by 2035.

“A sustainable and income-diversifying way Tasmanian farmers and landowners can support this is by planting and managing trees on farms.

“PFT’s new chapter of the Tree Alliance provides a community of like-minded farmers and landowners who understand these benefits and would like to be part of a space which facilitates sharing and learning from others doing similar things.

“PFT is excited to facilitate the Tree Alliance community to provide these opportunities for farmers and landowners and to assist them in staying connected and informed about managing trees on farms and highlighting the sustainability benefits associated with it.

The Tree Alliance community is free to join for any Tasmanian farmer or landowner managing native forest, plantations or environmental plantings on properties greater than five hectares in size.

Importantly, Tasmanian farmers or landowners who are intending to plant trees on properties greater than five hectares in size are also invited to become members of the Tree Alliance.

For their free membership, Tree Alliance members will receive an invite to an annual networking event, a gate sign to install on their property and a quarterly storybook publication which will be posted to them every three months.

In return, Private Forests Tasmania would be appreciative of Tree Alliance members simply engaging in its offerings – including putting up their gate signs, reading and engaging with the quarterly storybook publication, attending the annual networking event and simply sharing their story about how they’re managing trees on farms.

Regardless of the Tree Alliance member focus being on Tasmanian farmers and landowners, Private Forests Tasmania welcomes others to be supporters of the initiative. Tree Alliance supporters can share the word about the Tree Alliance community and encourage farmers and landowners they know to become members.

In 2026, Private Forests Tasmania will host the inaugural Tree Alliance networking event for members and facilitate opportunities for the bringing the community to life. Tasmanian farmers and landowners wanting to become members of the Tree Alliance should visit www.pft.tas.gov.au/join-the-tree-alliance on the Private Forests Tasmania website to fill in a membership form.