by Martin Lusk | Sep 16, 2010 | Prunned Log Index, Sawing Studies
The Pruned Log Index (PLI) was developed by former FRI scientist Jim Park in the late 80’s and is respected throughout New Zealand by forest owners and Log buyers a like as the absolute measure of pruned log quality. Interpine is now providing stand sampling...
by Martin Lusk | Nov 8, 2009 | Carbon Inventory, Company Updates, Emissions Trading Scheme, LUCAS
The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment’s LUCAS (Land Use and Carbon Analysis System) Project has achieved an exceptional placing, being one of the 4 finalists out of 16 in the Government’s ICT (information and communications technology) awards held...
by Martin Lusk | Sep 25, 2009 | Company Updates
Interpine are on the move. Our head office is relocating to the TePapa Tipu Innovation Park, 99 Sala Street, Rotorua on the 2 Oct 2009. Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park is set against the magnificent backdrop of Whakarewarewa Forest, the 114ha of park-like grounds are...
by Martin Lusk | Jan 16, 2009 | Emissions Trading Scheme
The NZETS is generally a positive development for forest owners in New Zealand whether Maori or not. Forest owners can now generate additional income through trading carbon credits that are allocated to them as their forests remove carbon from the atmosphere. The...
by Martin Lusk | Nov 7, 2008 | Logmaker Auditing, Timbertech, Value Recovery
The Timbertech or Logger Tool was developed in the late 90’s to assist a logmaker (log bucker) gain the best value solution from the trees (stems) as they are merchandised into log products. As shown in the video below, a handheld computer is connected to a...
by Martin Lusk | May 16, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
INFORMATION RELEASE FOR SURVEY SITE LANDOWNERS Part of the “Land Use and Carbon Analysis System” (LUCAS) Interpine is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) to implement a planted forest...
by Martin Lusk | Apr 14, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
Interpine is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) to implement a planted forest inventory system for carbon monitoring. The first planted forest measurement season was completed in 2007 by Interpine,...
by Martin Lusk | Mar 14, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
Interpine has recently being working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Ministry for the Environment (MFE) and Scion Research to implement a planted forest inventory system for carbon monitoring. The first measurement season is now completed (July to...
by Martin Lusk | Mar 14, 2008 | Prunned Log Index, Sawing Studies
Interpine is now providing stand sampling and mill studies for PLI and CVP. This includes the incidence of resin and other randomly occurring defects. Indicative of Interpine’s commitment to progressive research based business development, this association with...
by Martin Lusk | Sep 8, 2007 | YTGEN
YTGen (Yield Table Generator) is software for generating yield estimates in a production forestry context. The prediction of yields by log grade often referred to as MARVL* (Method for Assessment of Recoverable Volume by Logtype) and is based on a forest inventory....
