NFI Steering Committee Contacts
Management Team
The NFI is guided by a Steering Committee and managed by a small team. Their postal address:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Bureau of Rural Sciences
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Claire Howell, Senior Research Scientist, Forest Information and Reporting
Ph: 02 6272 4108
Fax: 02 6272 3882
E-mail: Claire Howell
Mark Parsons, Manager, National Plantation Inventory
Ph: 02 6272 4034
Fax: 02 6272 3882
E-mail: Mark Parsons
Database Manager National Forest Inventory
Ph: 02 6272 4583
Fax: 02 6272 3882
E-mail: NFI
Steering Committee
The NFI Steering Committee consists of one expert representative from each State and Territory, and one each from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and of the Environment and Heritage.
The Steering Committee gives direction to the NFI and facilitates its collaborative with the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories and reports to the federal ministers for for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and for Environment and Heritage. Through them, it reports to the Australian Forestry Council and the Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council. It generally meets twice a year.
Current representatives
Northern Territory
Mr David Howe
Principal Scientist, Land & Vegetation Systems Division
Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
Australian Capital Territory
Dr Margaret Kitchin
Senior Forest Ecologist, Wildlife Research and Monitoring
ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services
Western Australia
Dr Martin Rayner
Manager, Forest Management
Department of Conservation & Land Management
Queensland
Mr Bruce Wilson
Vegetation Survey and Mapping
Queensland Herbarium
New South Wales
Mr David Cromarty
Inventory Manager, Forest Resources Branch
Forests NSW
Victoria
Mr Mike Sutton
Manager, Forest Resource Analysis and Modelling
Department of Sustainability and Environment
South Australia
Mr Detlev Vogt
Forestry Development Officer
Forestry SA
Tasmania
Mr Martin Stone
Manager, Resources
Forestry Tasmania
Australian Government
Mr Andrew Wilson
Director, Domestic Forest Policy, Forestry Branch
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Ms Jenny Boshier
Director, Biodiversity Trends, NRM Policy Branch
Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Make a data request
Note: Data not published in National Forest Inventory reports may be obtained by contacting the office directly.
For futher information please complete this form 
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