Victorian School of Forestry, Forestry education center in Creswick, Australia
The Victorian School of Forestry occupies 15 hectares of land with numerous specimen trees and educational facilities near the former Creswick Hospital site.
Established in 1910 as Australia's first tertiary forestry school, the institution originated from recommendations of an 1897-1901 Royal Commission addressing forest degradation.
The school maintains collections of botanical specimens, including samples prepared by Government Botanist Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller in 1874.
Students receive hands-on training through field activities in the surrounding forests, accessing 1200 acres of demonstration woodland for research and learning.
A Pinus brutia tree, grown from seeds of the original Lone Pine at Gallipoli, was planted in the school grounds on March 23, 1975.
Location: Victoria
Location: Shire of Hepburn
Inception: 1910
GPS coordinates: -37.42236,143.89894
Latest update: March 12, 2025 17:18
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