Strong Collaboration between Professional Planners and Arboriculturists
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) has partnered with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to deliver Trees in the Planning Process, a half-day seminar on April 13, in Oxford. It will highlight the importance of trees and landscapes in urban greenspace design alongside the considerations of those involved in the planning application process. While […]
2017 ICF East England: Trees and Decay – Conservation and Risk Management Report
Andy Lederer, ICF Development Director, attended 2017 ICF’s East England: Trees and Decay – Conservation and Risk Management event. Andy reports on his experience. The National Trust site, Hatfield Forest in Essex played host to the Institute’s East England regional meeting on Thursday 23rd November 2017. The event was sold out with delegates coming from […]
World-Leading Canadian Forestry Innovators Drawn to Edinburgh For Major Conference
Francis Charette from FPInnovations, the world leader renowned for its part in supporting the Canadian forest sector’s global competitiveness, has agreed to travel to Scotland to address the Institute of Chartered Foresters’ (ICF) annual flagship two-day conference. Innovation for Change – New drivers for tomorrow’s forestry will be held on 2-3 May at Edinburgh International […]
ICF Wales Regional Group: Future Forestry. What will Wales’ Forestry look like in 2050? report
Associate member Mike Cresswell, attended the ICF Wales Regional Group event: Future Forestry. What will Wales’ Forests look like in 2050? Mike reports on his experience. This year the Wales region held its annual general meeting and annual autumn conference at Bangor University. The event had over 90 delegates ranging from non-members to Fellows of the […]
Andy Lederer reports on the UKFS Principles workshops
Andy Lederer, ICF Development Director, attended the UKFS Principles: Plans into Practice workshop on 13 November 2017. Andy reports on his experience. Monday 13 November 2017 opened the first of seven roadshow CPD events around England – UKFS Principles: Plans into Practice, which are jointly hosted by the Institute of Chartered Foresters and Forestry Commission […]
TreePans Protecting the UK’s Next Generation of Trees
TreePans is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). TreePans Director, Russell Horsey MICFor, reports on the upcoming conference and TreePans. TreePans “Protecting Trees, Protecting Our Future”. It was really positive to see the launch of the National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC) last year and TreePans were keen to support the second conference, […]
Buxtons is proud to support the National Tree Officers Conference
Buxtons is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). The National Tree Officers Conference offers a great forum for Tree Officers from all over the country to get together to discuss current issues and share their experiences. The conference offers a rare networking opportunity for Tree Officers to meet and share problems and […]
The Biggest Trends Influencing Tree Procurement Today
Hillier Trees is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). While some trends in tree procurement almost never change – like sourcing the right tree varieties at a fair price – in recent years, a number of political and environmental concerns have become much more significant as part of procurement decisions. 1. Responsible […]
PocketGIS ARB
Positioning Resources Ltd is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Does this ring a bell? It’s a wet and windy day and you’re out surveying trying to make notes and mark up a topographic map on a soggy piece of paper and your pen won’t work. To make matters worse once back in the […]
TPOs: Improve your Reaction time and save more Trees
ezytreev is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). It’s early afternoon and you get the tip-off, it might be potential development land or perhaps a private garden with some prominent trees, but word is that the tree fellers are due in the morning. Your next move, and how fast you can make […]