Forestry Commission England’s Tree Health team
Forestry Commission England is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Members of the Forestry Commission England’s (FCE) tree health team will once again be in attendance at the National Tree Officer’s Conference. Following the inaugural event last year, the team is very much looking forward to seeing what the conference has in store, […]
Sorbus takes Innovation to 2017 National Tree Officers Conference
Sorbus International Limited is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Sorbus, based in Frome Somerset, is celebrating their tenth anniversary in 2017 and proud to be supporting the second National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Sorbus offers a comprehensive range of specialist and HiTech products for arboriculture professionals including the well proven PICUS, IML […]
Get to Know Your Tree Officer!
GreenBlue Urban is a sponsor of the 2017 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). The themes of the National Tree Officers Conference really got us thinking here at GreenBlue Urban (GBU) Head Quarters. How do we support, and in some respects, ‘market’ urban trees and their fantastic custodians, the Tree Officers? Working effectively with politicians and communities […]
Riccardo Arnone, shares his experience of presenting at the National Tree Officers Conference in 2016
Riccardo Arnone, Arboricultural Officer at London Borough of Camden, tells us about his experience of presenting at the inaugural National Tree Officers Conference in 2016. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT? I was working with my colleague on a study of species diversity in Camden’s annual tree planting programme when the call for […]
Kelly Suvari, shares her experience of presenting at the National Tree Officers Conference in 2016
Kelly Suvari, Arboricultural Officer at London Borough of Camden, tells us about her experience of presenting at the National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC) in 2016. Why did you decide to submit an abstract? When I first heard about the National Tree Officers Conference, I was interested to attend but I never thought I would end […]
Ground-breaking Research at International Urban Trees Research Conference
Over 300 health, highways, and urban tree professionals descended on the University of Birmingham, on 5-6 April, for the third in the now renowned Trees, People and the Built Environment (TPBE) conferences. Hosted by the Institute of Chartered Foresters on behalf of a 20-strong conference partnership, the triennial event has established its reputation for bringing […]
Interview with Sam Bristow, Tilhill Forestry
The Institute asked Associate member Sam Bristow, Assistant Forest Manager with Tilhill Forestry and one of the hosts for his views on the up and coming Young Professionals Study Tour. WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THE LAST YOUNG PROFESSIONALS STUDY TOUR? The YPST in 2016 gave me a great opportunity to meet and talk […]
A Walk in the Woods – Mirehouse Estate, Keswick Cumbria
North of England – Regional Group Meeting. The North of England Region is trialling a new approach to regional meetings by hosting local and low key events during the weekend, and hopefully more often. The first meeting was held on Saturday 4th March at Mirehouse Estate near Keswick, with kind support of the current and […]
Interview with Craig Hinton, Enspec Environment & Risk, Australia
Speaker day 2: The Role of Tree Population Data in Promoting Tree Benefits Cathy Frossard, Marketing Consultant on the Trees, People and Built Environment 3 Conference, interviews Craig Hinton on his views of the upcoming conference. There are those who maintain that, now most of us live in towns and cities, our deep cultural relationship […]
Urban Forestry is now a Health Benefit
The positive impact of trees on the health of people living and working in urban spaces has become a hot topic in recent times. Studies from around the world are proving time and again that health improvements can be seen in areas where trees are integrated into the built environment. So, it is becoming imperative […]