Trees, People and the Built Environment 5 – Post Event Tickets Now On Sale!
Following our fantastic two-day #TPBE5 conference in April this year, we’re delighted to offer post-event access to all conference content for those who couldn’t make it at the time. Accessible through our dedicated online conference platform, Pheedloop, these post-event ticket options offer access to all eight main sessions of the conference […]
Policy Roundup – May 2024
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news From 30 April to 2 May, the Institute’s Executive Director, Louise Simpson, and President, Geraint Richards MVO FICFor, visited Freiburg University Forestry School to explore German urban forestry practices, talk to forestry […]
Bangor University to celebrate 120 years of forestry teaching
One of the oldest “forestry universities” in the UK – and the first to offer a degree in forestry – is celebrating 120 years of forestry teaching. Bangor forestry graduates and staff will be celebrating the 120th anniversary over the weekend of 6 and 7 September 2024. Visit this page for more information and to […]
Chief Plant Health Officer urges increased vigilance to sightings of Asian hornet ahead of summer season
The UK’s Chief Plant Health Officer Nicola Spence has urged UK beekeepers and the public to be increasingly vigilant to the presence of Asian hornet and report any sightings as we move into the peak summer season. The Asian hornet is smaller than our native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than […]
Read about our Harvesting & Marketing SIG’s 2024 Study Tour
Our Harvesting & Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) held their first Study Tour in March 2024 in South Scotland. Emma Grey, Operations Manager at Scottish Forestry and member of the SIG, has reported back on the Study Tour’s activities and outcomes. The first Harvesting & Marketing SIG tour began with an introduction from Neil McKay […]
Institute of Chartered Foresters celebrates launch of new Technical membership category
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Technical membership category, aimed at opening membership to skilled arboriculturists and foresters currently working in technical roles across the sector. Institute members voted to introduce the new category at their AGM in May 2021, to support and recognise an under-represented […]
Professional Forester of the Year Winner Announced at Confor Dinner & Awards 2024
The Institute of Chartered Foresters is delighted to announce that Gordon Brown MICFor, Managing Director of TreeStory, has been awarded Professional Forester of the Year 2024. Presented on 12 March at the Confor Dinner & Awards 2024, the award recognises contributions to the betterment of forestry on a community, regional, national or international level. Professional […]
National Tree Officers Conference 2024 – Call for Presentations now open
Building on the success of eight previous events, we’re delighted to announce the National Tree Officers Conference will return on the 6 November 2024. Proudly hosted by the Association of Tree Officers (ATO), Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF), London Tree Officers Association (LTOA) and the Municipal Tree Officers’ Association (MTOA), the conference will take […]
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2024 – One Month Left to Nominate
There is now just over one month left to nominate for Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards! Jean Nairn, Executive Director of Scotland’s Finest Woods, gives us an insight into what we can expect this year… The landscape is changing, in more ways than one. Forestry and farming are now working more closely together with agroforestry becoming […]
Leading professional institutes to gather for Trees, People and the Built Environment 5
Early Bird Tickets now available Conference at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham and Online – 23 & 24 April 2024 How can trees contribute to the quality of place for both people and nature? How can they contribute to net zero ambitions for our built and natural environments? Kevin McCloud MBE FICFor (Hon), host of Channel 4’s popular […]