The Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award 2017 Opens for Applications
A prestigious international forestry exchange programme, endorsed by HRH The Prince of Wales, has opened for applications. The Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award offers a CAD$12,000 bursary and Canadian work placement opportunity to two UK recipients. Award winners, chosen from student and graduate applicants in the partner countries, gain valuable professional experience through an […]
ICF Joins The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Launch at Buckingham Palace
On 15 November ICF President David Henderson Howatt FICFor and Executive Director Shireen Chambers FICFor visited Buckingham Palace for the launch of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC). Hosted by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, the reception acknowledged the dedications from 20 countries across the Commonwealth to the […]
Sad Loss of David Bills
Sad Loss of David Bills The forestry community suffered a sad loss on Sunday with the passing of David Bills. Former Forestry Commission Director-General and ICF Fellow, David was much loved and respected amongst his forestry peers. ICF extends its deepest sympathies to David’s family and friends at this sad time. Tribute is paid to […]
New Consultation Aims to Modernise Wildlife Law
New Consultation Aims to Modernise Wildlife Law A consultation led by the Law Commission seeking views on how wildlife law should be modernised and simplified has opened today. The current law regulating wildlife is spread over a collection of Acts dating back to 1831. The original purpose of much of the law was to govern […]
Independent Panel in Northumberland
The Independent Panel on Forestry Visits Northumberland Shireen Chambers MICFor – Executive Director, ICF Last week the Independent Panel on Forestry visited Northumberland which included a visit to Kielder Forest. The local residents made their feelings clear with banners such as the one above. The Panel spent an evening listening to local residents and organisations […]
BBC Tree Disease Feature
BBC Tree Disease Feature on iPlayer Last night the BBC gave coverage to the phytophthora pathogen problems in Wales and tonight Forest Research will be on the news. Footage of extensive areas of felled larch taken from a hot air balloon is very dramatic. The feature piece on FR and tree diseases is on at […]
Firefighters Quell Massive Fire on Scottish Moors
Firefighters Quell Massive Fire on Scottish Moors Firefighters and forestry workers have stopped a moorland blaze at Drumburn Hill which started on Monday. There were fears it would spread to the adjacent 70-hectare forest near Kirkbean and Southwick. The Forestry Commission provided off-road vehicles to get vital equipment to the site, as well as trying […]
Task Force Boost to Sustainable Forestry
Task Force Boost to Sustainable Forestry The Government has announced it will implement a host of the forestry sector’s own recommendations to boost sustainable forestry and the green economy in its response to the Forestry Regulation Task Force published on 27 March 2012. The Task Force identified more than 40 ways to make it easier […]
Longhorn Beetle Found in UK
Longhorn Beetle Found in UK The Asian long-horned beetle (ALB) has been found for the first time in the UK, causing serious concern among Foresters and Arboriculturists about the possibility of a wider outbreak. The Forestry Commission has issued a press release with details on measures to be taken to contain the threat. […]
ICF Announces Silvicultural Prize Winners
ICF Announces Silvicultural Prize Winners ICF is delighted to announce that Barry Gardiner, Jean-Michel Leban, David Auty and Helen Simpson are joint winners of the 2011 Percy Stubbs, John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture for their co-authored paper “‘Models for predicting wood density of British-grown Sitka spruce”. Their winning paper […]