Institute of Chartered Foresters Welcomes New President
Institute of Chartered Foresters Welcomes New President The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is pleased to announce that Professor Julian Evans OBE, BSc, PhD, DSc, FICFor, formerly its Vice President, has been elected President by members at their recent AGM and national conference in Glasgow. A Fellow of the Institute, Julian graduated with a degree […]
Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce Publish Final report
Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce Publish Final report In the last few years, several new or previously unrecognised pests and pathogens have emerged as significant risks to the UK’s plants, including trees in woodlands, commercial forests and in the urban environment. Given this background, Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser established an independent, expert Taskforce […]
Urgent action to control spread of larch disease
Urgent action to control spread of larch disease The body that looks after the environment in Wales is taking urgent action after surveys showed that a disease which kills larch trees is spreading. The disease, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, was first discovered in Wales in the Afan Valley three years ago and […]
Futurologist Hails Chartered Foresters as Shining Example
Futurologist Hails Chartered Foresters as Shining Example (Image: Mark Stevenson with Outgoing ICF President Fenning Welstead) When futurologist Mark Stevenson accepted an invitation to address the recent Institute of Chartered Foresters’ National Conference, little did he think that he would leave the event heralding the delegates […]
New Forestry E-Lecture Series Fosters International Links
New Forestry E-Lecture Series Fosters International Links The call is out for forestry professionals in the UK to sign up for a new free e-lecture series this month as part of a project aimed at building links with their counterparts in Canada. The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and Forest Research, both based in the […]
Tree Professionals Urged to Comment on New BS 8545 Draft
Tree Professionals Urged to Comment on New BS 8545 Draft Draft for Public Comment:BS 8545 Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape – Recommendations Review published: 18 June 2013Review end date: 31 August 2013 Draft Scope: This British Standard gives recommendations for transplanting young trees successfully from the nursery, through to achieving their eventual […]
Forestry Commission Announce Joint Action to Tackle Larch Disease
Forestry Commission Announce Joint Action to Tackle Larch Disease Forestry Commission Scotland is joining forces with the forestry sector to take action to tackle a significant increase in a tree disease that kills larch trees. Phytophthora ramorum on larch was first found in Dumfries & Galloway in 2010 but survey work carried out this spring […]
ICF Fellow recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Institute of Chartered Foresters Fellow Dr Robert McIntosh CBE, who received an Honour for services to forestry in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Dr McIntosh, from Kinross, was appointed Director of Environment and Forestry Directorate at the Scottish Government in February this year. In this role he is responsible for policy on forestry, […]
ICF Announces Best Student Award Winner for University of Edinburgh
Graduate celebrates award-winning research to protect Scot’s pine but fears our future foresters also need safeguarding University of Edinburgh student Rosemary Erin Haskell was named the Institute of Chartered Foresters’ Best Student for those graduating from forestry-related degree courses at the University. Erin (22) was delighted to receive her award at her graduation ceremony on […]
ICF President Takes Leading Role in Forest Science and Innovation
Institute of Chartered Foresters President Takes Leading Role in Forest Science and Innovation The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is delighted to announce that its President Professor Julian Evans OBE, BSc, PhD, DSc, FICFor has been appointed by the Forestry Commission (FC) as Chair of a new Expert Committee on Forest Science established to support […]