2016 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award Winners Announced
2016 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award Winners Announced Nicholas Hill and Ellinor Dobie, ICF Student members at Bangor University, are both winners of the 2016 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award. Four top students from Canada and the United Kingdom have been selected as this year’s recipients of The Prince of Wales Forest […]
ICF Recruits Future Foresters in Less Than 60 Seconds
A new video produced by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and sponsored by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) is showing young people the diversity of roles in the forestry sector and challenging stereotypes – all in less than a minute. Forestry Careers in 60 Seconds showcases the numerous career paths that the sector has to […]
The Wandering Tree Visits Edinburgh
The ICF team visited the wandering tree on its visit to Edinburgh. The wandering tree visited Edinburgh on 17 March to support the call for a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People. This 3D artwork has been created by the Woodland Trust and aims to encourage members of the public to share their woodland […]
Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016-2021 Published
Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016-2021 Published The Institute welcomes the publication of A Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016 – 2021, in which the Scottish Government emphasises the importance of integrated land management that promotes sustainability. The Scottish Government ran a consultation in January, to which ICF responded with members’ feedback. We stressed the […]
Forest Economics Prize Winners Shed Light on Global Softwood Economics
Forest Economics Prize Winners Shed Light on Global Softwood Economics Winners of the inaugural Forestry Economics Prize have shed new light on gobal softwood economics, according to a line-up of experts on the prize committee. Dr Wei-Yew Chang and Dr Chris Gaston, of the University of British Columbia, have been honoured with the award by […]
ICF Timber Conference Delegates Learn Market Potential
More than 250 delegates attended the 2016 ICF National Conference: The Timber Supply Chain: Dynamics and Opportunities on 27-28 April in Newcastle. Keynote speaker Dr Peter Bonfield OBE, Founder of Grown in Britain, challenged the conference delegates not to passively listen to the discussion, but to really “think what you can give”. These sentiments were […]
ICF SE England Group Gets to Grips with Risk Management in Oxford
On 19 April 2016 the ICF South East England Regional Group met at the Oxford University Harcourt Arboretum for their spring event, Business as Usual: Risk management for practitioners and their business. The morning comprised an indoor seminar session with a variety of speakers providing us with stimulating presentations on risk management in its broadest […]
Grey Squirrel Management Handbook Published
A comprehensive guide to grey squirrel control, The Grey Squirrel Management Handbook, has been published by the European Squirrel Initiative. Written by Charles Dutton FICFor, an ICF Fellow who has worked in grey squirrel research and management for over 30 years, this practical new handbook has been designed for use in the field. The book […]
ICF Statement on Brexit
On Thursday 23 June a majority of the Great British public voted to leave the EU. ICF President, David Henderson-Howat FICFor said: “The outcome of the EU referendum will clearly have far-reaching consequences for forestry and arboriculture in the UK. Some of the potential impacts have been outlined by members in blog articles posted on […]
Booking Opens for National Tree Officers Conference 2016
Booking Opens for National Tree Officers Conference 2016 Booking has opened for the 2016 National Tree Officers Conference, which takes place on 9 November in Telford. This is the first event organised by the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA), the Municipal Tree Officers Association (MTOA), and facilitated by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF). The […]