The Institute Interviews, Forestry Award Winner, Reginald Eddy
The Institute interviews Reginald Eddy on winning the 2017 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award. Reginald’s placement is with 2017 Award Programme employer AT Coombes Associates Ltd. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF/IFC). Why did you apply for the award? After hearing about The Prince of Wales Forest Leadership […]
The Institute Interviews, Forestry Award Winner, Theresa Reichlin
The Institute interviews Theresa Reichlin on winning the 2017 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award. Theresa’s placement is with 2017 Award Programme employer Pryor and Rickett Silviculture. She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF/IFC). Why did you apply for the award? I’ve had various opportunities to participate in activities […]
The Importance of Soil
Associate member Andrew Macqueen is a Forest Manager for South West Scotland at Tilhill Forestry. Andrew was one of the hosts for ICF’s South Scotland Regional Group Meeting: Cultivation of Soils for Forestry in Tweedsmuir on the 5th of July 2017. He demonstrated a depth of knowledge about soil at the event. “Essentially, all life […]
Dougal Driver FICFor, CEnv shares his thoughts for World Environment Day
Blog by Dougal Driver FICFor, CEnv a Fellow of the Institute. Based on his thought provoking speech at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers on 5th June 2017 at the Society for the Environment’s, World Environment Day Conference. MANATURE In the 1840s, a young Karl Marx pre-empted his later and more famous theories with an erudite […]
Peter Wilson FICFor CEnv Feels Connected to Nature
The Institute asked Chartered Forester Peter Wilson FICFor CEnv (Chartered Environmentalist) a Fellow of the Institute, owner at Wilson Applied Consultancy, on how he feels connected with nature for World Environment Day. “What I really enjoy on my day off is getting out and having a good walk in the countryside, seeing real trees and […]
Is Clear-Felling Past its Sell-by Date?
Professional Member James Andrew Reilly MICFor explains the drawbacks of clear-felling. As a silvicultural system, clear-felling has limited utility. Furthermore, its widespread use damages the forestry industry. Its use in the UK was brought about by necessity – the need to secure timber supplies in time of war. With only a small area under forestry, […]
How Lockhart Garratt is Connecting with Nature
Chartered Forester Justin Mumford FICFor CEnv a Fellow of the Institute, Managing Director at Lockhart Garratt, tells us how Lockhart Garratt is connecting with nature. The two assumptions that people always make when you tell them that you’re a forester are a) that you work for the Forestry Commission and b) you’re very environmentally friendly. […]
What does ‘Connected to Nature’ mean to a Forester?
Professional Member Tim Hall MICFor, Head of Operations Scotland at The Woodland Trust, gives his views on how a Forester is ‘Connected to Nature’. World Environment Day, this year on 5 June, is a United Nations initiative to raise global awareness and encourage people and governments to protect nature. The theme for 2017 is ‘Connecting […]
Interview with John Parker, Senior Technical Specialist at Transport for London
John Parker, Senior Technical Specialist – Arboriculture and Landscape at Transport for London, tells us about his views of the upcoming National Tree Officers Conference. What is the benefit of having the National Tree Officers Conference? The National Tree Officers Conference is an amazing opportunity for tree officers from all over the UK to get together […]
Dr Rob Hawkins reports on The ARB show 2017
Dr Rob Hawkins, ICF Technical Officer, attended The ARB Show 2017 in May, the biggest show in the event’s 19 year history. Dr Hawkins reports on his experience. The ARB Show 2017 took place on the 12-13 May at Westonbirt Arboretum. I went along to see what makes it the place to go for Arboriculturists […]