Interview with Founder and Director of Tree Sparks
The Institute of Chartered Foresters interviews Jemima Letts, Founder and Director of Tree Sparks, as she prepares to address the Institute’s flagship conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry this April in Oxford. Who is Jemima Letts? Jemima is an undergraduate forestry student in her final year at Bangor University. She previously worked as an […]
Urban Tree Establishment
TreePans is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). With a continued push to plant more trees across the country, its never been a more difficult time to establish trees in our urban environment. As an urban forester, I always struggled to keep my trees mulched and watered and also the grounds teams […]
Local Authority Adopted Cellweb® Footpath
Geosynthetics Limited is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Woolton Fields Development, Liverpool Introduction In 2017 Redrow Homes and Liverpool City Council embarked on the redevelopment of the Old Lower Lee School site on Beaconsfiled Rd, Woolton, Liverpool. The site contained numerous high-value trees which would be retained and incorporated into the […]
Managing tree data nationally
Bluesky is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). The Bluesky National Tree Map (NTM) identifies the location of more than 280 million trees nationwide, detailing their height and canopy cover. The data was created using innovative algorithms and image processing techniques in combination with the most up-to-date and detailed aerial photography and […]
What’s in a nursery?
Wyevale Nurseries Ltd is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Well, plants of course. And from a Tree Officer`s point of view; Trees! – But is that true? A nursery these days can be just a shopfront, tree supplies like any commodity can be traded and rattle in from anywhere, the cheapest supplier […]
Showing the way to tread the inventory path
KaarbonTech is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). KaarbonTech supply asset management solutions and surveying services to the local authority market. In fact, KaarbonTech systems manage approximately 33% of the local authority highway network for one or more asset. We are predominately involved in drainage, tree and grit bins and provide surveying […]
Keep your eyes and ears open for new opportunities!
Sorbus International is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). Trade conferences and exhibitions have always been a key part of the business year for Sorbus. Not only do we get the pleasure of meeting existing and new customers – and despite the revolutions in IT and social media there is still no […]
Promoting preparation: Tree health & biosecurity plans
Forestry Commission is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). If a notifiable pest or disease were to be found affecting a tree, woodland, or forest under your management, what would be your response? Would you: Take early retirement? Ask yourself where you are going to find the additional time and funding to […]
Remote Sensing Technologies for Tree Disease Management: A Case Study
2Excel geospatial is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). This article presents research conducted to investigate the potential capabilities of airborne hyperspectral imagery for the assessment of ash dieback in a hedgerow environment. Hyperspectral imagery consists of hundreds of narrow bands across the visible and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum providing […]
The New Unit London to Host A Portrait of the Tree
They are the longest living organism on the planet and essential to life as we know it. But when did you last really look at a tree? One person who has had a strong connection with trees for as long as he can remember is renowned photographer Adrian Houston. Five years ago, increasingly concerned that […]