Watch: BBC Earth Video on Street Trees
This is an excellent video from BBC Earth on the importance of street trees featuring Associate member, Colleen O’Sullivan (London Tree Officers Association), and Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 speaker, Dr Nadina Galle (Ecological Engineer).
Urban Greening & Climate Resilience: Interview with Yvonne Lynch
It’s now less than 3 months until Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 – our triennial conference on urban greenspace. In advance of the conference we’ll be presenting a series of interviews with some of our featured speakers. This interview is with Keynote Speaker Yvonne Lynch, Urban Greening Strategist for the Royal Commission for […]
Urban Forestry: Interview with Professor Richard Hauer
It’s now less than 3 months until Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 – our triennial conference on urban greenspace. In advance of the conference we’ll be presenting a series of interviews with some of our featured speakers. This week, we speak with Professor Richard Hauer of the University of Wisconsin. As a Professor […]
Nadina Galle Previews Her Presentation for Trees, People and the Built Environment 4
Hailing from evolutionary biology and earth sciences, Nadina now works at the nexus of cities, ecology, and technology. Ahead of Trees, People and the Built Environment 4, Nadina gives us a preview of her presentation, where she will be speaking with Sophie Nitoslawski from the University of British Columbia. #TheBigIdea and the next frontier in […]
Have Your Say on the Future of Arboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Landscape Apprenticeships
The Insitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched a major review of apprenticeships for Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care in England. The review will recommend changes to our existing apprenticeships and set the priorities for apprenticeships in our industries going forward. A consultation supporting this review is now open until 4 December. It is […]
Programme Launched for Trees, People and the Built Environment 4
International Urban Trees Conference Programme Announced With urban forestry high on the political and social agenda, the programme for the UK’s foremost international urban trees research conference has been announced, highlighting the critical importance of creating resilient towns and cities with innovative green infrastructure solutions. Download Programme>> Almost 100 papers were submitted to the Trees, […]
International Urban Tree Expert to Chair Global Conference in Birmingham
Renowned expert on trees, green spaces and public health in urban environments, Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, is to chair one of the foremost international conferences on tree research and urban greenspace which comes to Birmingham in 2020. Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 (TPBE4), an international event which is held every three years, encompasses the […]
Bellway Homes TreeBunker
Wrekin Products is a sponsor of the 2018 National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC). The Holmwood Park development of new homes in Ferndown, Dorset, has been created by Bellway Homes Ltd on a site surrounded by large green spaces including 1,000 acres of stunning parkland and forest. The aim of the new residential development was to create an […]
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 […]