Rate of growth
In a previous post “Grade in Britain” we said that “rate of growth”, as a concept in timber grading, isn’t so closely linked to the […]
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Grade in Britain
For a more up-to-date post on properties see Grade in Britain revisited. Introduction We looked at British spruce in a previous post. It is, for […]
ICF national conference 2016
The Institute of Chartered Foresters is holding their annual conference on 27-28 April at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The programme aims to challenge conventional thinking on the cascading […]
Forestry careers in 60 seconds
This new video, produced by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and sponsored by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), aims to show young people the diversity […]
Our forests, our people
Yesterday (March 21st) was International Day of Forests so this is a slightly belated post. Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, performing […]
Tree breeding and forest products
There was a good turn out to Forest Research’s seminar on Wednesday 17th February. Speakers covered a range of topics related to tree breeding and diversification […]
Tree breeding & forest products event
This free event is being organised by Forest Research in conjunction with Partners and the Forestry Commission and will take place at Newbattle Abbey College (Dalkeith) […]
Confor conference – forestry in Scotland
Professor Sean Smith, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Construction, in which our Centre sits, will be speaking at the Confederation of Forest Industries’ conference […]
Scots forestry – £1 billion contribution
Forestry Commission Scotland has, today, published a report which reveals that Scotland’s forestry sector contributes nearly £1 billion to the economy through forest management, timber processing […]