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RFS Welsh Coast Redwoods help Garden Club of America celebrate 100 years at the Chelsea Flower Show
14 May 2013
The RFS Welsh Coast Redwoods are helping to evoke 100 years of conservation and evolution for the Garden Club of America (GCA), as it celebrates its centenary with a spectacular exhibit at...
Four awarded Randle Travel Bursaries
09 May 2013
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has awarded four Randle Travel Bursaries to help foresters carry out independent study in Canada, Ethiopia and in Europe. RFS Development Director Simon Lloyd...
Free practical tree health workshops at the Three Counties Show, 14 June
26 April 2013
Free practical workshops on tree health are being held at the Three Counties Show thanks to a link-up between the RFS, the Country Landowners Association (CLA), the NFU and FC England. The...
RFS celebrates move to Upton Estate
17 April 2013
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has pledged to strengthen the voice of its members in crucial debates on UK forestry and woodland management as it celebrates its move to the Hay Barns on...
Quarterly Journal of Forestry – Sharing knowledge
03 April 2013
Cone production, canopy cover to control vegetation, rare birch – a few of the fascinating articles in the April issue of the Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF) which is free to RFS...
RFS joins appeal to Environment Secretary
03 April 2013
The RFS is one of 13 signatories to a letter to Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, calling on him not to merge Forestry Commission England with Natural England or the Environment Agency....
Three shortlisted for RFS Schools Excellence Award 2013
27 March 2013
An art gallery in Warwickshire and primary schools in Stalybridge, Cheshire, and Halesowen, West Midlands, have been shortlisted for the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Excellence in Forestry...
RFS welcomes £1.5 million for Chalara research but calls for more support for landowners
27 March 2013
The RFS has welcomed a £1.5 million research project to identify Chalara-resistant ash trees, but is appealing for an expansion of the ‘high priority’ area of support for landowners.
James Cup win for article challenging Douglas fir yield forecasts
17 March 2013
Donald Macdonald, Cowdray Estate Head Forester, has scooped the prestigious James Cup which is awarded each year to the best article in the RFS Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF...
Springing into action - RFS events 2013
03 March 2013
From carbon finance and managing mixed woodlands, to continuous cover forestry and SSSI coppicing – our exciting new season of woodland meetings is about to begin. Details are on our