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Our Royal Patron: King Charles
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is greatly honoured to receive the Royal Patronage of His Majesty King Charles.
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Observatree: A New Collaboration
It is National Plant Health Week from 6-12 May. The Royal Forestry Society is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Observatree, the tree health citizen science project that promotes tree health surveillance and reporting.
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Green the UK x RFS Webinar: Resilient Tree Planting for the Future
An expert webinar for sponsors of Climate Resistant Tree Planting in partnership with Green the UK & the RFS. Hosted by Xanthe Caldecott and featuring Jen Turner, Development Manager.
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Fighting Phytophthora – the plant destroyers
In recent times, foresters will have become all too familiar with the problems that Phytophthoras can bring. The name Phytophthora derives from Greek and literally means “plant destroyer.”
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Sweet Chestnut Health Check: Help Fight a Double Threat
Sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) are distinctive and popular, but they face a double threat.
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Successful Forestry Careers Roadshow at Coleg Glynllifon
Enjoy reading about how the RFS and other organisations are banding together to inspire and motivate the future generations of foresters.
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Remembering: The Lord Clinton
We are sad to report the passing of The Lord Clinton, who was President of the RFS between 2001 and 2003.
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Goshawk Article Wins James Cup
Congratulations go to Anna Field. Her Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF) article 'Goshawk as Predators of Grey Squirrel in Gloucestershire' has won the RFS James Cup.
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Excellence Awards: Enter by 30 April
Our Excellence in Forestry Awards 2024 are open for entries until 30 April.
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How Dothistroma has Blighted our Forests
Katherine Tubby has been part of Forest Research’s Tree Health team at Alice Holt since 2000. She researches the impacts and management of pests and diseases including Dothistroma needle blight (DNB). Operationally, she says, DNB is currently best tackled using silvicultural means.
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No Masks Are Needed In The Forest
Becky Wilkinson, Learning & Outreach Manager, contributed a blog article on neurodiversity and forestry careers for The Neurodivergent Coach blog.
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#ForestDay: 5 Ways We Are Innovating
Thursday 21st March is the United Nations' International Day of Forests 2024. This year the theme is ‘Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World’. At the Royal Forestry Society we have been encouraging innovation in many ways.
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