Ginette Alexander

@actionoak.bsky.social have published their Annual Report for 2024-25 ahead of #NationalTreeWeek.

The report features a range of research including on:

☁️ How elevated CO2 levels will impact our oaks

🌱 How defence priming could protect seedlings

➕ and more!

See below for more 👇

#ActionOak

At the @forest-protection.bsky.social #BritainsForestFuture conference. Keynote speaker Prof. Bianca Ambrose-Oji talked about the interface between research and practice - highlighting the need for more development of research to facilitate practical implementation of best practice.

#PlantHealth 🌳

Hidden invaders | UK Fungus Day By Ginette Alexander, Head of Tree Health and Training, The Yorkshire Arboretum

For this year's #UKFungusDay, Ginette Alexander (Head of Tree Health and Training) writes about how tricky tree troubles are tackled at The Yorkshire Arboretum. 🌳 Read Ginette's blog on Hidden invaders - fungal foes in our trees: www.ukfungusday.co.uk/hiddeninvaders
#fungi #trees

It was great to host the guys from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social last week and talk to them about the work we do at #TheTreeHealthCentre to help protect our trees.
Keep in touch 🌳

I feel your pain. I painfully remember the day I dropped a punnet of raspberries in my lap while wearing white linen trousers at work 🫣 that was a fun day.

Anytime @cobwebdr.bsky.social and thanks for letting our #TreeHealthVolunteers tag along for the experience.

#PlantHealth

@forestresearchuk.bsky.social @cobwebdr.bsky.social

Frontiers | Public Arboreta, Genetic Trials, and Reciprocal Plantings: Sentinels for Early Detection of Non-native Insects and Pathogens and Protecting Tree Genetic Resources Public arboreta are botanical gardens devoted to trees that often preserve species outside their native range. Along with other established ex situ resources...

📢 Call for Abstracts!

Special Issue in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change focused on innovations in plant health, climate resilience, policy, and public engagement—through the power of sentinel plants🌱🪲🦠

🗓️ Submit yours (deadline 8 June): www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

📣 Citizen Science opportunity ⬇️

A woman using a microscope. Text says Applications now open. Apprentice of the Year Award. Deadline 8 July 2025

If you are, or know of, an apprentice working within the UK bioscience sector then apply for the RSB Apprentice of the Year Award!

The award recognises apprentices' contributions to their teams & the wider bioscience community.

www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved...

#apprenticeoftheyear #apprenticeships

🚨 #CitizenScience opportunity supporting AOD research.

#PlantHealth

Encouraging to hear from Neil about the successes in his current #OPM project so far.

Nice to hear about what’s happening at CFP today at #ActionOakpartnerEvent @rbgkew.bsky.social

In interesting talk from Dan updating us with APHAs latest research in grey squirrel management @rbgkew.bsky.social

Great to hear Sara’s presentation today at @rbgkew.bsky.social for the #actionoakpartnerevent25

#PlantHealthWeek 🌱

#PlantHealthWeek: Survey key pests and pathogens! 🔬🦠

Explore IPSN’s new sampling protocols—developed with global partners —for step-by-step guidance, consistent sample collection & early detection support

📚 Download & put them in practice today: bgci.org/ipsn-samplin...

#PlantHealthWeek: Boost collection biosecurity!🛡️🌱

Promote best practices and keep staff & visitors informed with FREE training, info & signage resources from @green-goddess.bsky.social at the TreeHealthCenter & IPSN

Raise biosecurity awareness & protect plants!
👉 www.bgci.org/ipsn-publica...

Delighted to welcome this years @harperadamsuni.bsky.social Plant pathology MSc students to The Tree Health Centre at The Yorkshire Arboretum this morning for the longhorn beetle outbreak workshop.

#PlantHealthProfessionals🥼#PlantHealthWeek🌱
# PlantPathology🔬
#TreeHealth🌳
@cobwebdr.bsky.social

A great (and busy) day of #PlantHealthWeek getting colleagues at Fera Science Ltd. to make fungi and spores on our stall to show them the wonders of Mycology. They made some superb models! 🍄👩‍🎨

#PlantHealthWeek 🌱

It's #PlantHealthWeek and this year's focus is about appreciating the value plants provide to our society, understanding that we all have a responsibility and a role to play in protecting and keeping them healthy. 🌱🌳 #NationalHedgerowWeek

📣 This #PlantHealthWeek we’re launching a new set of plant & tree health resources, created to support implementation of good biosecurity practices in botanic gardens and arboreta internationally.

🔗Download FREE: www.yorkshirearboretum.org/hub-print
@ipsn-bgci.bsky.social
#TreeHealthCentre #THC

📣 Exhibit A:
Michael Long PHP MRSB - most excellent role model for anyone looking at mycolgy 🍄diagnostics 🔍 and plant health 🌿career development 🤓

#PlantHealthWeek

#PlantHealthWeek 🌱

#PlantHealthWeek 🌱

#PlantHealthWeek: Stay ahead of emerging plant health threats!🛡️🐛🦠

Support your garden’s biosecurity by sharing IPSN's Organism Alert Posters🚨
Designed to raise awareness and support the rapid detection of new and emerging risks

⬇️Download and📍display them! www.bgci.org/resources/bg...

#PlantHealthWeek 🌱

#planthealthweek

Eucalyptus extract in funnel

🚨 Calling all undergrads!
Looking for a paid placement year in science, conservation, or curation? 🌿
Kew’s 12-month Sandwich Internships are now live - 6 incredible roles working with Kew experts and real collections 🗓️ Deadline: 11 May
🔗 careers.kew.org/stud-appr-in...