@andyheald.bsky.social
Forester & tree farmer ๐ฒ๐ณ๐จ๐ฝโ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐ฅญ๐ชต Inclusive landscape scale solutions Regenerative bioeconomy Sustainable cities Works with the amazing Inovaland team Lives in Edinburgh
A great and informative watch for 20mins. โฌ๏ธ
#positiveforestry
Collection of young conifers, and other trees and plants, growing in the botanical gardens
Quick walk through @thebotanics.bsky.social this afternoon.
Interesting to see these two ancient ๐ฒAraucariaceae cousins growing next to each and compare their shape and form.
On the left Monkey Puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) and on the right the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis)
Completely agree that tree planting campaigns need to be carefully planned.
Majority of monoculture plantations are planted to produce timber/fibre.
The article seems to ignore that we need timber, & also criticises growing them on marginal land.
We need timber plantations AND natural forests
Position Announcement : Assistant/Associate Professor
"Forest Genetics, Genomics, & Tree Breeding"
At the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Application deadline: 1 March 2026
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/464...
Save the Date!
On 16th October 2026, the SRUC School of Natural and Social Sciences' Future Landscape Conference will be going ahead at our Barony Campus in Dumfries.
Interested in learning more? Email Conference Chair โ Ely Blyth at ely.blyth@sruc.ac.uk.
๐ข Next week, the Forest Talks webinar series returns for its third edition!
๐ฐ๏ธ Sister initiatives @forestnavigeu.bsky.social, @forestpaths.eu and PathFinder will come together once again as co-organisers, sharing insights on the importance of #EarthObservation in forestry.
Follow Woods for the Trees on Eventbrite for updates on our 2026 Wood-Wide Webinar series!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/woods-for-...
#webinars #trees #forestry #environment #naturalhistory
๐งListen to our latest #podcast episode where we talk about a ๐ฒforest-based bioeconomy๐ณ!
๐ฑOur guests Ivana ลฝivojinoviฤ and Ricardo Vargas Carpintero from the IUFRO Bioeconomy Task Force explain what it takes to transition to a sustainable #bioeconomy.
โฏ๏ธ www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b...
We have to insulate >9 billion square meters until 2050 in the EU.
I don't think it needs many brain cells to realize that this needs to be done with regenerative materials like straw; which is available and cheap instead of fossil, synthetic materials.
So many opportunities for home grown lower carbon bio-materials in a more sustainable future.
And yet these opportunities are often ignored in discussions about land use and net zero.
Do arborglyphs hurt aspen? In our newest paper we examined the ecological effects of arborglyphs. Aspen with arborglyphs had 19% faster radial growth, and no 10-yr mortality bump. This is likely because people carve the healthiest and largest trees!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Truman D. Picard Scholarship uplifts Native students like Cameron Macias, carrying forward land-based knowledge. Open to Native undergrad + grad students in Natural Resources, with preference for Forestry ๐ฟ and Fire ๐ฅ. $4,000 award. Deadline: March 20, 2026.
Apply: app.ezfiledrop.com/5...
Across much of Europe, there is significant interest in the opportunities of a forest based bioeconomy.
To decarbonise our economy we will need to replace high carbon materials with lower carbon biobased ones.
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www.linkedin.com/posts/the-eu...
It could be โjelly earโ - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricul...
15.02.2026 09:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The future of low carbon construction is already here, itโs just unevenly distributed ๐ฒ๐ช๐๏ธ๐๏ธ
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Forestry, timber security & national resilience: a call to action ๐ณ
The UKโs latest national security assessment highlights the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse โ and the urgent need for resilient, domestic forestry and timber supply.
๐ charteredforesters.org/forestry-tim...
๐ฒ Ready for your next move in forestry? Explore roles on the RFS Forestry Jobs Board from employers like Savills, the Forestry Commission & Robinson Forestry Ltd. Get fortnightly updates by becoming a member. ๐ฑ
www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/
#ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs
Future #ThickTrunkTuesday - Ceiba Pentandra planted July 2024 - Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ
10.02.2026 21:20 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
#ThickTrunkTuesday - Bobiri Forest Reserve near Kumasi, Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ณ
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Science Insight: 5 women driving the future of forestry through science โย Explained
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Entries now open for prestigious Royal Forestry Society Awards
09.02.2026 09:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Why is afforestation not a global sprint, should this be a thing:
* "I spend all my holidays planting trees."
* "I'd never buy clear cut timber products."
* ...
"There was 6.8Mha of forest growth over 2015-25, but 10.9Mha of forest lost."
www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi....
African Mahogany seeds - Khaya Senegalensis and Khaya Ivorensis - being sown now and the seedlings will be planted out in May for the Atebubu Forest Landscape Restoration project in Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ณ atebubu.inovaland.earth
08.02.2026 07:41 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
www.livescience.com/planet-earth... #reforestation #forestry #climate #climatechange
05.02.2026 20:49 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A study from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that deer scrapes on the ground and rubs on trees radiate a photoluminescence, or glow, under ultraviolet light. The glow may help deer to leave messages for potential mates!
https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa
This is really positive - very pleased for the team at Christieโs and their suppliers ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฒ
05.02.2026 12:28 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Discover how structured chainsaw training improves safety, confidence and compliance for farming, forestry and agroforestry work across Scotland.
04.02.2026 15:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Forestry Commission is offering a 3-year, paid #apprenticeship programme for Development #Woodland Officers, designed to kickstart a career in #forestry. The Professional #Forester Apprenticeship programme is open to school leavers, graduates, or anyone changing #careers: www.gov.uk/guidance/app...
04.02.2026 13:08 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
DO you have a passion for forestry operations AND want to work for one of the UK's leading woodland investment firms? Then we have good news for you.
03.02.2026 15:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Be quick, if you are interested in working with us in Brazil.
We have had a lot of interest and will be closing later this week. ๐ง๐ท๐ณ
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
