Past events - 2004

 

Action for Priority Woodland Species

Leicester - 15^th to 16^th December 2004

Meeting reported on the latest research findings and other actions for Priority Species associated with woodland in the UK.

Organised by: Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Forestry Commission

Thames Valley (TV) Bioenergy Coppice

Farnham, Surrey - 14^th December 2004

Green energy from your land - information for potential growers.

Sponsored by: TV Energy, Oxfordshire County Council, Hampshire County Council, Defra

Beyond wood: the value of non-timber forest products

Cornwall - 2^nd to 5^th December 2004

Workshop to increase awareness amongst young foresters of the importance of Non Timber Forest Products and the complex nature of their conservation, development and utilisation.

Final report posted.

Organised by: Eden Project, Commonwealth Forestry Association and International Forestry Students Association

Trees for life

Surrey - 3^rd November 2004

Lecture that discussed the value of trees to neighbourhoods and communities, the reduction of energy consumption and alleviation of climate change and how trees can be used with microorganisms to remediate contaminated land.

Organised by: University of Surrey

The conservation and restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS)

Various venues - mid September to early November 2004

A series of ten regional events that updaed woodland managers on PAWS restoration practices.

Organised by: Forestry Commission England

Strategic Tree Risk Management: developing defensible systems

Worcestershire - 27^th and 28^th October 2004

Working towards a practicable, legally acceptable, standardised system for managing potential tree risk.

The International Arboriculture Association (ISA) UK & Ireland Chapter Annual Conference.

Organised by: ISA, supported by Forest Research

Environment 2004 – Choice in a changing environment

Birmingham - 26^th and 27^th October 2004

Practical steps needed to address environmental issues.

Organised by: Environment Agency

British & Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme - Field Day & AGM

Pitlochry - 21^st to 22^ndOctober 2004

Field day provided updates on latest progress in tree improvement and showcased the birch improvement programme on Tayside.

Organised by: The Birch Group and Forest Research

Woodfuel - Getting it right

Devon - 14^th and 15^thOctober 2004

Helped you find out more about the practicalities of producing and using woodfuel.

Organised by: Forestry Commission England and South West Wood Fuels Ltd

Wood Processing Strategy workshop

Edinburgh - 1^st October 2004

The workshop dealt with state of the art presentations on industries forming the Foresty Wood industry Chain in COST Member States. One-day workshop was an initiative of COST Action E44 - Wood Processing Strategy.

Organised by: COST

The Forestry Woodchain

Edinburgh - 28^th to 30^th September 2004

Quantifying and forecasting quality from forest to end product. Every stage in the woodchain was explored, with the emphasis on quantifying and predicting quality.

Organised by: Forest Research, Building Research Establishment

APF 2004 - International Forest Machinery Exhibition

Warwickshire - 23^rd to 25^th September 2004

Largest arboriculture, forestry & woodland show in the UK. All major manufacturers and suppliers of forestry and arboriculture equipment and services were represented.

Organised by: APF

Ecological Restoration in Scotland’s First National Park

The Trossachs - 5^th to 7^th September 2004

Practical examples of restoration, ranging from small-scale site restoration of PAWS to the landscape scale projects on East Loch Lomond and the Woodland Trust’s Glen Finglas Estate.

Organised by: Institute of Chartered Foresters

Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

London - 5^th to 8^th July 2004

Forest Research’s exhibit, entitled ‘Biological Cruise Missile: Beetle vs. Beetle in Forest Protection’, featured the work of our entomologists, who have developed an environmentally sound method of pest management to control an alien pest, the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans.

Organised by: The Royal Society

Ecology and Management of Large Native Pinewoods: Past, Present and Future

Inverness-shire - 14^th to 16^th June 2004

Conference about the environmental, social and economic benefits from pinewoods focusing primarily on ecology and biodiversity.

Photo highlights and conference report posted.

Organised by: Forest Research, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scottish Natural Heritage, British Ecological Society, University of Stirling, Trees for Life, Forestry Commission Scotland

Northern Research Station: Seminars 2004/5

Roslin - Various dates

Series of seminars that covered a variety of forestry and related research topics.

Organised by: Forest Research