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June 2010
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February 2010
Pathology bulletin
June 2010
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News highlights
June 2010:
- Celebrating the Northern Research Station’s 40th anniversary
On Friday May 7, we celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the opening of our Northern Research Station. - Forest Research at the Royal Botanic Gardens
Giving visitors a taste of the science associated with forestry. - Measuring forest phenology
Helping to establish two new International Phenology Gardens (IPGs) at Westonbirt Arboretum and Bedgebury Pinetum. - Online data management system
Creating an online system to record all the details of our varied data sets. - Trees and forests in British society
Conference organised by Forest Research that explored the demands that society places on forestry and the role it is expected to play.
Other news highlights from: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Recent media releases
| Highland Cattle Come To Butterflies' Rescue | Scotland’s only butterfly reserve is reporting a significant increase in the numbers of rare butterfly species – thanks to the interventions of Highland cattle. - 02/09/2010 |
| Testing Time For New Woodland Carbon Assurance Scheme | The Forestry Commission is about to test a new quality assurance scheme for tree planting projects designed to sequester carbon. - 20/08/2010 |
| Training For Forestry Contractors In Fight Against Tree Disease | Fifty forestry contractors who work in south Wales’s woodlands attended a workshop today (Monday 16 August) to learn how they can help the fight against the tree disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum). - 16/08/2010 |
| Government’S Top Scientist Sees The Science In The Trees | Professor Sir John Beddington, the Government’s Chief Scientist, caught up with the key scientific work being done to protect Britain’s forests from pests, diseases and climate change when he visited Forest Research. - 06/08/2010 |
| Welsh Field Trials Point Way To New Natural, Environment Friendly Pest Control | Tiny parasites are already beginning to reduce the damage to the forests of Wales caused by the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) – the single most important insect pest of plantation forestry in Europe. - 23/07/2010 |
| Forestry Commission Leading Fight Against Killer Tree Disease | The Forestry Commission is continuing to lead the fight against the tree disease, Phytophthora ramorum, that has been infecting Japanese larch trees in forests across the South West. - 16/07/2010 |
| Cash Support Announced To Help Fight Larch Tree Disease | Woodland owners will be given access to a £600,000 support package to help tackle the outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum infection in larch trees in South West England and South Wales. - 06/07/2010 |
| Swansea Bay Rally Postponed | The Swansea Bay Rally that was due to take place on 17 July in the forests around Resolven and Rhondda in South Wales has been postponed. - 05/07/2010 |
| Climate Change – Gearing Up For A Micro Battle In The Forests Of Wales | The forests and trees of Wales could be under even greater climate change threat than first thought – from some of the tiniest creatures in the world. - 05/07/2010 |
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