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Working with the City of Brookhaven and team at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources to advance the use of biochar to improve water quality. If you are working in the same space would like to learn more. #water #biochar

How will climate, policy, social and environmental issues and trends affect forests in the future? What will this mean for forestry research, innovation and funding? Watch our short video to find out more about our project! https://lnkd.in/dPqG2e5W

Forestry professionals have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and best practices that drive positive change in forest management and conservation. 🌲 #SustainableForestry #ConservationHeroes

Forests need protectors. 🌲 If you’re considering a career in forestry, watch the video below for advice and inspiration. Want to know why forests are so critical? Dive into our new educational film! You can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/eyQqaGWR #FutureOfForests #ForestryCareers #ForestHealth #ProtectingEarthsLungs

Using digital forestry, Purdue University researchers can identify the areas of highest risk that affect large populations and valuable infrastructure. Their efforts include developing remote sensing tech to determine the probability of wildfires. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gGBWxTVS

How can we help the future leaders grow into stewards that the forests need? This week, FSC signed a five-year agreement with IFSA - International Forestry Students' Association - to empower the next generation of forestry students. Learn more about this major step towards integrating young voices into the global forestry dialogue: https://ow.ly/h2fz50SqO20 #ForestStewardship #ForestYouth #ForestryStudents #IUFRO2024

"We must take this as a call to action, and respond appropriately as a sector with meaningful and sustained change." Alison Field & Eleanor Tew discuss a 50-year horizon scan of forestry including ecosystem collapse, supply and demand, urban planning, and more. Share your thoughts in the comments. https://lnkd.in/dm_d9FBH #FeaturedArticle #QJF #ForestryJournal #HorizonScan #50Years #FuturePlanning #CallToAction #SustainableChange #ForestryFuture

Calling all forestry professionals! We are giving a professional development webinar with the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals on November 28th, 12-1PM MT. NoFC wildlife research staff Dr. Eric Neilson and Kelsey Gritter will walk through a new tool for predicting caribou habitat quality at the FMA level, called the Forest Ecosystem Simulator (For-ES). For-ES is climate- and harvest-sensitive and can be used as a complement to existing forestry planning tools. For-ES was developed collaboratively with Weyerhaeuser and can compare outputs among different climate and harvest prescription scenarios. Along with climate and forest harvest, For-ES integrates forest succession and wildfire, and outputs a spatially explicit prediction of caribou habitat quality. A live demonstration will be used to show practical uses for this tool in a forestry context. We hope you'll join us! More info & registration: https://lnkd.in/gznsuvAk Thank you AAFMP for inviting us, coordinating and hosting! #webinar #KnowledgeExchange #forestry #caribou #LandUsePlanning #HarvestPlanning #ClimateChange #SpeciesAtRisk #wildfire

🌲🪓 Our latest scientific publication explores the impact of dominant harvesting systems (HFW, CSK, CCY) on forests across Europe. From Boreal to Mediterranean regions, we identify key drivers shaping the future of forestry, touching on the environment, economy, society, and more. Read the "Impact of Forest Operations in Four Biogeographical Regions in Europe: Finding the Key Drivers for Future Development" #openaccess paper here: https://lnkd.in/dns8PEHA Authors: Benjamin Engler, Gwendolin Hartmann, Piotr Mederski, Leo Bont, Gianni Picchi, Gerard Alcoverro Poch, Thomas Purfürst and Janine Schweier. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, The University of Freiburg, #ForestOperations #Forestmanagment #Forestry #harvestingsystems #EUforests #sustainableforestoperations #BiogeographicalRegions  

Have you booked onto our upcoming webinar on #trees, #weather and #urbanplanning with the Forestry Commission? Trees are able to limit the impacts of flooding, but in drier regions can potentially deplete local water resources and conflict with other water uses. Trees in cities can provide multiple benefits including attenuation of rainfall. This webinar will discuss how can we balance the benefits and disbenefits of trees and how we put trees at the heart of urban planning. Join us on 15 October to join the discussion and hear from a panel of experts from Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Birmingham City Council, University of Gloucestershire, Trees for Cities and University of Derby. Find out more and register today: https://lnkd.in/eX63anZr -- This webinar is part of our horizon scan training series that will explore the 15 top issues facing the forestry and arboriculture sector set out in 2023's research paper in Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research.