Forest Research newsletters from June 2004 to July 2006.
February 2006 (PDF-100K)
Published: 8 Mar 2006
- Forest Research joins INNOFORCE project
- Launch of new website to promote Best Practice for Land Regeneration
- Getting it together: Sirex woodwasp – Amylostereum symbiosis on pines
- The Royal Society funding opportunities for UK - South African research
- New publications
- Forthcoming events
January 2006 (PDF-341K)
Published: 2 Feb 2006
- Innovation funding success
- Head of South East Development Agency visits Alice Holt
- Forest Research's Official Seed Tetsing Station to close
- Staff news
- 'Woodlands for Wales' Strategy meeting
- Collaboration with English Heritage
- Horse chestnut bleding canker: new website resources
- A new website to promote development of woodland recreation
- New land regeneration website
- Publications
- Taking action on sustainable development
- Forthcoming events
December 2005 (PDF-272K)
Published: 22 Dec 2005
- Surveying underway at Jeskyn's Farm
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology to restructure
- Nepal expedition to investigate Phytophthora pathogens
- Forest Focus BIOSOIL project
- Visit by agricultural and forestry policy makers from China
November 2005 (PDF-247K)
Published: 5 Dec 2005
- UK Forest Industries R&D Group formed - and Technology Platform progresses
- Progressing softwood production forecasts
- Continuous cover forestry in China
- Forest Research’s chemical analysis highly rated
- Europe’s forests are increasing, says the most detailed and comprehensive assessment of the world’s forests ever undertaken
- Black squirrels
- Results of Eire’s BioForest Project
- Engineered wetland habitat systems
- Plant threats: focus on global pathways
- Top marks for Forest Schools!
- ECE Forest Communicators Network in Bialowieza Forest, Poland
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
October 2005 (PDF-320K)
- Forest Research tests new monitoring system for spruce bark beetle
- Strategic timber research
- Cumbrian woodfuel workshop
- Survey techniques ‘Czeched out’ in Prague
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
September 2005 (PDF-265K)
- Forest Research’s partnership with National Arboreta at Westonbirt and Bedgebury
- Forest Research website passes the million mark
- Chief Executive visits Malaysian Forestry Research Institute
- Microbial diversity in forest soils
- Forest Research joins SPIRE's strategy steering group
- Developments in countryside recreation
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
August 2005 (PDF-288K)
- Report from Forestry World Congress in Brisbane
- Sustainable Development Commission publish wood fuel heating report
- Forest Research represents UK at Perth biomass workshop
- ForestGALES software used in Puerto Rico hurricane research
- EU Phytophthora ramorum project reaches mid-point
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
July 2005 (PDF-230K)
- Proposed changes to Forest Research’s powers in England and Wales
- Forest Research joins new EU project to examine innovation in forest recreation
- Scottish Executive consults on Scottish forestry industry
- Forthcoming events
June 2005 (PDF-228K)
- ‘Trees in a changing climate’ conference
- Small cow-wheat species recovery project
- Forest Research scopes the potential for charcoal in remediation
- WIAT initiative?
- Chopwell Wood Health pilot scheme extended
- Forest Research represents UK at ICP Forests meeting
- World Renewable Energy Congress
- Norwegians genotype Forest Research’s larch collection
- Forest Research assists Macaulay Institute's landscape research week at Huntly
- Putting Ponticum to Bed(dgelert)!
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
May 2005 (PDF-212K)
- Germination of an endangered Chilean conifer
- SENSOR project underway
- Climate change in the Scottish uplands
- VISULANDS project progresses
- Forestry Commission Scotland’s Native Woodlands Survey
- International CleanUp Exhibition 2005
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
April 2005 (PDF-268K)
- IUFRO‘Sustainable Forestry in Theory and Practice ‘ Conference
- Forest Research participates in DTI woodfuel supply chain mission to US
- EFORWOOD progresses
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
March 2005 (PDF-111K)
- Forest Research retain Pesticide Safety Directorate (now the Chemicals Regulation Directorate) Accreditation
- TimberTherm software attracts international attention
- Improved Sitka spruce
- Social Forestry
- Urban pollutants contract
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
February 2005 (PDF-214K)
- Scottish Crossbill
- Forest Research to evaluate Sport England projects
- Next steps for LIDAR in Dean project
- New study investigating the role of floodplain forestry at Ripon
- National Populetum at Alice Holt
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
January 2005 (PDF-300K)
- Forest Research as Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 'academic analogue'
- Forest Research wins contract to develop Forest Habitat Network for Scotland
- Forest Research wins biomass contract for Sustainable Development Commission Scotland
- Overgrazing study completed
- Trees for Life
- Innovation: progressing registration of butt rot bio-control
- Update on Phytophthora ramorum and kernoviae
- Focus on black poplar scab
- Scottish Woodland History Discussion Group meeting
- Climate change and soil function
- ECOSLOPES
- Irish draw on UK expertise to manage peatland catchments
- Chinese visit Northern Research Station
- Forthcoming events
- New publications
November 2004 (PDF-247K)
- Forest Research wins English Nature contract for wet woodlands
- Forest Research wins new contract for Scottish habitat networks
- Commissioners praise progress in habitat networks and Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF)
- Strategic Tree Risk Management
- Forestry Woodchain Conference
- Urban Greening team exhibit at EA Conference
- Focus on Forest Health
- New handbook launched at Scots Pine Rural Development conference
- Aberfoyle meeting on timber quality and CCF
- Senior Forest Enterprise staff review Sitka spruce gains
- Hydrology update
- Climate change
- BIHIP AGM and Field Day
- New and forthcoming publications
September 2004 (PDF-428K)
- One year on…
- Arrivals and new appointments
- Divisional structures take shape
- APF 2004
- EFI Conference
- Green light for bioindicators
- Phytophthora workshop
- Lowland habitat networks
- Norwegian soil ‘quality’ studies
- Incidence of red band needle blight rises
- Rhizosphere Conference
- Root and butt rot
- Timber Properties Programme
- Tree biomechanics
- Indian Foresters train at Alice Holt
- Socio-economic seminar
- Wallenburg Prize Ceremony
- Forthcoming events
- New book
August 2004 (PDF-231K)
- Ben Bradshaw visits Alice Holt
- Anthony Bosanquet, FC Commissioner visits Alice Holt
- CEO visits America
- Breakthrough in battle against Rhododendron ponticum
- IoW magistrate highlights red squirrells’ importance after radio hoaxes
- Buckets of success
- UNESCO praises Selvagens Islands eradication programme
- Antipodean speakathon gets underway
- Forthcoming events
July 2004 (PDF-173K)
- Beetles in the spotlight at Royal Society Exhibition
- First meeting of Heads of European National Forest Research Institutions
- Phytobial Remediation
- Accessibility of Woodlands
- Valuing woodlands
- The Future of Trees
- Native Pinewoods Conference
- BEGIN: Biomass for Energy Genetic Improvement Network
- ‘Woodfuel – getting it right’ Workshop and launch of new woodfuel information packs
- Forthcoming events
June 2004 (PDF-215K)
- Forest Research’s new organisational structure takes shape
- Advisory Committee on Forest Research appoints 2004 Visiting Groups
- FC’’s Expert Group on Research and Devellopment
- Professor Lynch honoured
- OST sellects ForestGALES as examplle case study
- Forest Research short listed for Work Experience Award
- Forest Research selected for Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
- Fielldwork completed for Defra sustainablle grazing methodology study
- NIWT2 consultations underway
- Focus on birch dieback
- The virtues of cold storage in Icelland
- Beijing Plant Protection Congress
- Consultations progress on FC science strategy
- Phytophthora taxon sp. C
