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Right applicant for the right job: growing a resilient sector
As the Forestry sector continues to face a skills shortage, Learning and Outreach Manager, Becky Wilkinson, shares lessons learned in how to recruit more a more diverse pool of applicants.
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Healthy Trees Need Healthy People
Representatives from organisations across the forestry sector have come together to identify mental health issues and provide useful tools to help.
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New Gone Foresting Podcast episode for Plant Health Week
Join host Elle McAllister, Jen Turner (RFS Development Manager), and special guest Matt Parratt (Observatree Scientific Coordinator), for a Plant Health Week Special.
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Careers Advice: Make Your CV Stand Out
So, you want to make your CV stand out when applying for roles in Forestry and Arboriculture. Follow the steps below to help you improve your chances of being selected for your dream job!
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Forestry for Non-Foresters: Health & Safety
This video has been brought to you by The Royal Forestry Society, Penfolds Forestry, Cumbria Woodlands and Coombes Forestry, with thanks to the Hampton Estate. It was funded by the Forestry Commission Forestry Innovation Fund
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New Measures To Stop Ips Spread
The Forestry Commission is expanding the current eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) demarcated area in England following findings on Norway spruce in East Anglia.
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Ips in East Anglia: Be Vigilant
All woodland owners and managers across the country are being asked to be extra vigilant for signs of Ips typographus. The warning comes after the Forestry Commission confirmed eradication measures are being undertaken for Ips in East Anglia.
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Sweet Chestnut Health Check: Help Fight a Double Threat
Sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) are distinctive and popular, but they face a double threat.
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RFS Three Counties Winter Lecture 2023
Catch up with the annual winter lecture: New research findings on Acute Oak Decline and implications for future research and management with Sandra Denman and the AOD Team, at Forest Research.
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Careers Advice: Embrace the Mess
Stressed by exams and big life choices? Does it feel like things have gone wrong and life feels messy? Elle McAllister explains why that might be exactly what you need.
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Message of thanks from The Queen as a million trees are planted
On the last day of the official tree planting season Her Majesty The Queen has sent a message to thank people all over the United Kingdom who have come together to plant over a million Jubilee trees in her name.
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Award for Arborist whose Work is Enjoyed by Millions
An arborist whose work has been enjoyed by millions has been presented with a Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Long Service Award by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
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