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New RFS video raises awareness of mental health in forestry
Every Interaction Matters: a short animation launched on World Suicide Prevention Day, brought to you by the Royal Forestry Society, working in partnership with Confor, FISA, Forestry Contracting Association, the ICF, and kindly funded by the Forestry Commission.
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New guidance shows how woodlands can thrive alongside new beaver populations
The paper, published in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry, suggests that woodlands can benefit from beaver populations if managed correctly
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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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QJF Plant Health Articles: Editors’ Choice
We asked the Editors of the Quarterly Journal of Forestry what articles they wanted to share for this year's Plant Health Week science day. They did not disappoint!
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Watch the Tree of Knowledge Webinar
The recording of our Tree of Knowledge webinar is now available to watch, featuring speakers from the collaborative project.
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Viking Bursary opens for applications
Applications are now open for the Viking Bursary which awards up to £2,000 to higher education students, helping fund original study and research.
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RFS welcomes and supports Timber Construction Roadmap
The Timber in Construction Roadmap 2025 was launched on 27 February and describes how timber can help address pressing environmental and economic challenges.
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Drought and disease researchers awarded Viking Bursary
This year's Viking Bursary has gone to PhD students, Emily Grace and Andrea Rabbai, who are studying bacterial tree diseases and the impact of drought on mixed forest stands respectively.
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From Physical Geography Graduate to Director: How I Got Here
Director at Forest of Mercia CIC, Kathryn Lane, answers our questions about how her career led to her current leadership position in one of England's 15 community forests.
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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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Observatree: A New Collaboration
It is National Plant Health Week from 6-12 May. The Royal Forestry Society is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Observatree, the tree health citizen science project that promotes tree health surveillance and reporting.
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