This is a really good listen 🌲🎄 As always, if we want more diverse productive forests in the U.K., then we need to be allowed to grow timber on a wider range of sites - ideally lower down the hill and on better soils.

Interesting to see the regeneration of Fynbos vegetation at Silvermine Dam near Cape Town The area burnt in April 2025 (see link in last post), the orange flowers are Watsonia, and the burnt flower is a Protea There is quite a lot Bracken but it’s growth seems to be limited by shallow soils

Interesting to see the regeneration of Fynbos vegetation at Silvermine Dam near Cape Town The area burnt in April 2025 (see link in last post), the orange flowers are Watsonia, and the burnt flower is a Protea There is quite a lot Bracken but it’s growth seems to be limited by shallow soils

Hadn’t seen this one before. The good news is that we have many smart solutions to address the surrendering of cities to cars that don’t involve tire spikes. But they DO involve actual political will, strengthened by public understanding of the serious need to act. Via @xkcd.com

Just a group of municipal administration /planning people wanting to limit their construction carbon emission / resource footprint. They sit in a Baubuche structure on a mass timber floor. A simple, cheap heatpump split unit is hanging from the exposed timber ceiling, doubling as acoustic panel.

Several PhD and MS Positions in Global Change Ecology, Grassland Ecology, and Ecological Stoichiometry, China Beijing Forestry University is recruiting fully funded MS and PhD students to study global change ecology, grassland ecosystems, and ecological stoichiometry through large international…

Several PhD and MS Positions in Machine Learning and Remote Sensing at Beijing Forestry University – School of Soil and Water Conservation Beijing Forestry University is recruiting fully funded MS and PhD students to apply machine learning and remote sensing to natural hazard studies, including…

Sunday morning - Muizenberg 🇿🇦 Visiting Anneke’s Mum for Christmas

Interesting closed loop circular wood reuse scenario. Key to overcome the more than lame assumption that wood is burned after an strategically short LCA life in buildings in the foreseeable future. a) It has to last much longer, design accrdgly! b) People will not just burn things >2050. #holzbau

Machine Operator with Forestry and Land Scotland, full-time, permanent position based in Aberfoyle c-js.uk/4j5RRat

Biophilic design brings nature indoors - using natural light, greenery, water features, and wood. Through collaboration with FII, this approach is shaping healthier, more sustainable cities in BC. Learn more: www.naturallywood.com/resources/bi... #NaturallyWood #BCWood

Common sense has prevailed - St Mark’s Path will now largely stay open. Well done to all involved especially @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social & Delish Yoss coffee. Update ⬇️ is via DY’s Facebook page CCG’s website hasn’t been updated Usual silence @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social

VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove hosted a pine marten den box training day in Forestry England Forest of Dean. The team showed volunteers how to: - Pick the right tree for a den box - Install a den box - Monitor it for pine marten presence - Carry out a maintenance check #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

Some absolutely glorious shafts of sunlight filtering through the trees at Whinlatter - Forestry England this morning. #lakedistrict #forests

A year of recognition for Forestry and Land Scotland with award wins Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and its staff have been recognised with multiple awards in 2025 marking the organisation’s professionalism, forest management, technical expertise, innovation and training. c-js.co.uk/4aUTXI6

Advent Botany Day 18. Nearing the Big Day so time to think of Christmas trees! Several evergreen trees species used in Europe. Norway spruce, Nordmann fir, Lodgepole pine .... More about Christmas trees from the Forestry Commission: www.forestryengland.uk/blog/the-exp... #BUC2026 #AdventBotany

📢We are hiring a Forests & Ecosystem Services Officer. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to drive forward our approach to independent verification and data-driven claims about ecosystem services in forestry projects. 👉Find out more & apply: uk.fsc.org/contact-us/v...

🌳 Sudden Oak Death is slowly spreading into southern Mendocino County, according to UC Cooperative Extension and Cal Fire experts. The invasive pathogen has no cure and threatens oaks, tanoaks, wildfire risk and local ecosystems. mendovoice.com/2025/12/sudd... #MendocinoCounty #Forestry

🌲New episode: Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths. 🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now! https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it #GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... I really enjoyed listening to this podcast today. So refreshing to hear a positive and constructive discussion about the use of conifer tree species within the wider forestry sector and what their future use may look like going forward. #positiveforestry

80% of German chemical products rely on imported fossil-based materials.🦕🛢️ Sustainable forest products have a key role in helping to decarbonise our economy. Forestry company UPM have opened a $1.5 billion #biorefinery in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt 🌳🌲 www.france24.com/en/live-news...

This week: Still finding truffles in my hedge at home (Scotland). 25% of the trees now producing at year 5 (trees from Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd). Working with Ruairi Hafferty Hay, for his first PhD fieldwork... monitoring of our newly out-planted mycoforestry trees!

I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are still wearing fir.

Woodknowledge Wales awarded Welsh Government contract to deliver Local Timber Supply Chain Review https://woodknowledge.wales/woodknowledge-wales-awarded-welsh-government-contract-to-deliver-local-timber-supply-chain-review/ #TimberSupplyChain #WalesTimber #SustainableForestry

Lots of interesting content in the UK Natural Capital accounts which have been recently published @eleanormharris.bsky.social www.ons.gov.uk/economy/envi...

✨Forest secrets revealed! Researchers now ID vital aspen & dead trees from aerial views—unlocking biodiversity insights. 🌳🔍 #Forestry 🌎 Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-ai-aspens-dead-trees-forests.html

⭐ We're hiring! ⭐ Join our friendly and dedicated team at our RFS office near Banbury and play your part to help protect trees and woodlands in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 🌳https://rfs.org.uk/jobs/finance-and-facilities-officer/ #RFSJobs #ForestryJobsBoard #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

“Beating the large pine weevil, and other pests like it, is important in the fight against climate change." - RFS CEO, Christopher Williams 👉 https://ow.ly/J3re50XBREm #TreePests #Forestry #ClimateChange #PineWeevils #WoodlandManagement

If you are involved with forest landscape restoration whether for nature, sustainable timber, carbon or agroforestry - and interested in sharing challenges and best practices and developing your knowledge ? I highly recommend “The Art of Forests” www.linkedin.com/posts/theart...

“Many talented Brazilian architects are shifting their focus from concrete to #timber, she says, and cites Waugh Thistleton’s 2009 housing project, Murray Grove, as a precedent many Brazilians designers initially strove to emulate.” 🌳🌲🇧🇷

Last few weeks to apply to @forestry.ubc.ca's Dual Master's of Green Business. - 2 years - 2 great cities (Helsinki & Vancouver) - 2 degrees - Unlimited career possibilities Apply now: forestry.ubc.ca/future-stude...

Recruitment closing lunchtime (U.K.) on Thursday the 11th.

New forestry film promoted by @fao.org "Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...

We’ve had a really great response to this recruitment. If you are thinking of applying, please do so ASAP. Thanks to everyone that has responded. 🙏🏾🌱🌳

Congratulations to all the winners at Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards. Article via @forestryjournal.bsky.social www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2567629...

New forestry film promoted by @fao.org "Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...

🌳Tune into webinar #6️⃣ of FAO's series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches! ♻️ Bioeconomy cooperation: Next steps to upscale forest-based bioeconomy approaches 📅 10 December 2025 🕛 12.00-14.00 UTC+2 🔗 fao.zoom.us/j/99827165777 #bioeconomy

❓Are you ready for the 𝗜𝗨𝗙𝗥𝗢 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮6? 👉🏼The 10th International Wind and Trees Conference will be hosted by the IUFRO Working Party 8.03.036, 📍at Matsumoto City, Japan 📅 from 15-18 September 2026. ➡️For more information visit: windandtrees2026.wordpress.com

Do you have experience with carbon certification schemes, and know your way around a PDD and verification audits ? Come and join iNovaland® international team and help us deliver a major forest landscape restoration in Ghana. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

We’re pleased to share the ReForest Toolbox for Agroforestry! It includes: • Case studies • Knowledge Hub • Digital tools 🔗 Explore the Toolbox:https://reforest.euromed-economists.org/toolbox/#1755795576358-ffc7b132-090f

In Ghana, the lead farmers are the link between our project team and the thousand plus farmers who are planting trees and growing the #agroforestry, as part of the Atebubu forest landsape restoration project. www.linkedin.com/posts/inoval...

Forests + deer - pig = … ferns? Please do not watch this video and say: “oh — wild pigs in the US are good.” They are not. Mostly, the point of this video is just to tell you a weird story. Anywaysssss… #forest #nature #ecology #wildlife #pigs #fern #ferns #plant #plants #tree #trees #forester

This is a good read. It shows the lack of competence and accountability within @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social planning department. There was no consideration of local needs, no recent community consultation and no understanding that St Mark's path was an important transport link #Powderhall

Jesse Welles at the old Fruitmarket in Glasgow tonight - really good gig and a great venue

#SmallBusinessSaturday tomorrow! Easter Road has >100 fab shops & Leith Walk has>200, plus other LW areas also host to enterprises just off main high streets. DelishYoss Coffee Bar continues from the Broughton Rd & McDonald Rd police box despite recent challenges - worth stopping by the wee shops!

Important update❗ We have extended the deadline for submitting to our special issue on laser scanning applications in forest management. ⏰ Deadline: 15th January 2026 More information here: academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...

. Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers Find out more: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/uru... #ClimateAction

I'd be happy if it just held the other end of the measuring tape when i was doing sample plots. Ground level Lidar scanning combined with drones could really help with biomass measurement whether for carbon or timber. @forestmachinemag.bsky.social @forestryjournal.bsky.social