@BUForestry@royal_forestry and being dwarfed by the HUGE Sequoia sempervirens (average volume of the trees planted in 1857 is now 26-28 m3!!!) took me straight back to a pilgrimage to the John Muir woods, #SanFrancisco. trees are just so amazing ๐คฉ https://t.co/48FBjWZzJK
@BUForestry@royal_forestry The aromas around this stand of 7 yo old eucalyptus (~ 14 m tall already!!) took me straight back to my adventures in SW Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
We are now recruiting for #WoodlandOfficers to help us expand Scotland's forests and woodlands. If you want to know more about what a Woodland Officer does, then read our Blog. There's a link in there to our Vacancies page to help you apply: https://t.co/w0Jj9GCBSH
@BUForestry@RobPennWildwood@Stumpupfortrees really enjoyable visit, we all learned so much! including this ingenious โtripodsโ design - intended to give planted tree seedlings a bit of protection from the weight of collapsing 8 ft+ bracken in the autumn
Working, studying and hanging out with such amazing students, colleagues, alumni and friends is such a privelege ๐. Check the link ๐ for the 2022 newsletter - just some of the highlights from the last two years. https://t.co/1lMHkTjAEG #forestry#keepsmiling#happymemories
@BUForestry@BangorUni@TheICF@ForestryLS @BangorSNS 2.that decisions about a career in either โconservation / volunteer coordination / small-scale urban woodlandsโ OR in the โproduction-sideโ of forestry are not absolute: a diverse and rewarding career spanning both of these seemingly โseparateโ worlds is possible @BangorSNS
@BUForestry@BangorUni@TheICF@ForestryLS @BangorSNS It was so much fun working with Jean to put this profile together!
For me, itโs got two very important messages for anyone considering a career in forestry:
1.that forestry offers a huge range of diverse career opportunities for those who have passion, ambition and motivation