A World of Trees Magazine

Makita Supports Breast Cancer Care

Makita, the UK's leading professional power tool manufacturer, has chosen Breast Cancer Care as its first charity of the year. In this inaugural year, Makita hope to raise £50,000 to support people affected by breast cancer. Makita chose Breast Cancer Care for their first partnership after several staff members were affected by the disease.Makita will encourage customers and staff to participate in a number of Breast Cancer Care fund raising initiatives which can be easily organised with the help of the charity.  In the coming months, staff will be organising Strawberry Tea Parties, a Pink F... Read more...

An Introduction to CAS

The Consulting Arborist Society was formed in the early 1990's to provide an opportunity for aspiring arboricultural consultants to promote their skills.  Exisiting schemes promote only established, experienced consultants who have experience across multiple disciplines.  The CAS founders recognised that for those wishing to develop skills as consultants, opportunities could be limited.A link with the Arboricultural Mortgage and Insurance Users Group led to the first accrdited module, for producing mortgage reports.  A professional affiliate of the International Society for Arboriculture (U... Read more...

New Charity Fund Raising Event 'Climb a Mile'

In celebration of the International year of Forests 2011, the Arboricultural Association Scottish Branch and the Forestry Commission Scotland are working together to launch a NEW charity fund raising event 'Climb a Mile'.Tree surgery and forestry are both seen as tough and dangerous jobs; but not a patch on the global peace keeping operations our armed forces contineu to be engaged in.  Having given so much to enable us to practice our civilian trades, it seems fitting that the tree care industries, who employ many ex-armed forces personnel, should support the Help for Heroes organisation by ... Read more...

Rangers Scale the Heights to Help Love-Struck Osprey

Tree climbers went up in the world yesterday to help a frisky osprey bachelor entice a mate.  The first of three new artificial osprey platforms was erected by the Forestry Commission in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland.  Wildlife rangers donned their harnesses and scaled a 20 metre spruce to lop the top of the tree with a chain saw and install a secure wooden decking.This approach has already struck gold with Kielder's resident osprey couple who have produced six chicks over two years using their own platform some distance away.  However, last year they had an unwelcome house ca... Read more...

Containment Policy Decided for Oak Processionary Moth Pest in London

The Government is to move to a policy of containing the pest oak processionary moth within five West London boroughs where it has been established since it was first discovered in the area in 2006.This decision follows scientific advice that it is no longer practicable to eradicate the species from the core outbreak zone.  It is a forestry pest because its caterpillars severely defoliate oak trees, and they are a health hazard because the caterpillars have minute, toxic hairs which can cause painful skin and throat rashes and irritations in humans and animals. Read more...