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A farmer’s guide to ash dieback

A farmer’s guide to ash dieback

November 2023

A farmer’s guide to ash dieback

CPD hours or CEU points available

With Eleanor Marks (LEAF) and Berglind Karlsdóttir (Forest Research)

Arboricultural Association is hosting a free live seminar featuring Eleanor Marks (LEAF) and Berglind Karlsdóttir (Forest Research)

Farmers manage around 70% of the UK’s land area, and many of our trees grow in farming landscapes across fields, hedgerows, near roadsides and near buildings. However, foresters are not well versed in reaching farmers and engaging around tree health issues in a way that resonates with farmers and their priorities. In this talk, we’ll be discussing how and why to improve engagement with farmers, using the ‘Farmer’s Guide to Ash Dieback’ as an example.

Eleanor Marks

Eleanor Marks

Technical Officer at LEAF Linking Environment And Farming

Eleanor joined LEAF in March 2022 as part of the technical team to develop and conduct internal and external project activity and research, working closely with fellow technical team members, external project partners and farmers. Projects Eleanor currently works on are focussed on farm trees, net-zero and Integrated Pest Management and contribute to promoting sustainable solutions to challenges agriculture and food systems face now and in the future. She has a BSc in Geography and a range of experience in the fresh produce sector.

Berglind Karlsdóttir

Berglind Karlsdóttir

Social Scientist, Society and environment research group (SERG) Forest Research

Berglind is a Social Scientist working in the Society and Environment Research Group at Forest Research. Recently she has focused on how to improve knowledge systems to support land manager decision-making around tree health, with a particular focus on farmers. More broadly, Berglind’s work covers topics such as tree health, land manager behaviours for resilience, and the wellbeing impacts of tree planting

Berglind conducts research on values, attitudes and behaviours of people who engage with and manage treescapes. She specifically examines management practices responding to tree pests and diseases – projects which feed directly into policy and support schemes as they’re being developed.

Berglind joined the Social and Economics Research Group in early 2019. She has a background in conservation and has worked on projects across the tropics. After seeing the multitude of difficulties these projects face, Berglind became increasingly interested in aspects of conservation efficacy, such as social dimensions, communication, decision-making, planning and evaluation. In 2017, Berglind completed her master’s thesis on barriers and enablers to amphibian captive breeding programmes in the tropics, focusing on management and human dimensions. This work led to a position with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. At Forest Research, Berglind applies her past experiences from conservation to problem-solving challenges to treescapes and the wider environment.

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With With Amanda Newsome and Jim Smith

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With Levon Bigelow and Korena Mafune

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Street trees are important, highly visible components of the urban forest, providing ecosystem services (e.g., shade) directly to communities. Street tree mortality can result in a loss of ecosystem services for which the trees are planted, particularly premature mortality accelerated by local biophysical and human factors. My study involved a systematic, repeated inventory and mortality analysis of street tree populations in Philadelphia, PA.

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With Russell Miller and James Chambers

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With Dr David Lonsdale

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Roots

With Kristin Moldestad and Olve Lundetræ

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Arboricultural Association is hosting a free live seminar featuring Kristin Moldestad and Olve Lundetræ.

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With Jeremy Barrell

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Arboricultural Association is hosting a free live seminar featuring Jeremy Barrell.

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With Sir Harry Studholme

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How trees evolved, from photosynthesis to the ice age. Their part in the last 380 million years of planetary history.

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With Jim Mullholland and Emma Gilmartin

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With Clive Mayhew

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With Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson

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Britain’s Ancient Forest - Legacy and Lore

With Julian Hight

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Julian explores the story of Britain’s ancient forest told through its remaining ancient trees and surviving customs – living links to our rich history – accompanied by specially written forest music and archive photography.

A farmer’s guide to ash dieback

With Eleanor Marks (LEAF) and Berglind Karlsdóttir (Forest Research)

November 2023

Arboricultural Association is hosting a free live seminar featuring Eleanor Marks (LEAF) and Berglind Karlsdóttir (Forest Research)

Thinking Arbs with Ted Green and friends – TREETIME

With Ted Green and friends

November 2023

To celebrate the launch of his new book Treetime, the Arboricultural Association is hosting a free live seminar featuring Ted Green and some special guests.

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With With Andrew Koeser and Allyson Salisbury

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With Sharon Durdant-Hollamby and Luke Fay

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With Dr Charles Mynors and Liz Nicholls

February 2023

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With Claire Harbinson and Simon Parfey

January 2023

Claire Harbinson and Simon Parfey, from Treework Environmental Practice, join us to discuss Guidance on Soil Assessment for Trees.

European tree standards and the dangers of tree planting

With Jarek Kolařík and Martin Tušer

January 2023

We welcome Jarek Kolařík and Martin Tušer to discuss the benefits and challenges of recent European Standards within tree care.

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With Ted Green and Reg Harris

January 2023

Ted Green, Reg Harris and friends join us for a webinar to discuss retrenchment.

Arbor Day: Time for Trees

With Charlotte Bancroft and Dan Lambe

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The significance of a day for communities to celebrate the efforts of those who plant and advocate for trees in and around their urban forests. It's an opportunity to engage the public in more than a drive for planting with a focus on large numbers of trees without consideration, but of the importance of getting it right. Arbor Day UK seeks to give the industry visibility and credibility whilst encouraging growth. Empowering school children in tree planting activities could lead to present and future growth.