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Morning all, As a lecturer in forestry and arboriculture I have recently won some funding from our council to create some short courses to deliver to contractors at no cost. This is to encourage upskilling in the land based industry. To begin with I will be writing a 3-5hr short course, below are some potential topics that I am trying to narrow down to just one. Would this be of any use to you guys and what are your thoughts on the subjects. 1- Mensuration for arborists, accurately assessing the volume of timber being removed (save costs on under estimating haulage on tree removals etc) 2- Introduction to planting grants in an urban forestry setting 3- Woodland management plan creations and applications 4- Urban Forest management and creation 5- Climate change and tree resilience, selecting the right trees when planting. Happy to hear any other suggestions would be welcomed. TIA

Evening all, Setting up a arb and forestry survey/management et al business on the side and if it takes off i will consider packing in the job. I have quiet a few contacts but are there any marketing companies you guys use that are arb/forestry specific? I have run businesses before so I know the score with insurances, book keeping, contract management etc, but i was wondering if in the modern day of AI etc there are companies tht will run email campaigns to potential clients and all that sort of thing. As i said I am ok with the admin side of it and most of obtaining clients etc, this is more fishing to see what new options are out there for automating and obtaining potential new clients

Hi All, Racking my brain trying to think of some conifers that are angiosperms, obviously yew but apart from that I can't think of any. I'm sure there are more but I am struggling to find any. Many thanks

Great thanks, I'll have a look

Afternoon Gents Is there any training courses for mapping trees using GPS? I'v had a look online but its pretty hard to find anything

Hi all, Thinking of setting up an arb survey and consultancy building, Any advice? I am going to run it along side by job at the moment which is office based and if takes off great, if not its a bit of extra income without having to get back on the tools. I'm thinking google ad words, seo's and contacting schools etc What are your thoughts

Hi All, Just a quick one out of curiosity really, Anyone done or heard of this and what level it would be equivilent? I have my ISA cert Arb I did a few years ago online at a pearson vue, not that it helped much but it was quick and cheap to do and its about the equivilent to a level 2 or 3 I think. Think I would be eligable in a year for the Master arb qualification, just wondering if its worth it, obviously it would be if you were working in the americas and the rest of the world Just your thoughts would be helpful

Ok thanks for the info, I will give them a shout, already read a few dull ones lol

Afternoon Gents, I am enrolled to do a distance learning Masters degree in Forestry, I'm currently teaching Level 2 Forestry and Arb but after a level 2 knowledge base in forestry I went down the arb route to higher education. Anyhoo, after speaking to the University they have suggested that I enroll in the Forestry Masters distance learning option. I have a year until I start the Masters and wanted to get on top of boosting my forestry knowledge so I am reading as many degree level forestry books out there, but I wondered if anyone knows the normal reading list for the forestry degree and I will start reading through them as much as possible. Cheers

Yeah no what you mean about the knee, especially if you start doing the dark arts of heel hooks and leg locks lol When I meant safer I meant you can spar hard and not get brain damage lol, Iv had 2 MMA fights so I know the striking game too

I think learning a new skill can massively help with stress. I used to be involved in martial arts as a kid, kick boxing etc. Two years ago I picked the Kboxing back up but also started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and I love it, its so complex and difficult but fun at the same time and amazing for you fitness and core strength which helps in this industry. Going sparring after a stressfull week is great too as its grappling so your not risking CTE etc, plus no black eyes lol

Hi All, Just wondered what the going rate is for root pruning, currently filling out a big tender and just wondered what the average rate was. I have never done root pruning and I am sure the client never will have it done either. It is for a housing association, I have got loads of HA's on my books and never once has anyone bothered with root pruning, but still need to come up with a cost. Your help on the matter gentlemen, is as always, extremely helpful and appreciated

Hi All, We have just finished a site clearance job in redhill and need to get rid of roughly an artic load of ash, sycamore and some goat willow. Diameters between 8-18inchs and various lengths Need it gone asap Please contact me to let me know Many thanks

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Hi Guys, Anyone got any experience or heard about this firm? They seem huge, asked us to do some subby work for them, but I have never even heard of them. They appear to be a global company like balfour beatty etc but just seems odd I have never even seen them around, very generic website, but they appear to float on the stock market. As always your insite and knowledge would be of great use. Many thanks Arboriculture and Forestry WWW.WSP.COM In the congested built environment, the arboriculture team find space for trees, optimising retention and protection, whilst recognising that tree removal can sometimes be the best...