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International Women’s Day 2024

Join us on International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March and: Celebrate women working with trees Encourage more women and girls to consider forestry and arboriculture as a career Share your experiences to #InspireInclusion Women are still underrepresented in our sector and we need to ensure that people from all genders and backgrounds consider forestry […]

Barbie and forestry? Bear with me…

The National Association of State Foresters (NASF America) were quick off the mark with the film release of Barbie in July 2023. They produced a suite of forestry careers in a Facebook post less than two weeks later! I have no idea if you ever had Barbies or have bought them in recent times – […]

Former President awarded Myerscough Honorary College Fellowship

Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor has been recognised by Myerscough College for her outstanding contribution to arboriculture and forestry. President of the Institute from 2021 to 2023, Sharon is a Chartered Arboriculturist and Fellow of the Arboricultural Association, with a wealth of experience in local government and contracting. She has been the Director of Sharon Hosegood Associates […]

Women in forestry mean business

Our Head of Policy & Partnerships, Jemima Cooper, recently wrote a blog for the Forestry Commission where she highlighted the women who work across our sector, tirelessly working to plan, grow, plant, establish, manage, harvest, process and research the timber our society needs. When I joined the Institute of Chartered Foresters in 2019 I had […]

International Women’s Day 2023

8 March 2023 #EmbraceEquity Our Strategic Plan 2022-2026 aspires to increase the diversity of our membership. Women are still underrepresented in our sector and we need to ensure that people from all genders and backgrounds consider forestry and arboriculture as a career that is open to them. #ILookLikeAForester Our #ILookLikeAForester campaign was created to celebrate all women working […]

International Women’s Day 2022

      International Women’s Day takes place on 8 March every year. We are working to increase diversity of our membership. Women are still underrepresented in our sector and we need to ensure that people from all genders and backgrounds consider forestry and arboriculture as a career that is open to them.    Over […]

Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor elected as President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters

Members of the Institute of Chartered Foresters have elected Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor as the new President. Sharon succeeds Alastair Sandels FICFor, who has completed two years in the role. Geraint Richards FICFor, Head Forester for the Duchy of Cornwall, succeeds Sharon in the role of Vice President. Sharon is the first Chartered Arboriculturist, and only […]

Women in Forestry: Lamorna Richards

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we interviewed a number of our female members who are excelling in our profession. Lamorna Richards is a student of Forestry at Bangor University. Why did you choose to study forestry? I chose to study forestry as I love the outdoors and forestry is a great mix […]

Women in Forestry: Shona Smyth

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we interviewed a number of our female members who are excelling in our profession. Shona Smyth is a Harvesting Contracts Manager at Tilhill Forestry in Wales. What do you love most about your job? The people. Forestry has an almost community feel. Being a small industry everyone […]

Women in Forestry: Rachel Chamberlain FICFor

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we interviewed a number of our female members who are excelling in our profession. Rachel Chamberlain FICFor is a Forest Planning Team Leader at Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales. What do you love most about your job? In these days of environmental awareness, working in […]