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Tag Archives: Living Ash Project

Ash dieback workshop

Chalara ash dieback workshop

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery10 March, 2017

A free workshop will bring together managers of ash research sites, concerned land-owners and managers of woodlands experiencing or threatened by Chalara ash dieback. The aim is to share information and experience and to renew partnerships in ash genetics and tree improvement research.

Gabriel Hemery inspecting an ash tree fitted with an AshTag

People power appeal to save the ash reaches world’s ears

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery16 May, 2016

As part of the publicity surrounding the relaunch of AshTag today, Sylva Foundation chief executive Gabriel Hemery was interviewed by Paul Hawkins for the BBC World Service.

Using the AshTag app on your smartphone or tablet in the field makes the survey really simple

Help tackle ash dieback

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery16 May, 20162 Comments

Wondering what to do about ash dieback? Here’s how you can help.

New AshTag app available – help secure a future for ash trees in Britain

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery29 February, 20167 Comments

We are excited to announce that our first app is now live in the Apple store – the new AshTag app. Can you help scientists find the next generation of healthy ash trees?

Helping Hands for Heritage volunteer at Tamar Valley AONB learning how to tag ash trees, and contribute towards the Living Ash Project

Volunteers in Cornwall go ash tagging

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery3 November, 20151 Comment

Last week volunteers got hands-on tagging ash trees in Cornwall; taking part in the Living Ash Project. . Interested in volunteering? We have some free tags to give away.

Woodland Trust Wood Wise -spring-2015

Citizen science and tree health highlighted

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery30 April, 2015

The Living Ash Project features alongside other great projects in the Woodland Trust’s Wood Wise magazine, encouraging everyone to get involved in tree and woodland studies.

Living Ash Project website

Help in a nationwide hunt for healthy ash trees

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery29 May, 2014

We are asking for help in adding ash trees to an important nationwide survey. We have a limited number of tree tags to give away free, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Living Ash Project

Chalara ash dieback workshop

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery21 May, 20141 Comment

A free workshop will bring together managers of ash research sites, concerned land-owners and managers of woodlands experiencing or threatened by Chalara ash dieback. The aim is to share information and experience and to renew partnerships in ash genetics and tree improvement research.

Public asked to help survey health of ash trees across UK

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery22 April, 2014

The Living Ash Project is asking members of the public to report information about the health of ash trees. They are especially interested in those that may have some tolerance to the disease that is threatening Britain’s second-most common broadleaved tree – Chalara ash dieback.  The Living Ash Project aims to identify trees that are…

Living Ash Project

Living Ash Project – securing the future for ash trees in Britain

Sylva FoundationBy Gabriel Hemery13 November, 20132 Comments

The Living Ash Project has been launched – aiming to identify ash trees with good tolerance to Chalara ash die-back, to sample these trees for further breeding work, and to make this material quickly available to industry. It is a Defra-funded consortium of Earth Trust, Future Trees Trust, Sylva Foundation and Forest Research.

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