{"id":7185,"date":"2015-09-30T09:32:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T08:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7185"},"modified":"2015-09-30T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T08:32:59","slug":"new-myforest-services-launched-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/new-myforest-services-launched-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"New myForest services launched in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forestry Commission Scotland, Royal Scottish Forestry Society and the Sylva Foundation have come together to help foster sustainable forest management in Scotland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Forestry<\/a>

The partners<\/p><\/div>\n

From today a suite of dedicated forest management tools are available to support woodland owners and managers in Scotland via the Sylva Foundation\u2019s myForest service.\u00a0 Forestry Commission Scotland have made available their new management planning template which is now embedded into myForest, while the Royal Scottish Forestry Society are offering discounted membership for myForest users.<\/p>\n

myForest is an existing online platform for woodland owners and managers which aims to support sustainable forest management.\u00a0 This free service now includes Forestry Commission Scotland\u2019s new management planning template, which can be used for woodlands under 100ha.<\/p>\n

myForest provides three applications to help woodland owners:<\/p>\n

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  1. Woodland Manager: allows owners to produce maps, store information and produce management plans.<\/li>\n
  2. Business Directory: allows owners to easily link to other businesses in the forestry sector.<\/li>\n
  3. Woodland Star Rating: a self-evaluation tool to measure how woodland management activities match up to the United Kingdom Forestry Standard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Screen shot of the myForest Woodland Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

    Chris Stark, Forestry Commission Scotland\u2019s SRDP Technical Support Officer said:<\/p>\n

    \u201cA management plan is the basis of good woodland stewardship and management plans are a requirement to allow woodland owners to access grant funding under the new Forestry Grant Scheme. We recognise that many of Scotland\u2019s forests are managed by professional agents due to their size or complexity, but we are hoping that myForest will encourage and support more woodland owners to bring their woodlands into active management.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Also from today, both existing and new users of the myForest Service will be eligible to join the Royal Scottish Forestry Society at a discounted rate. The offer is open to anyone who has signed up to the myForest Service providing that they have not recently been a member of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society. Full details about the offers are available via the myForest website: www.myforest.org.uk\/membership-offer<\/a><\/p>\n

    James Hepburne Scott, Royal Scottish Forestry Society Vice-President, said:<\/p>\n

    “The Society is delighted to be able to partner with the Sylva Foundation and Forestry Commission Scotland to provide access, for present and new members, to the woodland management support systems developed by the Sylva Foundation and enjoyed by many woodland owners South of the border.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Paul Orsi, the Sylva Foundation\u2019s Director for Forestry said:<\/p>\n

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    \u201cmyForest already supports some 3000 woodland owners across Britain but until today we were unable to provide services specifically designed to support Scottish woodland owners and managers.\u00a0 As the Sylva Foundation does not have members we are delighted to be working with RSFS who provide membership support.\u00a0 As a charity registered in Scotland these developments are important steps forward in our work supporting good woodland management.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Notes for Editors:<\/em><\/p>\n

    Sylva Foundation is a charity working across Britain caring for forests, to ensure they thrive for people and for nature, and supporting innovation in home-grown wood.\u00a0 The myForest service<\/a> is a project of the Sylva Foundation.\u00a0 Contact: Paul Orsi, Director of Forestry paul@sylva.org.uk\u00a0 paul@sylva.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

    Forestry Commission Scotland<\/a> advises and implements forestry policy to protect and expand Scotland’s forests and to increase their value to society and the environment. Contact: Chris Stark SRDP Technical Support Officer chris.stark@forestry.gsi.gov.uk\u00a0 chris.stark@forestry.gsi.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Royal Scottish Forestry Society<\/a> (incorporating the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society) was founded in 1854. It is devoted to the advancement of forestry and arboriculture in all its branches.\u00a0 Its members come from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, welcoming both professionals and amateurs. Contact: Alistair Harding, Director\u00a0 director@rsfs.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Forestry Commission Scotland, Royal Scottish Forestry Society and the Sylva Foundation have come together to help foster sustainable forest management in Scotland. From today a suite of dedicated forest management tools are available to support woodland owners and managers in Scotland via the Sylva Foundation\u2019s myForest service.\u00a0 Forestry Commission Scotland have made available their new…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[256,324],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FSC_RSFS_logos.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}