FORESTRY IN PICTURES
Every year, wildfires destroy vast areas of semi-arid regions. As of early November 2019, over 100,000 hectares of land were burn in California alone, according to Cal Fire and the US Forest Service. This summer, the Guardian reported that “Spain battled biggest wildfires in 20 years immense amounts of forest to fire each year. Higher than average temperatures and periods of drought are increasingly causing wildfires in the UK as well. On page 60, Rab Easton advises the forestry sector on how machinery can be adapted to allow for a quick response in case of wild fires. The photo shows a group of firefighters performing a burn out operation in a shaded fuelbreak at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Over five days, the fire grew to over 80,000ha. Pre-constructed fuelbreaks provided an opportunity for firefighters to successfully defend. Source: Flickr, US Fish & Wildlife Service
COMING UP IN FEBRUARY – GET INVOLVED
Want to see your picture here? Forestry in Pictures is a regular feature in FTN. For every issue, we select the most impacting photograph sent by a reader. If you have a photo you would like to see published here, please send your file to Stefanie.kaiser@confor. org. Please include your name, brief description of yourself and the picture and a credit. Photos should relate to forestry and timber and be of high-quality (minimum resolution 300dpi). Exceptional pictures might be considered for the front cover of a future FTN issue. By submitting a picture to Forestry in Pictures you give Confor permission to use the file for non-commercial purposes in Forestry and Timber News or the Confor website. Photos will always be credited.
In February, we will run our traditional feature on Forest management and diversification, plus a feature on Human Resources. Please get in touch by the end of December if you would like to submit an article or news item for either of the two. Remember that FTN is your magazine – get in touch if you want to suggest editorial or give us feedback on articles we have published in the past. Confor members, send us your company’s news updates!
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