LTOA - The London Tree Officers Association
Welcome to the LTOA website. The London Tree Officers Association (LTOA) constitutes the professional & technical voice for London's trees & woodlands. Its aim is to enhance the management of the Capital's trees. We hope that you find the LTOA website both interesting & informative. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
LTOA Training Seminar - 16 May 2012
Agenda for an overview of the recent changes to BS3998 Recommendations for tree work
Wednesday 16 May 2012 in Islington
The course tutors will be Dominic Scanlon, Aspect Tree Consultancy and Paul Smith Arboricultural Association.
Course programme 10:30 to 16:00
10.30 Registration and tea/ coffee
11:00 - 11.45 Planning tree work operations
11:45 - 12.45 Scheduling of tree works and management of rooting environment
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Pruning and related work
15:00 - 15:10 Break
15:10 - 15:30 Tree work applications
15:30 - 16:00 Changes to the AA’s Arb Approved Contractors scheme
16:00 - 16:30 Q&A
16:30 Close
The seminar is kindly sponsored by r a information systems (ezytreev), City Suburban and Connick Tree Care.
Aboricultural Association Roadshow 2012
(The LTOA will be doing our members' only BS5837 seminar soon)
BS 5837 Revision and New TPO Regulations
Course programme: 09.30 – 16.45
Morning session: BS 5837:2012
Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations
Presented by Richard Nicholson
‘BS 5837:2005 Recommendations for trees in relation to construction’ has been completely revised and republished in 2012. The revision took account of the testing of the 2005 version in various forums, changes in building practices, improved knowledge of the performance of materials and an understanding of those areas of the 2005 BS process that continued to benefit trees.
This AA half-day workshop will identify the main processes, look at the principle changes to the document, the decisions behind those changes and provide guidance to users of the document on how the standard should be implemented. There will be opportunities for discussion and questions facilitated by Richard Nicholson who chaired the review group and the editing panel.
Afternoon session: New TPO Regs:
The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012
Presented by Peter Annett
Local Authorities have been using TPOs to protect trees and woodlands since the modern planning system was set up in 1947. The 1999 Regulations have been subject to different rules, introduced at various points over the years, which have complicated their implementation. The new Regulations, enacted on 6th April 2012, aim to simplify, streamline and improve the system and enable Local Authorities, tree owners, consultants and contractors to operate within a consistent, fair and user-friendly system.
This AA half-day workshop will describe the background and explain the changes that have been introduced, including details of the new, shorter and simpler model TPO and the associated procedures. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion with Peter Annett who, until recently, was the key person within DCLG responsible for these developments.
For more information, download the flyer here (Adobe Acrobat, PDF)
Trees, People and the Built Environment - proceedings published
The conference proceedings for ‘Trees, People and the Built Environment’, held last year in Birmingham, have now been published by the Forestry Commission. As the Steering Group representative of one of the partner organisations, I would like to thank you once again for the vital role you played in making this a hugely successful event.
The conference proceedings run to 260 pages and contain some 25 papers from expert practitioners and research scientists from around the world. The topics featured cover many different aspects of urban trees, urban forestry and urban greening.
The full proceedings and the individual papers are free and can be downloaded here: www.charteredforesters.org/proceedings2011/. They are also available to download from the Publications section of the Forestry Commission website: www.forestry.gov.uk
Printed copies of the conference proceedings can now be purchased, in A4 size 250 pages in full colour, from:
Mark Johnston, Chair, Conference Steering Group
ICF conference looks at meeting demands on future forestry
ICF has confirmed that it is now taking bookings for Future Forestry – Meeting the needs of the 21st century, it’s National Conference for 2012 on 16-17 May.
After a year in which we’ve seen the industry's reaction to policy decisions, huge public concern over forest sell-offs, biosecurity challenges, changing planting demands, tough financial decisions, increased bureaucratic legislation, and a potential long-term skills shortage on the horizon, the conference will look at where we go from here.
Future Forestry will look at forestry on the world stage, the challenges we’re facing in the UK, the complex relationship between trees and society, the opportunities ahead, and how we balance the diverse needs of stakeholders.
Conference chairman Marcus Sangster said: “If you predicted the changes then come and tell us. If not then come and hear what some of the industry’s leading experts – from home and abroad - have to say.
“We want industry professionals to join us to discuss how we can interpret society’s demands on our trees and woodland into innovative ideas for today's businesses.”
The conference will be held at the CBI Conference Centre, Centre Point, London, and ICF is offering early bird ticket savings for a limited period.
Speakers will include: The Rt Rev James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Independent Panel on Forestry; John L Innes, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia; Tim Rollinson FICFor, Director General of the Forestry Commission GB; Dr Jason Beedell, Partner, Smiths Gore; Jon Owen Jones, Forestry Commissioner Wales and former MP; Charles Mynors (Conference Dinner), Barrister and leading tree law specialist.
Conference details at: www.charteredforesters.org/conference/
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 0131 240 1425.
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Members can attend, for free, the the LTOA meetings which are held four times a year and cover a wide range of tree related matters. Click here to find out how to become an associate member
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Londoners Love Trees
Londoners Love Trees is a new project that aims to get 4000 Londoners involved in growing, planting, surveying and caring for urban trees. Opportunities range from becoming part of a Tree Warden team to being involved in London’s biggest volunteer urban tree survey. Through the project, 9000 new trees will be planted across London and volunteers will have the opportunity to receive a wide range of training in urban forestry and community tree planting. The project partnership is made up of Trees for Cities, The Tree Council, LTOA and Barcham Trees.
The Tree Council and the LTOA will be supporting the development of at least 5 new borough based Tree Warden networks and recruiting around 300 new Tree Wardens over the next year as well as offering additional support to existing Tree Warden networks. The LTOA has set up a working party with interested boroughs to develop these new networks and is holding a volunteering seminar for LTOA members on 6 October 2011. Click here for more information
