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🌱🌍The Special Edition IPSN Newsletter is out—celebrating #PlantHealthWeek & #PlantHealthDay!
Inside: Plant Health monitoring & Biosecurity tools, Regional highlights, Inspiring stories from worldwide, training & awareness resources
📖 Read it here: bgci.org/wp/wp-conten...
🌳 Healthy Trees Need Healthy People 🌳
We are delighted to announce that organisations from across the forestry sector have come together to tackle the growing issues surrounding mental health in forestry.
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#PlantHealthWeek #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ThisIsMyCommunity
Today is International Day of Plant Health. Did you know that 3 billion kg of air pollutants are removed by plants each year in the UK? Our health and that of our planet depend on the health of our plants.
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#PlantHealthDay: Share your resources & stories!📢
Showcase your garden resources to be featured in our special Plant Health Week newsletter!📚🍃
To Participate👇
Submit via form:🔗 forms.office.com/e/nuh0qQLQx9 OR 📲 Post on social media, tag @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social, and use #PlantHealthWeek
This #PlantHealthDay, why not watch Sarah Brunel's talk about the importance of plant health in #OneHealth?
During the talk, Sarah from the IPPC discussed global standards and strategies to mitigate the spread of plant pests and diseases.
Watch it here: youtu.be/PfQK8xsoync?...
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Fancy checking out your tree health knowledge- try the free self marking #Observatree Quiz for #Planthealthweek @green-goddess.bsky.social @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social @plantchief.bsky.social @bspp.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk @bertolicus.bsky.social
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It is estimated that 4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is stored in UK forests. Trees are the ultimate multi-taskers in the fight against climate change. #PlantHealthWeek
They can help:
💧 prevent flooding
☀️ reduce city temperatures
🏭 reduce pollution
🌱 keep soil nutrient rich
💚 Plant Health Week Special: Gone Foresting! 💚
Join Elle McAllister, Jen Turner, and special guest Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, for a Plant Health Week Special on pests and diseases.
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#PlantHealthWeek: Take action and get involved in plant health surveillance! 🔍🌿
Join the IPSN in monitoring priority pests & diseases using our available resources.
📩 Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/VbF0Fg4rYy
Help protect plant collections around the world!🌍🕵️♀️
We support #PlantHealthWeek 💚
Here are some useful tips on how to be a good plant health citizen 😇 buff.ly/W2W2suY
👉 Looking to lend a hand? Observatree trains volunteers to spot and report tree pests and diseases. buff.ly/5n8IVwR
Brown leaf spots on Ivy, of Phoma spp.
Brown leaf spots with shotholing on Prunus, potentially bacterial
Entomology Diagnostician Rowan holding an Oak Apple Gall split in half
Numerous aphids on the underside of a Bird Cherry leaf
The #PlantHealthWeek activities continued at Fera Science with a Plant Health Walk around campus, with Bacteriology, Mycology, Entomology, Virology and Nematology specialists showing us what interesting plant diseases and pests we can find just outside 🌱🍂
Die Pflanzenwelt by Warburg, Otto, 1859-1938 A painting of a natural scene covered with different types of fungi growing among plans
This week marks #PlantHealthWeek, a scheme committed to protecting the health of plants 🌿🩺
Today we are exploring the important and varied roles that fungi play in plant health. Let's take a look 🍄🔍👇
#PlantHealthWeek: Survey key pests and pathogens! 🔬🦠
Explore IPSN’s new sampling protocols—developed with global partners —for step-by-step guidance, consistent sample collection & early detection support
📚 Download & put them in practice today: bgci.org/ipsn-samplin...
This #planthealthweek we are highlighting the experiences of our last cohort of interns. Today is the turn of Katy who worked @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) on a bacterial threat to our trees.
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Fantastic visit to the Bangladeshi women’s group at BEAP in Bradford listening and learning about #plants #biosecurity during #PlantHealthWeek with poets from @LeedsTrinity and scientists @FeraScience for @plantchief funded by @DefraGovUK
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Action Oak commemorates the 80th anniversary of VE Day and acknowledges all those working in the armed forces.
Oak is the traditional symbol of the 80th anniversary, signifying strength & resilience. Our mission is to protect our oaks, so they are here for every 80th anniversary. #PlantHealthWeek
#PlantHealthWeek: Boost collection biosecurity!🛡️🌱
Promote best practices and keep staff & visitors informed with FREE training, info & signage resources from @green-goddess.bsky.social at the TreeHealthCenter & IPSN
Raise biosecurity awareness & protect plants!
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A great (and busy) day of #PlantHealthWeek getting colleagues at Fera Science Ltd. to make fungi and spores on our stall to show them the wonders of Mycology. They made some superb models! 🍄👩🎨
The @royalforestrysoc.bsky.social E-news shared the QJF Editors top 3 features on pests and diseases which includes our Head of Research, Dr Jo Clark's article on The Living Ash Project 10 Yrs On. With more updates presented at our Supporters Day
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It's #PlantHealthWeek and this year's focus is about appreciating the value plants provide to our society, understanding that we all have a responsibility and a role to play in protecting and keeping them healthy. 🌱🌳 #NationalHedgerowWeek
⭐ The best way to protect our trees and forests for the future is to prepare. By planting for resilience we can ensure the best chance to resist pests, disease, and the effects of climate change.
The RFS provides Grants for Resilient Woodlands Find out more buff.ly/dP183U6
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This #planthealthweek find out about our intern Apoorva's experience working on a genome annotation Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Kew team have been doing extensive work on genomics in relation to tree health.
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It's #PlantHealthWeek! Take a look at our recent articles on tree pathogens & health:
🌱Phytophthora diseases & tree nurseries (Valatin et al) doi.org/10.1093/fore...
🌿Ash dieback (Combes et al)
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🦠Pathogens & diversification in forestry (Morton et al) doi.org/10.1093/fore...
#PlantHealthWeek: Improve your monitoring skills!🔍 (2/2)
Use IPSN practical guides to help recognise signs of plant damage & apply best monitoring practices across your collections
📘 Explore our guides here: www.bgci.org/resources/bg...
#PlantHealthWeek: Strengthen Plant Health Monitoring!🌿
Access IPSN monitoring resources, ideal for training, briefings & engagement
Download Posters & Factsheets to support visual ID of target pest & diseases:
🖼️Posters www.bgci.org/resources/bg...
📰Factsheets www.bgci.org/resources/bg...
Kyle Ross standing under a sign that says Alba Trees. Text says “Having the credentials of Plant Health Professional is not only fantastic on a personal level but for the business you work for as well. The knowledge gained from the initial assessment and subsequent meetings and events is invaluable for continued professional development.” Kyle Ross APHP, Head of Growing Operations at Alba Trees
The Plant Health Professional Register isn’t just for scientists – it’s really important for professionals who trade or handle plants too.
Kyle Ross from Alba Trees explains why he joined the Register 👇.
Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/careers-and-...
#PlantHealthWeek #PlantTrade
📣 This #PlantHealthWeek we’re launching a new set of plant & tree health resources, created to support implementation of good biosecurity practices in botanic gardens and arboreta internationally.
🔗Download FREE: www.yorkshirearboretum.org/hub-print
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#TreeHealthCentre #THC
Be a good plant health citizen this #PlantHealthWeek! 🌱
Check out our Wildlife Gardening playlist on YouTube loaded full of information, advice and inspiration.
