35e vente de coupes de bois – 20.06.08

La prochaine vente de coupes de bois est fixée au vendredi 20 juin 2008 à 9h salle des fêtes de Vérosvres (Saône et Loire, Bourgogne).

What is a forest manager/forester?

Forest managers/foresters are responsible for managing a forest area as an economically viable enterprise or social community area with due regard for the protection of the forest environment.

Forest managers/foresters maintain and manage the balance between various issues associated with woodland areas, such as commercial interests, biodiversity, landscape and public access. The challenge for modern forestry is to establish a balance between competing economic and social demands for forest and land use. This challenge includes a change of emphasis towards multipurpose forests, regeneration of native woodlands and sustainable forest management.

Forest managers/foresters are sometimes called woodland managers.

Typical work activities

Tasks typically involve:

• advising clients on good forestry practice and providing a contract service to woodland owners, especially those interested in acquiring land for afforestation;
• advising woodland owners on planting design and species choice, budgeting, public access, ecological surveys, and forest certification;
• organising the growing, harvesting, marketing and sale of timber;
• planning and implementing annual work programmes and ensuring the effective use of resources to meet the current objectives of the forest area;
• supervising forest workers and contractors in the field, which may include negotiation with subcontracting companies;
• liaising with customers, landowners, timber merchants, the public and local authorities (this varies according to the specific post and the nature of the employer but, in general, is becoming a greater part of the role);
• liaising with and working on many projects with other professionals, such as landscape architects, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, chartered surveyors and engineers, and charitable bodies;
• attending meetings of professional bodies;
• keeping up to date with legal changes and other developments;
• working to and maintaining globally-recognised forest certification;
• planning and controlling budgets and preparing costing and financial forecasts;
• promoting the expansion of new woodland coverage and, where possible, the restoration of ancient woodland in the UK.

Forest managers/foresters are also involved in forest protection, which is a wide-ranging part of the role reflecting the government’s desire to promote sustainable forest management. This includes:

• conducting research in areas such as silviculture, pathology, tree improvement and entomology;
• monitoring existing forestry practices;
• protecting forests from illegal felling, pests and diseases;
• ensuring that the presence of forests does not affect the surrounding environment and wildlife by damaging wildlife habitats, water supplies or soil.

Lettre d’information

33e Vente de Coupes de Bois – 29.06.07

Je vous annonce que j’organise une vente de coupes de bois vendredi 29 juin à 9h à la salle des fêtes de Vérosvres.

Bienvenue

Bienvenue sur ma page professionnelle.Expert forestier agréé par le Comité National de l’Expertise Foncière, Agricole et Forestière et membre de la Compagnie Nationale des Ingénieurs et Experts Forestiers et des Experts en Bois (CNIEFEB), j’exerce mes fonctions principalement dans les régions Bourgogne et Rhône-Alpes.Fort d’une expertise de plus de 30 ans, mes compétences sont multiples et polyvalentes :

- Conseil, expertise et évaluation du patrimoine forestier, (achat, vente, succession ou sinistre),
- Gestion avec maîtrise d’œuvre (reboisement),
- Diagnostic d’arbre de parc et d’ornement,
- Audit en environnement, gestion des chasses et des étangs,
- Etudes sociales et techniques diverses.

Je suis à votre disposition pour toute information supplémentaire.

Jean-Pierre Leroy