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CCFG National Conference 2014 – online resources

December 10, 2014

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Resources from the Continuous Cover Forest Group (CCFG) Conference held in The Lake District in June this year are now available on the CCFG website.

They include:

  • pdfs of Speaker Presentations (+ some MP4 recordings);
  • a Conference Report with a list of conclusions and recommendations, and proposals for research priorities developed from presentations and discussions at the event;
  • a lively selection of Photographs taken by Rob Grange, our conference photographer;
  • 8 Research Posters which were on display in the conference rooms, 4 being winning entries for the student poster award.

They thank and acknowledge the Forestry Commission for funding the production of these web pages and the report.

Go to Conference Home Page

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