We aim to raise standards of education and knowledge on trees and their management through our events and training activities. Below you can find a list of past and current events.
6 October 2021
On October 6, 2021, the annual avenue conference, organized by BUND M-V in cooperation with the Mecklenburg-West Pomeranian state agency for the environment, nature conservation and geology, took plac (...)
1-2 October 2021
On October 1-2, 2021 at the Kliczków Castle near Bolesławiec we hosted 150 participants – tree friends, activists, professionals, local government officials, green spaces managers who are looking for ideas on ho (...)
31 July 2021
Trees outside forests have so far been the most underestimated type of green infrastructure in the European Union. This is what has changed thanks to the efforts of FER. One of the mai (...)
1-21 June 2021
Like green veins, avenues have been running through the German landscape for hundreds of years. They are not only considered a valuable cultural asset, but also provide a vital habitat for countless animal and plant s (...)
17 February 2021
On February 17, a webinar was held, during which we will present the draft Standard for the protection of trees and other plants in investment processes. The meeting was covered by the media patronage of the Zieleń Mi (...)
19 November 2020
On November 19, a webinar was held, during which we presented the draft Standard for the Inspection and Diagnostics of Trees. The meeting was covered by the media patronage of the Zieleń Miejska monthly. (...)
10 November 2020
On November 10, a webinar devoted to the introduction to the CheckTrees system took place. CheckTrees is a system for efficient tree management. It allows tree inspectors to determine and record tree parameters (...)
8 October 2020
We present a draft of tree pruning and care standard for consultation. It proposes a new classification of cuts, identical to the guidelines currently being developed for Europe by the European Arboricultural Council. (...)
20 January 2020
On January 19, 2020, the Eco-Development Foundation submitted comments to the strategic document entitled Safeguarding nature – EU 2030 biodiversity strategy, setting the directions of the European Union’s (...)
24-25 October 2019
We invite all those who love and admire trees and would like to protect them for the IV international TREE FRIENDS FORUM. The special guest of the Forum will be Peter Wollehben – a German forest (...)
1-2 July 2019
On July 1-3, 2019, as part of the project “Trees for Green Infrastructure of Europe”, a study trip “Protection of old trees on dikes and flood embankments: conflicts – solutions – (...)
17 April 2018
We invite you for the trainings within the FRIENDS OF TREES ACADEMY series. This is an advanced training cycle for people who want to work effectively for trees. Enriching knowledge and skills regarding trees, their r (...)
27-28 October 2017
During the third Tree Friends Forum we will be looking for answers to current challenges in the protection of trees. The regulations for trees have fundamentally changed since the previous Forum. Currently, the fate o (...)
Support for our Project LIFE15GIE/PL/000959 „Trees for Europe’s Green Infrastructure” is first and foremost assured by the EU’s LIFE Programme, as well as the Voivodeship Funds for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Wrocław, Gdańsk and Poznań (Poland); Stefan Batory Foundation, the United Kingdom’s Charities Aid Foundation; and the Norddeutsche Stiftung für Umwelt und Entwicklung based in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The Project is also funded by donations from individuals and institutions, as well as from the Project partners’ own means.