Article: The forest of the future is full of surprises
The forest of the future is full of surprises - Article in Dagblad van het Noorden, 05 September 2026, page 31. Joep van Ruiten interviewed Lars Visser (Bosgroepen) and Jacob Kruijer (Landgoed Boschoord) about their active contribution to LIFE Climate Forest. The article can be read here: Download the article [...]
Lessons from 5 years of climate-smart forest management
Review of symposium 3 September 2026 - With the LIFE Climate Forest project, Staatsbosbeheer and the Bosgroepen are focusing on climate-smart forest management - with an eye on the future. The provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Overijssel, Gelderland and Drenthe are contributing to this, and a spin-off is underway in Utrecht. After 5 years, we can share valuable practical experiences and look further towards the future... and [...]
Experiment with sheep's wool in the woods
Experiment with sheep's wool in the forest - It might look a bit peculiar, but we deliberately placed the wool in the Mast forest around the young trees. It was something a bit different for Lisa Raats and Julian Pijls (Bosgroep Zuid Nederland)… placing wool. But why? To foster the development of a [...]
Guest in the Bomen over Bos podcast
More about LIFE Climate Forest in 'Bomen over Bos' - A podcast about the future of our forests in times of drought and warming. Jan Westerhof and Sander Kooistra speak with professionals, such as forest owners, managers, and ecologists. The podcast addresses questions such as... Will our forests survive climate change? Or will it become a very different kind of forest, with different [...]
New planting with protection at the Hardenberg forestry demonstration site
Black protective sleeve (2) Plantagard (3) Biowit (4) New planting with protection at the demo site of Hardenberg forestry service - In the spring of 2026, Lennart Baas and his colleagues from the IJsselvallei and Vechtdal team (Staatsbosbeheer) planted quite a few new climate-smart species in this LIFE Climate Forest demo forest. This is the [...]
Excursion to replica demonstration forest Pijnenburg Estate
Excursion to replica demo forest Landgoed Pijnenburg during FSC-PEFC training day - In April, the Bosgroepen once again provided a training day for holders of FSC and PEFC group certificates. During the morning programme, Etiënne Thomassen (on behalf of LIFE Climate Forest) gave a presentation on vital forests, and during the afternoon session, participants visited the demo forest at [...]
Article: The forest of the future is full of surprises
The forest of the future is full of surprises - Article in Dagblad van het Noorden, 05 September 2026, page 31. Joep van Ruiten interviewed Lars Visser (Bosgroepen) and Jacob Kruijer (Landgoed Boschoord) about their active contribution to LIFE Climate Forest. The article can be read here: Download the article [...]
Lessons from 5 years of climate-smart forest management
Review of symposium 3 September 2026 - With the LIFE Climate Forest project, Staatsbosbeheer and the Bosgroepen are focusing on climate-smart forest management - with an eye on the future. The provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Overijssel, Gelderland and Drenthe are contributing to this, and a spin-off is underway in Utrecht. After 5 years, we can share valuable practical experiences and look further towards the future... and [...]
Experiment with sheep's wool in the woods
Experiment with sheep's wool in the forest - It might look a bit peculiar, but we deliberately placed the wool in the Mast forest around the young trees. It was something a bit different for Lisa Raats and Julian Pijls (Bosgroep Zuid Nederland)… placing wool. But why? To foster the development of a [...]
Guest in the Bomen over Bos podcast
More about LIFE Climate Forest in 'Bomen over Bos' - A podcast about the future of our forests in times of drought and warming. Jan Westerhof and Sander Kooistra speak with professionals, such as forest owners, managers, and ecologists. The podcast addresses questions such as... Will our forests survive climate change? Or will it become a very different kind of forest, with different [...]
New planting with protection at the Hardenberg forestry demonstration site
Black protective sleeve (2) Plantagard (3) Biowit (4) New planting with protection at the demo site of Hardenberg forestry service - In the spring of 2026, Lennart Baas and his colleagues from the IJsselvallei and Vechtdal team (Staatsbosbeheer) planted quite a few new climate-smart species in this LIFE Climate Forest demo forest. This is the [...]
Excursion to replica demonstration forest Pijnenburg Estate
Excursion to replica demo forest Landgoed Pijnenburg during FSC-PEFC training day - In April, the Bosgroepen once again provided a training day for holders of FSC and PEFC group certificates. During the morning programme, Etiënne Thomassen (on behalf of LIFE Climate Forest) gave a presentation on vital forests, and during the afternoon session, participants visited the demo forest at [...]