Field trip

30 September 2011

The main objective of the field trip is to display the current challenges of Swedish forestry - Use without overuse. The field trip will take the participants to the surroundings of Uppsala, to the area with a land use heritage marked by iron production. Today the land use is influenced by a diverse forestry with the purpose of extracting various goods from the forest.

^{Photo by Formiktopus, Fotolia}

The participants will be introduced to the challenge of planning and accomplishment of forestry where the harvesting of pulp wood and saw logs are integmingled with forest fuel extraction and environmental concern. Examples how forestry research can solve current problems will be seen during the field trip. The participants will also meet researchers, representatives of forestry companies and foresters.

8:00

Pick-up service from

Uppsala Concert & Congress, Storgatan

8:25

Pick up service from

hotel Scandic Nord

8:30

Transport to Söderfors

9:30

Coffee

9:50

Introduction to Swedish forestry

- The forest management challenge
- The challenge of forestry planning: opportunities and restrictions
- Efficient tools for forestry planning

Applied environmental concern

- Value for money
- The water challenge: Logging close to water and on soft soils 

Support and regulation

- The Swedish forest agency
- Policies for forestry and forest conservation

12:45

Lunch

15:00

Coffee

15:20

Forest fuels

- An emerging forestry product: The market, potential, economy  and ecology

16:30

Finishing discussion and summary

17:00

Transport to field trip dinner

17:45

Dinner at the Gysinge Ironworks Inn

20:00

Transport to Uppsala

21:00

Return to Uppsala