TU Dresden – Tropical Forestry Blog
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products – Chair of Tropical Forestry
Category: Excursion
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019
On behalf of the whole team of the Chair of Tropical Forestry at TU Dresden, we wish everyone a merry Christmas and that you “slide well into the new year” (as the Germans say it: “einen guten Rutsch ins neue…
Read MoreUrban gardens: First excursion for first semester MSc. Tropical Forestry
The past Tuesday 9th October was held the first of many excursions that we will attend in our two year experience studying the Msc. Tropical Forestry. The group headed by Dr. Auch and around 20 students went to visit two…
Read MoreRegards from Tanzania: Visiting Sawmill and Forest Plantation in Sao Hill
On the 6th day of WoodCluster Summer and Field School, we visited Sao Hill Forest Plantation (SHFP) and the biggest sawmill in East Africa operated by Sao Hill Industries Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Green Resources. SHFP is government-owned,…
Read MoreWhat our PhD students do in their free time
The American poet Carl Sandburg once said, “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.” PhD (or colloquially known as Permanent Head Damage) requires…
Read MoreGreetings from Vogtland vol. 9 – Charcoal festival and the church forest
Our master students recently participated in a 4-day excursion in the Vogtland-region, and learned many different aspects of forestry and wood products through visits in local forest areas and companies. This blog post series, written by the participating students themselves,…
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