The website for Gabriel Hemery, gabrielhemery.com, has been entirely revamped, enhancing user experience with faster loading times. The new site features a new Knowledge Base with over 280 tree species, 80 forestry topics, and 1,000 forest sites. It maintains its focus on trees and forests while offering better navigation and content connections.Continue Reading
Imagine being able to describe in three just words the location of any tree or other feature, wherever you are in the world!Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered how much energy is takes to search the world wide web of data, and have you considered your environmental footprint from browsing?Continue Reading
A new website has been launched by the Forestry Commission, in readiness for an exciting programme of activities planned to celebrate the centenary in 2019. It’s well worth checking out the attractive looking site, with features including writers, film, online explorations, and a sign-up page to keep up-to-date with developments.Continue Reading
Biochar was one of those terms that when first heard left me none-the-wiser. You mean it’s charcoal but with a different name – why’s that? You bury it – that seems a waste, why not burn it? In case it’s a new term to you, here’s a brief overview ofContinue Reading
I came across a clever new web search tool recently that aims to help sustain the Earth’s rainforests by collecting money through internet searches. Ecosia refer to themselves as a “social business”, and technically to their web search as a “search engine mask” as it is powered by Bing andContinue Reading
Foresters use a clinometer to calculate the height of a tree. These can be quite expensive to buy but it is quite possible to achieve good results with a smartphone. Here’s a method that I’ve developed …Continue Reading
There are now 18 million blogs hosted like mine by WordPress.com. Globally about 750,000 page views a day are now made by iPad visitors. I’ve made the most of some great new features provided by WordPress that exploit the functionality of the iPad. Let me know if you have viewedContinue Reading
