John Kissock OBE retires as Chairman of the Scottish Forestry Trust

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 John Kissock stood down as Chairman of the Trust at the Trustees meeting in December 2009.  John has been a Trustee for 10 years and latterly as Chairman for 5 years.  Thanking him for his tireless commitment to the work of the Trust and to the forestry industry over many years, fellow Trustee Guy Watt presented John with a carved wooden bowl on behalf of the Trust.

Scottish Forestry Trust is a registered charity (Scottish Charity No. SC008465). The Scottish Forestry Trust was established in 1983 by a gift of share capital, and our role is to provide funds by way of grants, to support research, education and training throughout the UK.  Since our establishment, we have provided nearly £2.7m to fund over 190 projects ranging from supporting post graduate industry applied research, social and environmental forestry, policy formulation and broader public education and awareness.