Friends and Sponsors' Day

Friends and Sponsors' Day
Le 10 October 2025 - Helchteren
Objectives
In 2018, we launched the " Trees for Future "to identify the most promising tree species for the future. adapting forests to climate change.
Thanks to your support, nearly 80,000 trees have been planted at 52 sites across our country. These are checked annually for growth, compliance and health.
We are pleased to invite you to one of the project plots to present our results and outlookbut also to share key forestry issues with you.
This Friends and Sponsors Day is also a unique opportunity for networking on the green.
This year, we will be looking at the threats posed by climate change to the health of our forests. In addition to the observations made through Trees for Future, we will be drawing parallels with MigFoRest, a European project to deploy assisted migration of tree species, for which SRFB is the lead partner.
Day mainly in French, with support in Dutch.
Speakers
- Guy Coolensowner and partner of Trees for Future
- Isaline de WildeDeputy Director of the Société Royale Forestière de Belgique (SRFB)
- Julie LosseauProject Coordinator Trees for Future
- Diane DoucetProject Manager MigFoRest
- Olivier FabesCommunications and Partnerships Officer
Programme
09h30 | Welcoming participants |
10h00 | 3 workshops in the forest (30 min), in rotation and roaming - Assessment of Trees for Future after 6 years of planting - Forest health and adaptation to climate change - Monitoring and measuring species on a plot of Hungarian oak and Atlas cedar. |
12h30 | Forest sandwich lunch |
14h00 | End |
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Practical information and prices
MEETING PLACE
Helchteren, in Limburg (about 1 hour from Brussels). The exact location will be specified in the confirmation letter.
Organisational costs
- Forest owners taking part in the project: FREE
- Trees for Future volunteers: FREE
- Employees of a sponsoring company (maximum 2 employees per company): FREE
- Additional employees of a sponsoring company (from 3ᵉ): €50/person (to be paid on site)