Tomas Vrska

News

Spring Exccursions 2025 in the Netherlands

The Pro Silva Netherlands spring excursions will take place in 2025 on 21, 22 and 23 May in the Amerongen forestry (Utrechtse Heuvelrug).

30th Anniversary Pro Silva Bohemica

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At the End of April Pro Silva Bohemica celebrated its 30th anniversary in Brno. Speeches of honory guests were followed by lectures, a panel discussion with guests and a field trip.

New President in Netherlands

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Vincent Troost was elected on 23rd January 2025 as new president of Pro Silva Nederland

Pro Silva Montenegro established

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The establishment of Pro Silva Montenegro was initiated by Franc Ferlin. On October 26th the founding assembly singed the decision on establishing the NGO “Pro Silva Montenegro”.

Annual Meeting 2025 Sardegna (Italy)

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The next annual meeting will take place in the center of island Sardegna (Italy) from May 7th to 9th.

New President in Italy

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Pierangelo Miola from Vicenza was eleted as new president of Pro Silva Italia

Last field trip with Bill Mason

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Bill Mason, has been CCFG Chair for over 10 years and has provided kind and gentle guidance. On beginning of May 2024 her participated in his last field trip. We also present the new committee.

New Board of Prosilva elected

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At the General Assemly of Pro Silva in Myjava, May 28th new board members were elected. Tomáš Vrška took over precidency, and Eckart Senitza will support him as vice president.

Guidelines on Closer-To-Nature Forest Management

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EU has published and translated guidelines on closer-to-nature forest mangement in all European languages.

Pro Silva Annual Meeting Slovakia 2024

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The next Annual Meeting of Pro Silva will be in Myjava (western Slovakia) from 28th to 31st May under the title "Upscaling close to nature practices for wider acceptancence"

historical Pro Silva Annual Meetings

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Many of the historical Annual Meetings are documented online now. 9 meetings from 1990 to 2001 will be under reconstruction soon.

Pro Silva in Brussels at European Commisson

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Pro Silva was invited as a European organisation to Brussels for the conference "Forests for Biodiversity and Climate". The 30th anniversary event in September 2019 was also well received.

Exemplary Forests Network

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Pro Silva announces that is going to summarize and present all their exemplary forests all over Europe

Tomáš Vrška

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Contact Information

Dr. Tomáš Vrška

Krtiny 175
67905 - Krtiny
Jihomoravský kraj
Czech Republic

cell phone: +420-602-794216
e-mail: president(at)prosilva.org

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President: Tomáš Vrška (Czech Republic)

Ass. Prof. Tomáš Vrška is the director of the University Forest Enterprise, Mendel University in Brno, Czechia. He studied forestry and forest ecology on Mendel University. His PhD was focused on the dynamics of natural temperate forests.

He is experienced in the application of scientific knowledges about natural forest dynamics into the practice, in conversion of even-aged to uneven-aged silviculture and restoration management of forests.

Tomáš Vrška was one of the founders of Pro Silva Bohemica and is commitee member there.