Following my GIS Survey of FC Forests in the South of England
Programme Development and Piches: Forestry Commission / Forest Enterprise
Series Proposal for Broadcast - various approaches - focus on various areas of activity or a diary approach to to the many departments
Proposal for in-house promotional film about the new approaches / structures by Forest Enterprise
Leisure pursuits stimulated by exciting environments augmented by the work of the FE engineers
Short video for conference presentation already produced
Currently in development with senior managers at Forest Enterprise: an inspirational in-service exploration of creativity across boundaries bringing together; engineers; landscape architects; planners; foresters
Possible outcomes: new approaches and ideas for forest utilisation and leisure management; marketing strategy

Initial thoughts: 1. So what about a 1A Productions pitch? - (I suppose the next port of call will be IWC Media) What approach sounds right (i'm seeing Forestry people over the next few days - so things might change)? 2. an early evening magazine show for each weekday - 'These giant harvesting machines are just about to make mincemeat of this Scottish forest - that'll leave a big hole - but we'll replant - so over to the science centre in leafy Surrey to see how the boffins have developed better modified trees ready to plant' ------'in the New Forest -- we see the first signs of spring - new buds - and commission employees hauling portakabin toilet blocks out from storage - ready for thousands of tourists on the campsites. Mr and Mrs Bloggs hope to manage one of these sites and have produced a business plan to present to the FC - will it be accepted? - their livelihoods depend on it'. 3. Each prog a different aspect of FC that I personally experience - the huge harvesting machines and engineering projects - the drama of dealing with tourists - the issues of science and genetically modified plants etc. - change from forestry to managing our landscape, including finding historic settlements etc where forests used to be - sustainability - art in the landscape, folowing artists etc 4. Following the history of the FC - covering the land in forests after the 1st WW - to change into managing our landscape. For instance - how - years ago - the FC dug ditches all over the New Forest to get rid of the water (loads of it) - consequently - all the villages are now prone to flooding - but now they are reversing this and putting meanders back into the streams to slow down the flow and recreating the natural mires - hows that for an organisation that was up to produce timber cheaply?