An adventure, a journey into the green world that surrounds us. Discover the older trees to know them and look at them closely. Every month we will organize a meeting with one or more of these living beings in the woods and parks of our wonderful region.
Once a year we organize an international convention where we discuss various topics around the care, conservation and management of trees and forests.
The idea moved just after the “Vaia” storm in October 2018, when a large area of north-eastern Italy has been severely damaged. The numbers are stunning: only in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where GTF was born, the storm has caused considerable damages, knocking down completely some forests and millions of cubic meters wood. We believe this should make us stop and seriously reflect.
The Giant Trees Foundation, with its project “Create a new forest”, has devised come initiatives to rebuild some woods for experimental purposes. This includes a series of innovative Forest Summer Schools aimed at national and foreign agricultural (technical or professional) institutions, which enable young people to acquire knowledge, experience, manual skills and valuable information for their professional future in forest management.
Expeditions in search of the Green Giants Hidden in the 5 continents. Europe: we are still looking for the highest
Expeditions in search of the Green Giants Hidden in the 5 continents. Europe: we are still looking for the highest
We consider education to be absolutely fundamental in order to grow a new sensibility and a true knowledge of the trees, which allows them to be respected, protected and truly loved.
Taking place every year, usually the second week of August, “Tana week” is a period of intense coexistence where adults and teenagers are committed to a common goal.
With the support of experts and passionate people (Fantoni Group and Sloow Wood) we collect and record wood samples coming from all over the world
We host and give visibility to national and international artists and craftsmen eager to create works of art using dead wood of large and small species, so as to give it a second life
Visit, feel and live the forest on foot, by bike or on horseback. Meet the giant trees, have the possibility to climb them in a safe and sustainable way thanks to the tree-climbing art.
These are the two highlights of GTF social life: the Spring Festival (Fieste de Viarte) and the Autumn Festival (Fieste de Siarade)
We are creating, in collaboration with higher education institutions, Municipalities and Associations (Centro del Libro Parlato di Feltre), a working group to restore a path for the blind in the woods.
Beyond the peaks, above the tops of the larger trees..what is there? Together with a group of local scholars we will go to the Amazon rainforest in order to study the biodiversity in the foliage over 50 meters.
Experts of specific disciplines hold theoretical-practical lessons based on scientific knowledge applied to everyday life. Lectures are open to hobbyists and enthusiasts.