36th European Dendroecological Fieldweek

We have the pleasure to announce the 36th European Dendroecological Fieldweek, 28 August – 04 September 2026. It will take place in the scenic mountain village of Bardonecchia, in the south-western Italian Alps. This year the EDF will be organised again in close collaboration between the Dendrolabs of the WSL and the University of Torino, Italy. The Association for Tree-Ring Research ATR will support the event with some travel grants.

EDF is a course affiliated to the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern. Therefore, successful participants can be provided with 2.5 ECTS points. 

Kerstin Treydte, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

Alan Crivellaro, University of Torino, Italy

Paul Krusic, University of Torino

Alma Piermattei, University of Torino, Italy

Elisabet Martínez-Sancho, University of Barcelona, Spain

Roberta D’Andrea, University of Toulouse, France

Deadline for registration and payment: 15 July 2026

First come first served...

Successful applicants will be notified in July. 

Who

People interested in tree-rings from all over the world.

Beginners, Master and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply.

When

28 August - 04 September 2026

Where

EDF 2026 will take place in the scenic mountain village of Bardonecchia, in the south-western Italian Alps.

550 Euro, including course material, accommodation and meals.

Registration

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Deadline for Registration and Payment: 15 July, 2026.

The registration fee is 550 € including fieldweek material, accommodation and all meals.

To be paid by credit card or bank transfer.

EDF 2026 will take place in the Casa San Francesco, which is in Viale della Vittoria 63 in Bardonecchia. The venue is 1 km from the train station of Bardonecchia and can be easily reached by foot, taking the road just in front of the station to the left.

When arriving by plane

From Torino International Airport, use the train to reach Torino Porta Susa station (34-minute train ride, a train every 30 minutes). Then use the metro to reach Torino Porta Nuova train station (10-minutes ride, a metro train every few minutes), From Torino Porta Nuova take the train to Bardonecchia (90 minute train ride, one train every hour). See Trenitalia website from more information about train connections.

The airports of Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio are connected by bus or by train to Torino Porta Nuova.

When arriving by train

From Torino Porta Nuova, take the train to Bardonecchia (90-minute train raid, one train every hour). Then, use the Trenitalia train connection.

When arriving by bus

We strongly recommend using a train connection from Torino Porta Nuova to Bardonecchia.

When arriving by car

From Torino follow highway A32 direction Bardonecchia and Frejus.

Kerstin Treydte