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One Week Until Pro Silva Ireland’s Monuments and Forestry Open Forest Day

by seanhoskinsSeptember 30, 2012October 13, 2016

Only one week until Pro Silva Ireland’s Monuments and Forestry Open Forest Day. The open day takes place next Saturday October 6 at Coillte’s Burren forest property, Co. Cavan, part of the Marble Arch Global Geopark. While this forest visit…

Pro Silva Ireland October 2012 Open Forest Day: Forestry and Monuments, Another Approach.

by seanhoskinsSeptember 15, 2012December 10, 20143 Comments

This October sees Pro Silva Ireland host an exciting open forest day at Coillte’s Burren forest property in Co. Cavan, part of the Marble Arch Global Geopark. The Geopark is an UNESCO-designated site famed for its high concentration of archaeological and…

Managing The Forest That Builds Itself

by seanhoskinsMay 14, 2012December 10, 201411 Comments

OVER 70 people journeyed to Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim on April 28 for the first of Prosilva Ireland’s 2012 Open Forest Days. Guest speakers Marc Etienne from ProSilva France and the ProSilva Czech Republic’s Thomas Vrska shed light on principles of…

What people are saying

To me, ProSilva forest management provides the means where forests can be manged to produce high quality timber and in a financial and ecologically sustainable manner, whilst maintaining forest condition and habitat.

― Padriag O’Tuama: Forest Consultant, former District Manager for Coillte; Past Chair of Pro Silva Ireland 2010-15

The Pro Silva approach to woodland management offers enormous benefits to biodiversity and wildlife by providing a permanent forest structure in which fauna and flora can thrive over many generations. The awareness of the importance of the protection of our……

― Faith Wilson: Ecological Consultant BSc CEnv MCIEEM