harvesting – Pro Silva Ireland

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Report on Pro Silva Ireland early stage transformation in Ballycullen farm forest conifer plantation

by prosilvairelandJune 13, 2019June 14, 2019

The Pro Silva Ireland 2019 Spring Field Day was held on April 27th in Ballycullen Forest in Ashford, Co. Wicklow and was kindly hosted by Sandra and Lasse Jorgensen. Padriag O Tuama has written a report on the day below …

Special Pro Silva Ireland Field Day for members of North East Forestry Group, Westmeath Farm Forest Group, and other forest owners new to Continuous Cover Forestry

by prosilvairelandApril 8, 2016March 22, 2021

Wicklow – Saturday April 23rd 2016, 10.30am – 3.30pm “At the request of a number of forest owner associations who contacted Pro Silva Ireland and Teagasc wanting to learn more about Continuous Cover Forestry, we are dedicating our April 2016…

Operation Transformation to Continuous Cover Forestry

by prosilvairelandNovember 16, 2015March 22, 20211 Comment

Photos and an article from ProSilva Ireland field day at Knockrath Forest, Co. Wicklow – Sat 3 Oct 2015. ProSilva Ireland wishes to thanks the Brabazon family at Knockrath Co. Wicklow for an important ProSilva Ireland field day. We were…

Membership of Pro Silva Ireland has been a really enriching experience for me both professionally and personally. Those of us who founded Pro Silva Ireland back in 2000 did so to explore the alternatives to clearfelling in Ireland. But we……

― Paddy Purser, forest consultant, Chair and co-founder of Pro Silva Ireland

Continuous Cover Forestry seemed like a ‘no-brainer’, and it was always our plan for our forest site, even before we knew there was a term for it. Having grown up on a farm it’s clear to me that working in……