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Tag: small-diameter

TEAGASC MASTERS WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

by prosilvairelandJune 15, 2018June 19, 2018

TEAGASC MASTERS WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY “Exploration of the working properties and utilisation of small- diameter Irish-grown alder (Alnus glutinosa)” GMIT Teagasc

education, News, research alder, GMIT, Ireland, News, research, small-diameter, Teagasc

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Close-to-Nature forestry is good for forests, people and the planet.  I’m excited to be a part of a growing conversation for permanent forests in Ireland.

― Cathy Fitzgerald; Pro Silva Ireland Committee, eco-social artist, caretaker – Hollywood Forest, Carlow

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……

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

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

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