Meet the committee

Committe members, general Irish and UK members with Pro Silva France forester Marc_Etienne Wilhelm in an Alsace forest, France, September Pro Silva Ireland study trip, 2018.
Committe members, general Irish and UK members with Pro Silva France forester Marc-Etienne Wilhelm in an Alsace forest, France, September Pro Silva Ireland study trip, 2018.

Pro Silva Ireland has a diverse committee of professional people who are passionate about a new sustainable direction for Irish forests.

The voluntary committee has: expert knowledge and practical experience of Close-to-Nature continuous cover management, forest harvesting,  expertise in forest ecology and forest mycology, forest policy development, timber quality and furniture design expertise and forest-farm advisory knowledge.

The Chair and Vice-Chair of Pro Silva Ireland are elected at the annual AGM.  Other committee members are appointed by the Chair at the first committee meeting after the AGM.


Manus Crowley: Vice Chair

Pro Silva Ireland Vice Chair

Forest consultant/forest ecologist: Enfor, Kilkenny
Msc. Environmental Forestry (Bangor)
BSc, Environmental Biology (UCD)

Contact: manus@enfor.ie

Cathy Fitzgerald:

Committe member
contact: Cathy@Haumea.ie

Dr Cathy Fitzgerald, PhD
ecosocial artist | researcher | educator |
caretaker of Hollywood forest
(the smallest Close-to-Nature
forest in Ireland)

Faith Wilson

Ecologist BSc, CEnv, MIEEM
Specialising in habitat surveys and mapping,
environmental impact assessment,
impact mitigation and habitat creation/restoration,
native woodland surveys

Contact: faithwilsonecology@gmail.com

Jonathan Spazzi

Teagasc Forestry Development Officer
Consultant Forester and Mycologist
MSIF/AIFCBSc (Hons.) Forest
Management (Newton Rigg)
MSc Forestry (Bangor)

contact: Jonathan.Spazzi@teagasc.ie

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