the significant countrywide potential in creating permanent forests in Ireland, for far greater ecological (and economic benefits) is as yet, still far from being generally recognised.
Year: 2013
art-ecology-politics-land: special Third Text 2013 journal issue
A part of my work since 2009 has been involved in bringing the new type of permanent forestry management I employ on my small 2.5 acre conifer site into the Irish political sphere. In contemporary art-ecology projects, political dimensions are often encountered, particularly when you begin to critically examine the socio-political effects that may be…Read more art-ecology-politics-land: special Third Text 2013 journal issue
Mother trees – the Earth’s networks for resilience
It being Mother's day here in Ireland, it seems appropriate to post this video. University of British Columbia professor of forest mycology, Suzanne Simard, leads us through the forest to investigate forest underground communities (her research, some of which you can find online is fascinating, particularly if you are managing a forest employing selective harvesting…Read more Mother trees – the Earth’s networks for resilience
The Hollywood Forest Story : An EcoSocial Art Practice | Co. Carlow Ireland 