I come from a country of grass, New Zealand and the Age of Stupid

As some of you know I was recently back to my first home of New Zealand to visit my family. I love the opportunity whenever home to visit virgin forest areas, simply referred to as  as 'bush' by New Zealanders. It's what I find most special about my country from a perspective of now living…Read more I come from a country of grass, New Zealand and the Age of Stupid

Burning Bright selected for Green Party Youtube Film Award

Hi everyone Some of you might remember my short film 'Burning Bright' that I created for Ireland''s Biodiversity week last year -it's a small gesture about what I've been learning about sustainable forestry. Well it has just been selected for the Irish Green Party's 2009 youtube competition - an award will go to the film most…Read more Burning Bright selected for Green Party Youtube Film Award

The ‘before’ shot – converting spruce monoculture into a real forest

Since not wanting to tempt fate (we have only recently only got felling licence after a lengthy delay), I've been holding off posting the 'before' shot of our site, before thinning, which is the next step in converting our spruce wood into a sustainable woodland. Here's the shot of our site from Google, we have…Read more The ‘before’ shot – converting spruce monoculture into a real forest