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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

Smallest forest in Ireland inspected for new COFORD Low Impact Silviculture Systems (LISS) survey

Not quite a year ago I was putting up a notice online for ProSilva Ireland's website (I help look after their online communications) about Ireland's forest research organisation COFORD. COFORD was asking public and private landowners who were managing their forests using Close-to-Nature methods (this term is more recognised in Europe but it gives an…Read more Smallest forest in Ireland inspected for new COFORD Low Impact Silviculture Systems (LISS) survey

Second thinning helps create permanent, resilient forest in Co. Carlow, Ireland

You can see our previous marking and tree thinning from 2008-9 here I've been busy last week presenting an update at college (I will share this in my next post) of my long term art & ecology project which is really all about 'seeing the forest', to understand a practice of deep sustainability. However I…Read more Second thinning helps create permanent, resilient forest in Co. Carlow, Ireland