Close to Nature continuous cover forest management

Tree-Marking skills and software to help us work better for forests

Last week I was excited to take part in the first tree-marking training days for the COFORD (Council for Forest Research and Development, Ireland) Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS) project in Ireland. Hollywood is one of the forests on the database, along with other plantation sites across Ireland that are being transformed, in various degrees,…Read more Tree-Marking skills and software to help us work better for forests

Hollywood shortlisted for new ForestEurope “Show off your forest” competition

Great news, today Holly and I heard that two experimental films from the Hollywood project have been short-listed for the Forest Europe 'Show off your forest competition'. I submitted two films ('burning bright' and 'the black space (resilience) of the Ash night', which I thought best conveyed the work going on here in Hollywood and…Read more Hollywood shortlisted for new ForestEurope “Show off your forest” competition

The black space and Ash dieback news in Ireland

My experimental film ‘The black space (resilience) of the Ash night’ (2013) was recently selected for the 2013 UCD Science Expression film festival. The film was shown with others in a mobile pop-up cinema to celebrate and reflect on the natural world. It was held at the Botanic Gardens, Dublin 1-3 Nov. My thanks to…Read more The black space and Ash dieback news in Ireland