ProSilva Ireland

Learn about LOW IMPACT SILVICULTURE IN SOUTH MORAVIA REGION Updated: Mon 25 March 2013 with itinerary and costs; itinerary can be downloaded ProSilva Ireland is delighted to announce the programme of the 2013 ProSilva Ireland Members Study trip to Czech Republic. The Czech Republic, located in the heart of Europe, has an area of ​​78,864 … Continue reading »

Dr Fidelma Butler and Dr Ruth Carden, University College Cork, are leading a research team who have been awarded a grant by the Dept. of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to examine the use of forests by deer in Ireland. This three year project seeks to quantify deer populations, habitat and silvicultural elements that influence … Continue reading »

The fight to contain ash dieback continues after discovery of the disease here late last year. The Forest Service is coordinating the national response with various other government and industry groups, along with ash growers. Chalara ash dieback disease is a relatively new, very serious disease of ash caused by the fungal pathogen Chalara fraxinea. … Continue reading »

Only one week until Pro Silva Ireland’s Monuments and Forestry Open Forest Day. The open day takes place next Saturday October 6 at Coillte’s Burren forest property, Co. Cavan, part of the Marble Arch Global Geopark. While this forest visit has the theme of Monuments and Forestry, the usual Pro Silva forest principles will also … Continue reading »

This October sees Pro Silva Ireland host an exciting open forest day at Coillte’s Burren forest property in Co. Cavan, part of the Marble Arch Global Geopark. The Geopark is an UNESCO-designated site famed for its high concentration of archaeological and geological features.   The Open Forest Day takes place on Saturday October 6 and the … Continue reading »

Stichting Probos has just published an extensive guide on cultural heritage of forests in English, German and French. The goal of the guide is to transfer the enthusiasm and passion for the subject and the knowledge that has been developed over the last decade in the Netherlands, to forest managers and forest owners in other … Continue reading »

Details for the ProSilva Ireland to South East England  We are planning to go from a Thursday 6th returning on Saturday 8th September, 2012. We suggest members to look at direct flights from Dublin to Southampton return costing €132 basic package today with FlyBE, leaving Dublin at 8.30am and a return flight from Southampton leaving at 15.05pm … Continue reading »

The COFORD Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS) Project commenced in 2010 and is conducting research into the practice of LISS / Continuous Cover Forestry in Ireland.  Amongst other objectives, the project is attempting to estimate the area of woodland in Ireland managed under such systems and to establish a database of such forests in Ireland.  … Continue reading »

OVER 70 people journeyed to Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim on April 28 for the first of Prosilva Ireland’s  2012 Open Forest Days. Guest speakers Marc Etienne from ProSilva France and the ProSilva Czech Republic’s Thomas Vrska shed light on principles of continuous cover forestry in Mary and David Legge’s forestry plantations on Saturday April 28. Marc, … Continue reading »

Happy New Year to all Pro Silva Ireland members and friends! We are happy to announce an important new publication from the leading French Association Futaie Irreguliere which will be of interest to many of our members, Developing the Full Potential of the Forest: Management of Irregular Forests (2011). It has been translated by Phil … Continue reading »

In a recent article, courtesy of the Irish Forestry and Timber news, Owen Davies and Gary Kerr report that continuous cover forestry management can be a good economic option compared with clear-felling and replanting. Download the pdf to read the full article here. Thanks to the Irish Forestry and Timber News, Aug 2011 for allowing … Continue reading »

Update 18 Oct 2011: Joe Barry wrote an article in the Irish Independent on this ProSilva Event in “Working with nature rather than against it should ensure we benefit financially” by Joe Barry, Oct 18, Irish Independent http://www.independent.ie/farming/news-features/working-with-nature-rather-than-against-it-should-ensure-we-benefit-financially-2908425.html

Please feel free to forward this survey to others who you know that are managing their woodlands/forests in this way. Survey of Forest Owners with Woodlands Managed Using Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS) / Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) The COFORD Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS) Project commenced in 2010 and is conducting research into the … Continue reading »

To increase the knowledge of Close to Nature – Continuous Cover forestry in Ireland, where long term permanent forest management is barely known, the ProSilva Ireland group has over the last 10 years organised public open forest days twice each year, to forests that have been begun to be managed in this way. At each … Continue reading »

ProSilva Ireland is launching its Forestry Policy document in Wicklow on Saturday 24 April 2010 at its Forest Open Day at Cloragh Farm, Co. Wicklow.  ProSilva Ireland is part of ProSilva Europe, a 27 country European network of professional forest owners and managers, who practice close to nature forest management in permanent forests.