Comments for Local Forest Log http://www.localforestlog.ie notes from Jan Alexander's diary Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on About by jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/about/comment-page-1/#comment-322 jalex Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:10:31 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?page_id=2#comment-322 Hello Bogdan, - I can put you in touch with Niall Miller who works in locally collected timber, - not dead wood, but all woods He might help answer your questions: fuinseogwc@hotmail.com Also you should contact Coillte, - a local person on the ground in the forest that you visit. This would be a source of dead wood for you. All the best to you Bogdan. Jan Hello Bogdan, – I can put you in touch with Niall Miller who works in locally collected timber, – not dead wood, but all woods He might help answer your questions: fuinseogwc@hotmail.com
Also you should contact Coillte, – a local person on the ground in the forest that you visit. This would be a source of dead wood for you.
All the best to you Bogdan.
Jan

]]> Comment on Nature’s Abundance by Kate http://www.localforestlog.ie/2010/06/08/natures-abundance/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Kate Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:17:15 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=1138#comment-317 What I'm noticing here in Venice is the late blooming of our gorgeous jacarandas. Our Spring was cold (relatively) so the usual purple May has been instead a purple June. It's so delicious to ride through the year with our flowering trees. What I’m noticing here in Venice is the late blooming of our gorgeous jacarandas. Our Spring was cold (relatively) so the usual purple May has been instead a purple June. It’s so delicious to ride through the year with our flowering trees.

]]> Comment on Nature’s Abundance by Crosby http://www.localforestlog.ie/2010/06/08/natures-abundance/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Crosby Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:57:07 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=1138#comment-311 Great shots of the yellow fluff and I will spread the word in Victoria about letting the ash seeds breath. Beautiful Autumn here with vivid orange and yellow leaves on the various trees. Many old elms near me and plane trees line the streets. I wonder what evidence of Autumn still remains in the country this weekend ? Great shots of the yellow fluff and I will spread the word in Victoria about letting the ash seeds breath. Beautiful Autumn here with vivid orange and yellow leaves on the various trees. Many old elms near me and plane trees line the streets. I wonder what evidence of Autumn still remains in the country this weekend ?

]]> Comment on The Reliability Of Nature by Nicola http://www.localforestlog.ie/2010/06/04/the-reliability-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Nicola Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:10:51 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=1119#comment-310 Gorgeous picture of the hare Jan and I know what it is like with all the lovely ash seedlings! Gorgeous picture of the hare Jan and I know what it is like with all the lovely ash seedlings!

]]> Comment on The Reliability Of Nature by Cathy http://www.localforestlog.ie/2010/06/04/the-reliability-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Cathy Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:47:42 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=1119#comment-302 Loved this post Jan, Our new ash forest another year on is looking great and I was also thinking of posting an update soon - its a great time of year to see all the new growth Cathy Loved this post Jan,

Our new ash forest another year on is looking great and I was also thinking of posting an update soon – its a great time of year to see all the new growth

Cathy

]]> Comment on Trees for Free!! by The Reliability Of Nature « Local Forest Log http://www.localforestlog.ie/2008/10/21/trees-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-300 The Reliability Of Nature « Local Forest Log Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:28:09 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=50#comment-300 [...] in October 2008 I wrote on the subject of ash seeds being so abundant. They could be seen in colossal quantities [...] [...] in October 2008 I wrote on the subject of ash seeds being so abundant. They could be seen in colossal quantities [...]

]]> Comment on Dry Weather by jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/2010/03/14/dry-weather/comment-page-1/#comment-294 jalex Fri, 21 May 2010 08:22:10 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=988#comment-294 Hi Roy, Thanks for this. I don't know if this has ever been quantified or not, - but it does seem to be well documented over very many years. I refer mainly to the flooding we have witnessed through the press media when severe flooding has wiped out homes and villages in tropical countries. The last one I remember hearing about where 200 people lost their lives, was in the Philippines. It is commonly known, and usually reported in the aftermath of flooding, that tree cover lessens the impact of heavy rain on soils. Their roots absorb and hold water, and as you say create permeation in the subsoils, thus relieving the pressure which further reduces and often prevents flooding of the lower lands. It irks me to think that Ireland is still buying unapproved timber from countries in Asia where the effects of deforestation can be so devastating. ATB Jan Hi Roy,
Thanks for this. I don’t know if this has ever been quantified or not, – but it does seem to be well documented over very many years. I refer mainly to the flooding we have witnessed through the press media when severe flooding has wiped out homes and villages in tropical countries. The last one I remember hearing about where 200 people lost their lives, was in the Philippines. It is commonly known, and usually reported in the aftermath of flooding, that tree cover lessens the impact of heavy rain on soils. Their roots absorb and hold water, and as you say create permeation in the subsoils, thus relieving the pressure which further reduces and often prevents flooding of the lower lands. It irks me to think that Ireland is still buying unapproved timber from countries in Asia where the effects of deforestation can be so devastating. ATB Jan

]]> Comment on Local Forest Directory by jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/local-forest-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-293 jalex Fri, 21 May 2010 08:10:53 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?page_id=18#comment-293 Thanks for this Roy. Unfortunately the Local Forest Directory was to go on-line, but the person setting it up had to leave it for health reasons. It is on my site and I can't find a way to remove it. I don't know if the Organic Farmers run a box network. Check their website, - it might be on there. ATB Jan Thanks for this Roy. Unfortunately the Local Forest Directory was to go on-line, but the person setting it up had to leave it for health reasons. It is on my site and I can’t find a way to remove it. I don’t know if the Organic Farmers run a box network. Check their website, – it might be on there. ATB Jan

]]> Comment on Local Forest Directory by jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/local-forest-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-292 jalex Fri, 21 May 2010 08:10:53 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?page_id=18#comment-292 Thanks for this Roy. Unfortunately the Local Forest Directory was to go on-line, but the person setting it up had to leave it for health reasons. It is on my site and I can't find a way to remove it. I don't know if the Organic Farmers run a box network. Check their website, - it might be on there. ATB Jan Thanks for this Roy. Unfortunately the Local Forest Directory was to go on-line, but the person setting it up had to leave it for health reasons. It is on my site and I can’t find a way to remove it. I don’t know if the Organic Farmers run a box network. Check their website, – it might be on there. ATB Jan

]]> Comment on Forest Logs by jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/2008/11/20/forest-logs/comment-page-1/#comment-291 jalex Fri, 21 May 2010 08:06:23 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=46#comment-291 Hi Roy, Thanks a lot for this and sorry for the delay getting back. Have you heard of the Donegal Forestry Co-Op? Check out their website, www.donegalwoodlandowners.com It might give you ideas for your area. ATB, Jan Hi Roy,
Thanks a lot for this and sorry for the delay getting back. Have you heard of the Donegal Forestry Co-Op? Check out their website, http://www.donegalwoodlandowners.com It might give you ideas for your area. ATB, Jan

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