The long awaited visit of Pro Silva Ireland (PSI) to Baronscourt Estate near Newtownstewart, County Tyrone was well worth the wait. In keeping with PSI tradition, two foreign experts were invited over to Ireland to join us on the day. Brice De Turckheim, a forest owner and forester with many years of experience in close-to-nature management [...]
In 10 minutes the wind storm threw down the even-aged plantation like so many matches from a spilled match box.
One good reason to transform an even aged plantation to a more structured and species rich forest is stability. On this windy island of Ireland, a lot of our plantations suffer from wind damage. The tall [...]
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