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Shortage of timber set to worsen as supply of logs tightens (via @IrishTimes) https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/shortage-of-timber-set-to-worsen-as-supply-of-logs-tightens-1.4609199

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p09m0v4x/extinct-tree-from-the-time-of-jesus-rises-from-the-dead Incredible work by Dr. Elaine Soloway and Dr. Sarah Sallon in bringing back the Judean Date Palm! Courtesy of @BBC .

Leadership and inspiration, we love to collaborate. Especially on grants. Thanks to all those who helped at our very first Plant-for-the-Planet Tree Academy held in Baldoyle when we planted our first 300 trees at Seagrange Park – less than a million to go! A special thanks to teenagers Erin and Hannah who travelled with Plant-for-the-PlanetContinueContinue reading “A Tree For All in Baldoyle…”

This is a very interesting introduction to CCF; I didn’t know it was not suitable everywhere. 14k ha is a lot of CCF! From Timber forest to Native Woodland on the Dublin Mountains Makeover; well done to Coillte teams running this great initiative. I grew up scrambling around those woods with the Dundrum Brigin Scouts,ContinueContinue reading “Dublin Mountains Makeover; Introduction to Continuous Cover Forestry”

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/identify-the-trees-of-ireland-by-leaf-flower-fruit-and-shape-1.4594861 Well done Éanna, #TreeCouncil of #Ireland President.

https://youtu.be/kB1qK_yBVxU Where to watch? Let’s match it with a #GreatEmeraldWall…along the #Shannon perhaps?

Canqi and Breda, in Budapest and Tyrone respectively, joined me in writing an ode back on the Winter Solstice morning. As we approach (so soon!) the Summer Solstice, I thought it would be fun to post them up. “We mark today The turning of this year of loneliness of the heart With this parting#New community.ContinueContinue reading “Odes to a Summer Solstice? Our soothing…CommuniTREE!”

https://youtu.be/VmfXGeqUh_U Goodness how lucky are we to have our team meet the President! How many trees will we be at on the counter in 2021 by October 7th Tree Day do you think?