Pro Silva is a European wide forestry organisation. Pro Silva Ireland is the all Ireland branch of this organisation. If you would like to find out more about Pro Silva and Pro Silva Principles you are invited to explore this site and the Pro Silva Europe site.

Current highlights:

Read this article on Continuous Cover Forestry written by Donal Magner available here with the kind permission of the Irish Formers Journal. The article includes an interview with Paddy Purser and details of previous and upcoming fieldtrips click here

Find out more about the Study Tour to Slovenia on the events page of this website. new!

Paddy Purser is the author Close To Nature Forest Management; The Way Forward for Irish Forests, which was published in Compass Magazine, the publication of the Garden and Landscape Designers Association. The article is in pdf format and includes photos and references.

Pro Silva Ireland was recently asked to present it's principles on the popular Ear to the Ground program produced by Agtel for viewing on Irish television. The Photo to the right shows Paddy Purser during one of the interviews carried out for the program, which went to air on Thursday January 5th on RTE ONE. Other interviewees included Huw Denman, who is a Near To Nature Forestry expert from Wales. The program was considered a success and although short our message was clear. We are hoping to be able to provide the interviews as downloadable video in the near future.

Check out one of a number of excellent articles by Hans-Jürgen Otto entitled 'Approaches of Continuous Cover Silviculture in Sitka Spruce Pioneer Plantations'. This article includes links to tables giving details on site conform species choice near coastal areas.

Robert Tottenham, the founding member of Pro Silva Ireland recently passed away. He is missed by his friends and colleagues. To read the orbituary written by our members for Robert click here

.Become a member of Pro Silva Ireland:

If you would like to join Pro Silva Ireland all you need to do is print out this Application Form and fill in your details along with the appropriate fee. You will hen be sent periodical newsletters, reports on study tours, along with being eligible to participate on workshops and study tours.