…y obligations associated with their implementation), they may also require new additional legislation. Examples relevant to forestry are the Aerial Fertilisation Regulations and Fresh Water Pearl Mussel Requirements. Supplementary measures are optional but not exhaustive. Examples are provided in the directive (Annex VI, Part B), such as; administrative arrangements, economic or fiscal instruments, environmental agreements, emission controls, code…
…established forests and cross-cutting issues that affect both stages. Some examples are as follows: New forests Site suitability – soil fertility and drainage, exposure and slope. Location – access, roading, mapping features. Size of proposed forest area – EIAs for areas over 70ha Species selection – matching species to sites Environmental impact – impact on the landscape, archaeology, water courses, nature conservation areas (SACs NHAs, SPAs etc)…
…es the following species for payment of grant aid under the afforestation (new planting) scheme. These species have been selected because they they are all capable of producing High Forest stands and have proven timber production potential. Native species Non-native species Conifers Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)* Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Norway spruce (Picea abies) Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) Austrian pine…
…ment and maintenance of forests are described….
…reating wildlife habitats, protecting forest health and providing a range of timbers that can be used in a wide range of end uses, from rough construction up to high quality joinery. Comprehensive data on the current species composition of Irish forests are available in the results of the 2007 National Forest Inventory. …
…ite for planting. Their effect is to create a favourable planting site for new transplants by loosening compacted soil, removing surface water and creating a raised planting position to lessen the effect of competing vegetation. In past years, several cultivation practices where used such as ploughing with large single or double mouldboard ploughs, mole and tunnel ploughs and rippers depending on the soil conditions. Today, however, mounding using…
…gh, ferney, farnane, farnoge, navarn, navern, navarna. Fidh (fih), a wood; fee, fi, feigh, feth, fith, fid. Fuinnse, fuinnseann, fuinseog (funsha, funshan, funshoge), the ash tree; funcheon, funshin, funshinagh, funchoge. The f is omitted in the north, giving rise to such forms as unshin, unshinagh, inshinagh, unshog, hinchoge. Iubhar (yure), a yew tree; ure. Leamh, leamhan (lav, lavaun), the elm tree; levan, levane, livaun, laune, lamph. Leamhcho…
…eld Day – Killenaule, Co. Tipperary 30th September – 4th October Annual Study Tour – Slovakia 9th October Annual Sean Mac Bride Forestry Lecture – UCD …