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Chipping party fiasco: what happens when you don't use the right machines and 400 trees for Kilkenny

by Cathy Fitzgerald on April 18, 2009

in Cathy's work, Community eco projects, Ireland, art and ecology, close to nature forestry, sustainable forestry, trees

Hi all,
Just an update on our chipping party that we planned for Easter last weekend. Well, the weather forecast was bad but in fact it was a beautiful spring weekend. Many thanks to friends, Eileen and Steph, even turned up early on Good Friday before we were to start chipping on Sat to help drag [...]

Tagged as: art & ecology, close to nature forestry, community forestry, exotic trees, forest art, forest chipping, Future Proof Kilkenny, Ireland, Kilkenny 400, spruce

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Forestry in Ireland: tax free, like an artist's exemption? Pro Silva Ireland field day this coming Saturday

by Cathy Fitzgerald on April 18, 2009

in Ireland, biodiversity, close to nature forestry, forest investments, sustainable forestry, trees

(Pro Silva Ireland field- day this coming Saturday 25th April 09, see end of post for details)
I was just about to start a post on our disastrous chipping weekend when I heard a report on RTE Radio 1 Farmweek programme this morning (Sat 18 Apr, 09) about forestry this morning. All ears, I typed in [...]

Tagged as: biodiversity, close to nature forestry, Europe, exotic trees, Ireland, monocultures, politics, spruce, trees

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Thinning to easily create an ecologically & economically sustainable forest, in South Carlow, Ireland

by Cathy Fitzgerald on January 8, 2009

in Art communication, Cathy's work, Community eco projects, Environmental Communication, Environmental artist, Ireland, Relational Aesthetics, art and ecology, biodiversity, land art, trees

Hi all,
Thinning started in our small spruce plantation on Monday!! It’s very exciting to see the huge amount of light now coming in; we have a new clearing too which we will be planted with fast growing pioneer species. For our soil conditions, we’ll be putting in alder and birch, that will prepare the ground [...]

Tagged as: biodiversity, close, close to nature forestry, community forestry, creating sustainable forests, Environmental Communication, exotic trees, Flickr, Ireland, participatory art, Relational Aesthetics, slow art, social media, spruce, thinning

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Happy Christmas

by Cathy Fitzgerald on December 24, 2008

in Art and Nature, Cathy's work, art and ecology, ecoart, trees

I’ve re-cycled my e-card from last year (how green is that – hope you like it. I made it just before I started blogging last year, so now it has a home. Its the view from my studio office – no tree was harmed in the production of this card!
I’ve just finished all [...]

Tagged as: art & ecology, community forestry, exotic trees, film-maker, fir trees

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Hello world! Welcome to my art and ecology Notes!

by Cathy Fitzgerald on January 17, 2008

in Art and Nature, Art communication, Cathy's work, art and trees, trees

A site listing ideas and links to inspiring art and ecology projects!
I thought my first post should be an image – here is one that I have kept for many years.
It is a drawing from a man selling artworks from his family home in India. I suppose my first trip away from New Zealand, I [...]

Tagged as: drawing, exotic trees, fir trees, monocultures, spruce

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