MONTH

DATE

EVENT

January 2012

February 2012

13-24

National Promotional Campaign
2 weeks of clinics on Planting Trees on the Farm and other silvicultural issues
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

14

Trees and woodlands in North Cork
by Donal Magner
Social Services Centre Mallow 8.00pm
Organised by Mallow Field Club

24

Dangerous trees workshop
Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

March 2012

4-10

National Tree Week
Events nationwide
Organised by Tree Council of Ireland
Contact: www.treecouncil.ie

8

Augustine Henry Lecture
RDS, Dublin
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

8-21

Thinning and marketing timber
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

April 2012

April/May

Launch of Future Trees Trust (FTT) formerly BIHIP at the AGM
Loughgall
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

3

Trees and woodlands in Co. Cork
by Donal Magner
Town Hall Mitchelstown
Organised by Mitchelstown Historical Society

19

Broadleaf Management
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

20

ITGA Field Day and AGM
Killruddery Woodlands and Woodland Gardens, Co. Wicklow
Organised by Irish Timber Growers Association
Contact: www.itga.ie

27

Mensuration Field Day and AGM
Glencree Forest
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

28

Spring field day on continuous forest cover or close to nature forestry
Glassan, Co. Westmeath
Organised by Pro Silva Ireland
Contact: www.prosilvaireland.org

May 2012

11

Ulster field day
Randalstown, Co. Antrim
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

16

Small scale harvesting/conifer thinning
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

25

ITGA Field Day
North West (venue to be announced)
Organised by Irish Timber Growers Association
Contact: www.itga.ie

29-31

World Bioenergy Conference
Jonköping, Sweden
More Info: http://www.elmia.se/en/worldbioenergy/

31

Bioenergy 2012
Location and time to be announced
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

June 2012

7

Forest Owner Group workshop
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

21

Exhibition and presentation of prizes to winning students of Third Level Student Wood Awards
RDS, Dublin
Organised by Wood Marketing Federation
Contact: www.wood.ie

22

Field day on broadleaves
Co. Westmeath
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

July 2012

6

ITGA Field Day
South (venue to be announced)
Organised by Irish Timber Growers Association
Contact: www.itga.ie

August 2012

12

Tullamore Show
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

September 2012

13

Small scale harvesting/conifer thinning
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

21

ITGA Field Day
Midlands (venue to be announced)
Organised by Irish Timber Growers Association
Contact: www.itga.ie

25-27

National Ploughing Championships
Heathpark, New Ross Co. Wexford
Organised by National Ploughing Association

28

Field day: Continuous cover forestry
Curragh Chase, Co. Limerick
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

October 2012

6

Autumn field day on continuous forest cover or close to nature forestry
Organised by Pro Silva Ireland
Contact: www.prosilvaireland.org

7-11

Annual forestry study tour
Estonia and Latvia
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

7-24

Focus on Forestry
Two week celebration of social, environmental and economic aspects of trees and forestry
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

8

National Trails Day
(to be confirmed)
Forest and hill walks throughout Ireland
Events held nationwide
Organised by:
Irish Trails www.irishtrails.ie
Coillte www.coillte.ie
Discover Ireland www.discoverireland.ie and
Walk NI www.walkni.com

10

Broadleaf Management
Events held nationwide
Organised by Teagasc and Forest Service
Contact: www.teagasc.ie/forestry

11

Tree Day
Events held nationwide
Organised by Tree Council of Ireland
Contact: www.treecouncil.ie

November 2012

8

Annual Sean McBride Lecture
University College Dublin
Organised by Society of Irish Foresters
Contact: www.societyofirishforesters.ie

December 2012

Links to other Forestry Events:

COFORD website
ITGA events
Society of Irish Foresters' events
Teagasc Forestry events