Continuous Cover Forestry
Enjoy our latest video Series with forester Manus Crowley and landowners exploring the ins and outs of continuous cover forestry, commonly referred to as "CCF". With this forest management approach, the aim is to develop and maintain forest stands into permanently irregular structures, that provide high-quality timber, enhance biodiversity and deliver other ecosystem services. Enjoy!
Forestry of the Future? High-quality Timber, Risk reduction & Biodiversity (CCF)
Today we are out in the woods with forester Manus Crowley. We will be exploring the ins and outs of continuous cover forestry, commonly referred to as "CCF". With this forest management approach, the aim is to develop and maintain forest stands into permanently irregular structures, that provide high-quality timber, enhance biodiversity and deliver other ecosystem services. Enjoy!
Irish Forestry owners explain why they Transform their Plantations instead of Clearfelling! (CCF)
Irish landowners explain why they will Transform their spruce plantation into a permanent mixed forest, that produces High-quality timber & more.., instead of going with conventional clear-felling management. Today we are visiting a landowner collaboration forestry in county Offaly, who recently decided to change their management to Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). With this forest management approach, the aim is to develop and maintain forest stands into permanently irregular structures, that provide high-quality timber, enhance biodiversity, and deliver other ecosystem services. Enjoy!
Why & How more-and-more Plantations are Converted into Mixed Woods
visiting three forestry landowners in County Offaly, Ireland with Forester Manus Crowley. Their forests were originally planted as conventional spruce plantations, but the choice is now made to transform them into mixed permanent forests that produce high-quality sustainable timber & more.. with the management approaches of CCF (Continuous COver Forestry) instead of going with the conventional clear-felling management. Let’s learn all about this transformation process and why this choice has been made!?