At each clinic, forest owners can avail of a free, private and personalised one-to-one consultation with an experienced Teagasc forestry advisor. A series of 14 forestry clinics, organised by the Teagasc Forestry Development Department, is running now until September 23. The clinics are in locations where significant storm damage occurred in late 2024 and January 2025.
A personalised consultation with your Teagasc forestry advisor will help empower forest owners to make informed decisions on the harvesting and sale of timber products. For example, important questions to address will include:
- Steps in planning for harvest and sale;
- Felling licence and forest roading supports;
- Timber security, markets and sales planning;
- Timber sales contracts;
- Keeping track of timber from harvest to market; and
- Key aspects when planning for reforestation.
Tom Houlihan, acting head of the Teagasc Forestry Development Department said: “With current timber harvesting very much focused on storm impacted forests, it is in every forest owners’ interest to be as informed as possible and to be in control of both timber harvesting and sales process. Teagasc forestry advisors are available to support forest owners on all aspects of forestry. We are happy to organise this current series of clinics with a particular focus on providing continued post-storm guidance and decision support for forest owners who may be planning for timber harvest and sale and for those who have these processes already underway.”
While the emphasis for these upcoming clinics is post-storm guidance and advice, new and existing forest owners are also very welcome to engage. Prior booking is essential and you are asked to contact the numbers provided in the table to book your appointment in advance. You are also asked to bring maps and other relevant information on the day of attendance to optimise the experience and outcome.