This was an uplifting article, John. It has distressed me that Ireland seems so tree-less. In Austin, TX, we have a group called the Tree Folks. They have some land with a native tree nursery, and have events every 3-4 months where they announce what trees they will be giving away, and each family can have 1-2 apiece. It is volunteer-run. Bart secured a couple for me to plant in my yard, formerly a cow pasture. (I also bought 8 more from a nursery and local plant sales, and all but 1 made it through the drought last summer.) Bart gets trees from this group often and asks around his friends who would like for him to plant a tree in their yard. He wound up planting 6 in one couple's barren yard.
Thank you for these links, John. I have been wondering what is happening in Ireland and Scotland in regard to native reforestation, and these are really helpful resources.
This was an uplifting article, John. It has distressed me that Ireland seems so tree-less. In Austin, TX, we have a group called the Tree Folks. They have some land with a native tree nursery, and have events every 3-4 months where they announce what trees they will be giving away, and each family can have 1-2 apiece. It is volunteer-run. Bart secured a couple for me to plant in my yard, formerly a cow pasture. (I also bought 8 more from a nursery and local plant sales, and all but 1 made it through the drought last summer.) Bart gets trees from this group often and asks around his friends who would like for him to plant a tree in their yard. He wound up planting 6 in one couple's barren yard.
Thank you for these links, John. I have been wondering what is happening in Ireland and Scotland in regard to native reforestation, and these are really helpful resources.