National Tree week events 2013

Johnny Mc Carthy’s Woodturning exhibition

Venue: Bookworm Workshop, Liberty Square, Thurles

Dates: 4th - 17th March

Organisation: Johnny Mc Carthy Woodturning

Contact: Johnny Mc Carthy, 086-8326369

 

R. J. Gough’s “Worth Another Gander” Bog Wood Sculptors and Wildlife photography

Venue: Main foyer, LIT, Thurles ‰

Date: 24th February - 8th March

Organisation: R.J. Gough / Thurles LIT / North Tipperary County Council

Contact: R.J. Gough, 087-2072090 /

Marion Carey Heritage Offi cer, 067-44677

 

Launch of National Tree Week in North Tipperary and Tree Planting Ceremony

Venue: Newtown, Portroe

Date and Time: Wednesday 29th February, 10.30

Organisation: North Tipperary County Council / Youghalarra School

Contact: Deirdre Cox, Environmental Awareness Offi cer, 067-44784

 

Tree Walk and Talk with George Cunningham

Venue: St. Cronan’s R.C. Church, Roscrea

Date and Time: 4th March at 3pm

Organisation: North Tipperary County Council

Contact: Marion Carey, Heritage Offi cer, 067-44677

 

Woodland walk and Talk with Brendan Lally,

Forester, Coillte

Venue: Castletown, Portroe ‰

Date and Time: Monday, 5th March at 2pm (Meet at the Lookout at 2pm)

Organisation: Coillte

Contact: Brendan Lally, Coillte / Marion Carey, ‰

Heritage Offi cer, 067-44677

 

Dale Treadwell, Crann… - Workshops and Tree Planting in schools throughout North Tipperary

Venue: Various schools

Date: 5th - 9th March

Organisation: North Tipperary County Council

Contact: Deirdre Cox, Environmental Awareness Offi cer, 067-44784

 

Walk through Templemore Park and Presentation with Eanna Ní Lamhna

Venue: Templemore Town Park and Templemore Library

Date: Tuesday, 6th ‰March (Meet at carpark, GAA complex, Town Park)

Walk: 10.30am - 11.30am Presentation: 11.30am - 12.30pm

Organisation: North Tipperary County Council and Templemore Library

Contact: Marion Carey, Heritage Offi cer, 067-44677 /

Pat Bracken (0504) 32555 Templemore Library

 

“Biodiversity Walk and Tree Planting” with Joe

Bourke, Holycross Development Association

Venue: Biodiversity Garden, Cashel Road, Holycross Village

Date and Time: Wednesday 7th March, 11am - 12.00pm

Organisation: Holycross Development Association

Contact: Deirdre Cox, Environmental Awareness Offi cer, 067-44784

 

Trees for Life, Trees for Community

Venue: Knockanacree Community Woodlands & Cloughjordan Village Main street, Co. Tipperary

Date: Saturday 10th March

Event & Time: 11.00am - Native tree planting in the Eco-Village Project. ‰ ‰

2.30pm - Celebrating the Spindle Tree and Spinning

demonstration, Knockanacree Community Woodlands.

Date: Sunday 11th March

Event & Time: 12.00noon - Community Beech Hedge planting on village approach road with local families.

Organising Body: Cloughjordan Community Development Committee -

Nature Links Programme

Contact Person: Gearoid O’Foighil

Tel: 0879009748

Email: gearoid.ofoighil@gmail.com

Website: www.cloughjordan.ie

 

Tree Identifi cation, Uses and Folklore

Venue: Sean O’Farrell’s Farm Cloncannon, Toomevara

Date: March 11th (Meet at Catholic Church, Toomevara at 3pm)

Time: 3pm

Event Details: Join Anne Marie Fleming, Anne Lloyd and Tom Gallagher

as they take us on a trip around Sean’s farm to study some

of the many Native Species of trees. You might like to plant a native tree on the day

Contact: Seán O’Farrell, 087-9227957Planting in schools throughout 44784