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The Alder Tree

The Alder Tree (Alnus glutinosa) is a native Irish tree, which has quite a history in Irish Folklore and History. It even has played a role in the naming of a number of Irish towns and villages. For example, Ballyfarnon (Béal Átha Fearnáin) in Country Roscommon translates to Mouth of the Ford of the Alder, and County Wexford, the town of Ferns comes from the Irish Word; Fearna (Alder Trees).

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Trees of The Cloudforests - Alder

The Alder Tree (Alnus glutinosa) is a native Irish tree, which has quite a history in Irish Folklore and History. It even has played a role in the naming of a number of Irish towns and villages. For example, Ballyfarnon (Béal Átha Fearnáin) in Country Roscommon translates to Mouth of the Ford of the Alder, and County Wexford, the town of Ferns comes from the Irish Word; Fearna (Alder Trees).

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Forestry as a Weapon in Tackling Carbon Emissions

There is no doubt about it; forestry is an underutilized weapon in the fight against Carbon Emissions, especially in Ireland. This point has recently been underlined by Forest Industries Ireland (FII), who have said forestry could potentially provide over 300 million tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration by 2050

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Thank You to Our CoolPartners

A big thank you to the first 21, we hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year! See you all at Armada Hotel Spanish Point for super Twosday. The journey has begun to create one hundred forests for the planet along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way!

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My First Month @ CloudForests

A month seems like a fairly substantial amount of time from afar, however I’ve learned over the last four weeks that it really is nothing. However, what’s important is not the amount of time I’ve been at Cloudforests, it’s the quality of time I’ve had.

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We Are 021!

21 businesses coming together to create new forests along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way - A very big welcome yet again to the team at Power Right Fire Energy & Security who became CoolPartner 021 yesterday.

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Cloud Forest Endurance Team - 2021 Update

We have big plans for our Cloudforest teams next year. One of the big successes of 2021 was our Endurance Team led by Paul Caldwell. The team is going to be taking part in some amazing events next year and will bring the Cloudforests message to a whole new audience when they take part in the Highland Trail 550. A huge focus of the Team in 2022 will be to promote sustainability through cycling.

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