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Describe a typical day?
Each day is different but typically consists of several site inspections grouped within a reasonable distance of each other. Some examples of site inspections would include afforestation applications, felling licence inspections, forest road applications and reforestation inspections. I will assess parameters such as the health and number of trees planted, fencing, and environmental standards such as setbacks from rivers, buildings and archaeology. Often I will liaise with foresters, landowners and other agencies during the course of my duties.
What are the main tasks and responsibilities?
One of my principal duties is to carry out forest site inspections and documentation checks on forestry applications such as afforestation, forest road construction, felling licences and the Native Woodland Scheme. I have a responsibility to ensure the applications comply with Forest Service standards and relevant European and Irish legislation.
What are the main challenges?
I have found forestry to be multi-faceted, and because of this, it can be a challenge to ensure all relevant information is collected and assessed when making forestry related decisions. Specifically, forestry can have numerous environmental, silvicultural, economic and social objectives and constraints – thus arriving at the optimal decision and result is often at times challenging!
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