Donal Magner, author ofStopping by Woods: A Guide to the Forests and Woodlands of Ireland, is forestry editor of theIrish Farmers Journal. An advocate of sustainable forestry, he is also project manager of the all-Ireland Wood Awards Ireland. A recipient of the prestigious RDS-Forest Service Special Award for his contribution to Irish forestry in 2012, he holds master degrees from UCD and DCU. He contributes to a wide range of community and environmental projects as Environment Lead such as Rotary Ireland and director of An Tairseach, the Dominican Farm and Ecology Centre, Wicklow. A native of Castletownroche, County Cork, he now lives in Wicklow.