Marina Conway
Marina Conway, forester from Sligo and former CEO of Western Forestry Co-op.
Biography
Marina Conway, forester from Sligo and former CEO of Western Forestry Co-op. Marina from Co.Sligo is a well-known voice and strong female leader in forestry in Ireland. During her tenure inWestern Forestry Co-op, she established Ireland’s first Woodland Festival, the largest Native Woodland Park, and the first pioneer birch woodland. She is a regular contributor to radio, print media, and television including most recently Faraway Fields on RTE where she lived with an Indigenous tribe in Brazil.
Nuffield Study
Marina Conway, forester from Sligo and former CEO of Western Forestry Co-op.
Marina Conway, forester from Sligo and former CEO of Western Forestry Co-op. Marina from Co.Sligo is a well-known voice and strong female leader in forestry in Ireland. During her tenure inWestern Forestry Co-op, she established Ireland’s first Woodland Festival, the largest Native Woodland Park, and the first pioneer birch woodland. She is a regular contributor to radio, print media, and television including most recently Faraway Fields on RTE where she lived with an Indigenous tribe in Brazil.
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Year
2025 Scholar
Location
Co. Sligo
Sector
Forestry
Education
Farm Enterprise
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