He was involved in the establishment of the Chair of Forestry at Cambridge University in 1907, and remained there until 1913. He was responsible, with A.C. Forbes, the Director of Forestry at the Department of Agriculture and Technical instruction, for the lay-out of  plots of trees at Avondale, County Wicklow.
He was involved in establishing the Chair of Forestry at Cambridge University in 1907 and remained there until 1913. He worked with A.C. Forbes, the Director of Forestry at the Department of Agriculture and Technical instruction, to plan tree plots at Avondale, County Wicklow.