August 31 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
A two day event in Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway that will bring together environmental NGOs charities, professionals, local community groups and members of the public. With talks on ground nesting birds, dark skies, invasive species removal this event will be provide a series of events that are educational, enjoyable and empowering.
Full schedule and links to eventbrite tickets can be found below:
(If you can no longer make an event you booked please let us know as soon as possible to free up the ticket as spaces are limited)
Saturday Morning: Eventbrite Link
10:00-10:15 – Intro
10:15 – 10:45 – Carbon finance – Terry Morley (UG)
10:45 – 12:45 – Rhododendron Control Workshop- Roisín Gannon(Dúlra) and Inez Steefkert (Kylemore Abbey
12:45 – 13:15 – ACRES: Using Habitat Assessment to Reward Farmers in an Agri Environmental Scheme – Mary McAndrew (ACRES)
13:15 – 14:15 – Lunch
Saturday Afternoon: Eventbrite Link
14:15 – 14:45 – Letterfrack Tidy Towns Talk – Janet O’Toole (Letterfrack Tidy Towns)
14:45 – 15:15 – Ground Nesting birds – John Lusby (Birdwatch Ireland)
15:30- 16:00 – Conservation projects in the National Park – Eamonn McLoughlin (NPWS)
16:00-16:30 – Disucussion: Collaboration for landscape scale nature conservation – Benjamin Thebaudeau (Joyce Country Geopark)
Saturday Evening: Eventbrite Link
18:00 – 19:00 – Art, Literature and Biodiversity – an evening of poetry and photographs –
Jane Robinson and Tina Claffey
Sunday morning: Eventbrite Link
9:45 – 10:30 – Hometree talk – Jess Williams (Offsite at Cnocán Bán)
11:15 – 11:45 – Nocturnal Wildlife – Dr. Margaret Flaherty (Dark Sky Ireland)
11:45 – 13:00 – Lunch
Sunday Afternoon: Eventbrite Link
12:45 – 14:00 – Blue Dot River survey – David Rafter (Lawpro)
14:00 – 14:30 – Presentation on GSI Salrock site – Green Sod Ireland
