Are you free this Friday? Come along to our field trips in Co. Roscommon to learn about agricultural peat soils and raised bogs. We'll show examples of dams in farm drains and chat about nature-friendly farming.

Register here: farmpeat.ie/events

A great opportunity from Meath Partnership available to those working with Young People across Ireland.

✍️🗓️A date for your diary!

The closing conference of Connecting Communities with Peatlands takes place👇

📢Community led wetland conservtion networking workshop & Launch of CWF Strategic Plan

📍Moore Community Centre, Ballydangan N37 HT68

👀Hear from local authority climate action & biodiversity officers, communities, The Heritage Council & CARO-Atlantic Seaboard North

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🌿 Meet David McNicholas, Ecologist at Bord na Móna! Passionate about wildlife, he’s part of the LIFE IP Peatlands and People project, restoring Ireland’s #peatlands . 🌱
📖 Read more here: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/meet-the-…
#Ecology #ClimateAction #peatlands matter

Count down to the 44th Annual IAH (Irish Group) Conference has begun! The conference will be beginning on the 16th of April hosted in the Tullamore Court Hotel.  There will also be many interesting exhibitors attending the events.

The registration via; lnkd.in/dYyyUi9F

Registration is now open for the EPA’s Climate Conference on 15th May.
This conference will highlight the evidence and emerging research relating to adaptation and climate resilience in Ireland.
Find out more:bit.ly/43XSzPx

The Hare’s Corner - an old farming term for small bits of land left idle - has been given new life in a ⁦Burrenbeo Trust⁩ project supporting landowners to help wildlife thrive on pockets of land
irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Restoring Cavan’s Bogland event to take place this Saturday 13 April 10am Girley Bog Natural Heritage Area

Hosted by West Cavan Bogs Association and Dr. Kate Flood Dr. Kate Flood

More info👇
northernsound.ie/news/restoring…
Community Wetlands Forum PeatlandConservation FarmPEAT Project LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature National Parks and Wildlife Service

Cabragh Wetlands in co-operation with the archdiocese of Cashel and Emly are offering workshops to parish clusters on Care for Common Home.

Booking is essential. Please contact you parish representative

Two weeks left to submit entries for the Love Your Wellies Competition: farmpeat.ie/love-your-well…

We have cash prizes for the winning students and their school!

Do you know any school students or teachers? Please send them this post and invite them to take part.

A great opportunity with FarmPEAT Project this Friday to learn about peatlands and the work this project is doing with farmers in Tyrrellspass! Community Wetlands Forum

With illegal extraction of peat continuing on Special Areas of Conservation, what needs to be done to finally protect all of these critically important places?

Thanks to Scohaboy Bog SAC-Community Supported Conservation and Dr. Kate Flood for their insights to this thorny issue.
irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

📢Only 2 weeks to go until our Forest to Bog Restoration webinar - 2pm 17 April.

Join us to hear about case studies from across the UK, including how they overcame their own specific challenges.

Don't miss out - register today!

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'Bog Bothy' seeks to explore ways that architecture can strengthen our relationship with the peatlands, creating spaces for shelter, retreat and deep engagement with the bog landscape.

Join us on Thurs 11 April at 7:30pm to learn more.

Register:
zoom.us/meeting/regist…

European Peatlands and Policies Mapathon taking place 6 April 2024.
Details below 👇
eventbrite.ie/e/european-pea…