catchmentcare

The CatchmentCARE project will come to an end with a Closing Conference on Thursday, 20 April 2023, at the Villa Rose Hotel in Ballybofey, Donegal. For further information and registration, visit: bit.ly/3T6l5ZY #LoughsAgency #CatchmentCARE

@SuzanneHigginsM presenting her research on nutrient reduction on beef and sheep farms in Blackwater on @catchmentcare project @AFBI_NI

The wide range of topics featured in the new edition of Rural Water News include the work of: @DeptHousingIRL @agriculture_ie @catchmentcare @AnForamUisce @CitizAssembly nfgws.ie/rural-water-ne…

Glaslough Tyholland GWS start source protection works at site 2. Stopping cattle access and protecting buffer zones. Mountainwater PAA. @catchmentcare @nfgws @HenHarrierProj @WatersProgramme @MonaghanCoCo

Have you checked the #EUFunded, #INTERREGVA @catchmentcare YouTube channel yet? Their channel is full of fantastic videos to help people learn about the project & to understand how important it is to look after our rivers bit.ly/3eLVUMp

Have a look through the video and see if you can identify the measures we put in place 🌿🐟 👇 youtu.be/xzU70ZacY8U @SEUPB @donegalcouncil @loughsagency

...alongside the installation of fencing, solar powered pasture pumps, troughs, stiles and gates. There was also the planting of native shrubs and grasses as there are known curlew in the area! ... @SEUPB @donegalcouncil @loughsagency

The #CatchmentCARE project is drawing to a close soon. Thought you might like to see some of the measures we put in place at The Elatagh River, funded by INTERREG V and managed by @SEUPB ...

Have a look at how, 2 years on, the works have naturalised into its local environment. Can you identify the two sections of pinned woody material?: youtube.com/watch?v=gV8f7u… #CatchmentCARE @SEUPB @loughsagency @donegalcouncil @abcb_council

The Cummirk Habitat improvement works 2020 included two large sections of pinned woody material in areas of high erosion, alongside creating a riparian buffer zone with the installation of fencing, solar powered pasture pumps, troughs, gates, stiles and planting native trees ...

The National Salmonid Index Salmon (NSIC) today ..still small numbers of fish running. #salmon #conservation

You can still ask your questions on geology to a Geological Survey Ireland @dept_ecc geologist at Down to Earth #D2EGeology @NMIreland every Wednesday and Thursday. There will also be a member of the Geological Mapping team available on Fridays this month. gsi.ie/en-ie/educatio…

Fun post day! Looking forward to joining in with little A at the @BritGeoSurvey session on Monday.

🐟@loughsagency kick off with their Autumn Macroinvertebrate Survey! From a 2 minute kick sample and a 1 minute stone grab, results are recorded using the Small Stream Risk Score. Macroinvertebrates are a great indicator of the water quality within the river 🌿🪲🐛

DAERA has introduced disease control measures following initial confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in samples collected from captive birds at Castle Espie, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), Strangford Lough. More info: daera-ni.gov.uk/news/suspect-c…

CatchmentCARE now working on project legacy by sharing knowledge from different @catchmentcare workpackages to the @ResearchIFI divisions. 👏👏👏 to @ResearchIFI, @GsiGroundwater, Dr. Les Brown and Dr. John Kelly for the fruitful discussions during and after the event

Interesting knowledge exchange workshop with @ResearchIFI on the back of the @catchmentcare project. Great to see agencies coming together

A big thanks you to all who organised and participated. A great morning of interesting knowledge exchange @GsiGroundwater @catchmentcare @InlandFisherIE