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There’s Snow Business Like Show(case) Business

December 22, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

The last few months have been pretty hectic fitting in lots of community engagement activity and training around writing up my traineeship and exhibiting my highlights at the Natural Networks and Natural Talent Showcase in ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Carolyn Mcfarlane, clydebank, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, emma straughan, engagement, environment, FEVA, gcvgnp, Inverclyde, Jenny Holmes, Living Streets, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, rewild, Stephen Porch, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, volunteering, yoker

Getting to the Art of the Matter with Rewilding

June 29, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

So since May I've been involved in a fever of forums, funding and festivals, all flipping fantastic. Rewilding in Inverclyde and Yoker TCV's Green Gym at Coves Local Nature Reserve has begun as part of the Community ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BBCT, Bees, biodiversity, buglife, bumblebees, citizen science, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, First Aid, funding, gcvgnp, Glasgow, Green Gym, Green Spaces, Inverclyde, Linkes, Natural Networks, rewild, SNH, TCV, trainee, volunteering, Wildlife, yoker

All work and no play – not a chance

May 26, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

Holidaying around Hawick So to avoid being in Tim's bad books I took a weeks holiday in May and as luck would have it one of the best weather wise. Even on holiday though, a Natural Network Trainee is always on the look ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bees, biodiversity, bumblebees, butterfly, citizen science, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, delyth hurley, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, gcvgnp, giovanna bisoni, Green Gym, Green Spaces, Jess Owen, John Muir Award, lichen, lucy graham, mid week group, Natural Networks, nature, OPAL, pollinator survey, rewild, TCV, trainee, urban butterfly project, urban roots, volunteering

Exchanging Green Ideas

May 23, 2016 by lucygraham Leave a Comment

One of my first tasks as a trainee was to organise a FEVA event - that's a Forum for Environmental Volunteering Activities - half a day full of local speakers and workshops to share ideas around promoting green health in ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: activities, ageing, Community, conservation, environmental, feel, FEVA, forum, generations, good, graham, green, health, in, later, life, lucy, older, TCV, the, trainee, trainees, volunteering

My weirdly spiritual encounter with a wall, and a caddis fly

May 6, 2016 by jessowen Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I would never have thought that I would ever be excited about walls, or proud of a wall for that matter! But this month I signed up to one of TCV’s courses in Drystone Walling, or dry stone dyking as it’s ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biodiversity, caddis fly, citizen science, conservation, Drystone Walling, enivronmental education, Falkirk Nature-Fest, nature, OPAL, TCV, training, Trees, volunteering, Wildlife, woodland

VAT’s The Way I Like It

May 6, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

As well as awash with showers, April's been filled with events, training opportunities and rewilding. Initially though the month started with a community consultation led by Urban Roots on ideas for the Broomloan Road ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: butterfly conservation trust, clydebank, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, emma straughan, employee action day, engagement, environment, Forestry Commission, friends of glasgow local nature reserves, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, Greenferry Trust, Inverclyde, John Muir Award, Natural Networks, paths for all, rehis, rewild, Seven Lochs, swarm, TCV, urban butterfly project, VAT Pack, VAT Run, volunteering, Wildlife, yoker

Joining Forces and Feeling Mulch Better

April 15, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

March has been a hive of activity, almost literally, thanks, in part, to a training course on Bumblebees, chances to job shadow, a number of forums, site visits and case studies and joining forces to green up Glasgow and the ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, citizen science, Community, community growing, csgn, Edinburgh Living Landscapes, emma straughan, engagement, FEVA, forest skills, Forestry Commission, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, John Muir Award, lichen, Natural Networks, nhs, OPAL, RBGE, rewild, Seven Lochs, sighted guide, TCV, trainee, training, volunteering

I’m lichen those bees!

April 6, 2016 by jessowen 2 Comments

Hi readers! So month number two of trainee life has been wonderfully hectic and full of lichen! I was lucky enough to go on a training course all about lichen and how to inspire and engage others with lichen, and during ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda Malcolm, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, conservation, Francis Stoakley, Helen Dickinson, Jess Owen, lichen, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, Outdoor Education, RBGE, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, volunteering, Wildlife

My first month as a Natural Networks trainee!

March 22, 2016 by jessowen 1 Comment

HELLO! I am Jess Owen and I have just become the Citizen Science in Woodlands Natural Networks trainee with TCV and Forestry Commission Scotland. That is quite a mouthful of a job title! Put more simply, my role is to help ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amy Styles, Anna Hamilton, biodiversity, citizen science, conservation, Drumpellier Park, education, engagement, environment, Flanders Moss, Forestry Commission, Green Gym, Hen harrier, Jess Owen, ladybird, lichen, Natural Networks, nature, newts, OPAL, Scottish Autism, Seven Lochs, TCV, Tree Planting, Trees, volunteer, volunteering, Wildlife, woodlands

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