Last week 105 Wild Harvest Trees through the Woodland Trusts Free Trees Scheme arrived in the Allan Water Catchment. Although consisting of varieties that would whet the palate of any wild forager, these fruit/berry/nut trees ...
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Ballinderry times
Hi all,
I’m writing to you from the Ballinderry Rivers Trust where I’ve been working for the last five weeks collecting and processing kick samples from around the Ballinderry and Salterstown catchments. In my time here ...
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Creating a flood friendly orchard
A flood friendly orchard!?! Flooding and orchards is not something you hear commonly associated with one another. Particularly if the orchard is being used to contribute towards minimising flood risk to urban areas. However, ...
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Communicating Environmental Science at the W@W STEM Event
It was a great honor to run an interactive workshop for the Women@Work Wick STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) event. The Women@Work project provides information, learning and support for women as part of ...
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Macroinvertebrates under the Microscope
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It’s the Riverfly apprentice Emma again, I’ve just finished the first stint of my placement with the NIEA and am currently working away with the Ballinderry River’s Trust which so far has been really interesting ...
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