Pat Fahy

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[Pat Fahy @FaReddit]

🐞🐝Biodiversity in the Food Forest Workshop with Pat Fahy WTT Biodiversity Officer

*Where* : Fr Angelus Park Food Forest - Westport

*When* : Saturday - June 20th 2026

*Time* : 11 to 12.30pm

Give a thumbs up here if you're attending. Or email [email protected] to book.

[Pat Fahy @FaReddit]

https://t.co/cfZiQIezg9 🌳 🌱 Check out this lovely video on growing native trees even growing , even growing elm in a raised bed . There’s also a booklet and pdf https://t.co/VyVfH1kHqJ.

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

Communities with LEAD Foundation are digging half moon bunds in Tanzania.

Simple semicircles catch rainwater, bring dormant seeds and vegetation back to life, and restore the soil.

Low tech, low cost, but making a huge difference.

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

She climbed 180 feet into a 1,000-year-old redwood—and refused to come down.

In December 1997, Julia “Butterfly” Hill stepped onto two small wooden platforms high in a tree called Luna. What was meant to be a short protest became 738 days of isolation, endurance, and defiance.

No walls. No heat. Just sky.

She survived 90 mph El Niño winds, freezing rain, and constant harassment from loggers below. Supplies were pulled up by rope. Sleep came in fragments. Every day was a test of how long one person could hold their ground.

But she stayed.

Not just for a tree—but for what it stood for: ancient life, fragile ecosystems, and the power of refusing to move.

After more than two years, it worked. A $50,000 agreement with Pacific Lumber was reached, protecting Luna and a 200-foot buffer zone from logging.

One woman. One tree. And a line that wouldn’t be crossed.

#archaeohistories

[Pat Fahy @FaReddit]

Dr Oliver Whyte jr- Local Ecology and Practical Actions for our natural heritage in the Plaza Hotel Tuesday Feb 24th 8pm Westport Civic Trust. All are welcome and Oliver especially hopes to see younger age groups attending because it’s their future . Free to members or €5 @door

[Wholesome @wholesome_X_]

Awww, the baby sloth couldn’t cross the road, but a passerby helped him get across and safely delivered him back to his mom. 🤗🦥💚

[Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 @DoctorChrisVT]

Ultra Processed Food, and the system that produces it, has overtaken tobacco in terms of health and economic harms, and is also the leading cause of plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and the second leading cause of emissions.
This week @TheLancet published a landmark three-part series on the science, policy and politics of #UPF. https://t.co/CNhNhLaLA0

[Aidan O'Hanlon @MusingMollusc]

New report available: Analysis of the first Asian Hornet nests in Ireland

(https://t.co/bPf6ux6CUy)

TL;DR: the nests were controlled in the nick of time by NPWS Rangers 🫡

[Mark Mellett @mark_mellett]

The Economist warned in 2022 that 1.5°C was slipping away. Now data confirm the window has closed. COP30 saw 5,000 fossil-fuel lobbyists, while storms like Melissa and Typhoons rage.
Tech is clearly not enough, only integrity and courage will drive real #ClimateAction.
#COP30

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

All over the island of Ireland, communities are reducing their use of pesticides, and many have eliminated them altogether.

Find out about some of the towns that are protecting pollinators and human health by saying no to harmful sprays ➡️ https://t.co/hYYC78kWPp

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

During #NationalHedgerowWeek try the 'Farmland Pollinator Friendly Hedgerows' online course https://t.co/bTqquco83p

It's suitable for anyone interested in #hedgerows including info on the wonderful native plant species found in species-rich hedgerows.

#farmlandbiodiversity

[Westport Wildlife TT @NerazDamit]

https://t.co/8gLQZGHzDG Really looking forward to Prof. Mary Bourke’s talk @ 2.30 pm in light of Nature based solutions for the Carrowbeg river in regard to flooding starting at it’s source and throughout the catchment . Don’t miss it 💙

[Westport Wildlife TT @NerazDamit]

https://t.co/HHWefHDWeG 🌳 Hometree .est 2014 , connecting people with nature through tree planting . Listen to Hometree’s Liam Hennessy on the fascinating subject of Nature Finance @1pm , the Sean Staunton Room , Westport Town Hall

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

Invasive Spotlight Species #12: Wireweed

Wireweed reduces biodiversity by outcompeting native species through its rapid growth, shading and abrasion.

#CheckCleanDry to prevent further spread.

Submit your sighting 👉https://t.co/Ts758R2GWO

#ReportInvasives

[Westport Wildlife TT @NerazDamit]

https://t.co/w08QlPMg03 Draft Biodiversity Action Consultation only takes 10 minutes to complete . Closing date May 30th 17.00 pm . Please Give 10 minutes to support Biodiversity , thanks for your time 🐝

[Westport Wildlife TT @NerazDamit]

https://t.co/YDEfMcYzJw 🐞 🐝 🦋 Dr Michelle Larkin will give a fascinating and insightful Pollinators talk at Museum of Country Life , Turlough ,Castlebar , May 17th . ( Click the link , booking required )

[Prof Duncan Westbury @DuncanWestbury]

If you haven’t tried this before, do it! Comfrey is great for bees & makes excellent liquid fertiliser saving you ££s. It is very easy to grow & is perennial. #GardenersWorld

[Westport Wildlife TT @NerazDamit]

The perfect use for Spanish Bluebells for May Day tradition to bring good luck and by picking the non-natives their pollen isn’t destroying our beautiful native Bluebells , disappearing at an alarming rate .