Mayo Communities Caring for Water

A programme aimed at helping Mayo residents to investigate their local streams, lakes, shorelines and wetlands and to develop water-related projects.

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Citizen Science Stream Index (CSSI) training this morning on the Castlebar River at the Museum entrance. Condition quite good.

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Tomorrow, Pat Fahy leads a Riverwalk along the Carrowbeg River in Westport:
https://t.co/sWv3G6EywS

[Bertra Connected @BertraConnected]

Tomorrow 7pm @TavernMurrisk
Community Workshop
All welcome
Together for Bertra Beach
#savethedunes

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Check out this map of the 40+ field trips across Mayo that we have undertaken since October 2021:
https://t.co/sIeCOsi6W4

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

We are holding a Projects Workshop on Saturday 18 June in the Town Hall Theatre, Westport
We will review the classroom sessions and our field trips Oct to May - but with an emphasis on developing projects for funding. All welcome: https://t.co/y4loTHpFCU

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

Blankety Blank! We still have some 10km squares from which we have yet to receive any Dragonfly or Damselfly records! Can YOU help us fill in a blank? See: https://t.co/1GD0vhDIOg

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

We will also look at the Machair at Roonagh Lough and its importance for breeding waders and ground nesting birds.

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Join us on Sat 7 May & Sun 8 May for field and classroom sessions on the Rivers Carrowbeg and Carrowniskey: https://t.co/7OM3hp0bDH. The emphasis will be on flooding and physical aspects of these catchments. All welcome!

[Wetland Surveys Ireland @WetlandSurveys]

Wetland Surveys recently completed a survey of Rhododendron throughout the Bundorragha catchment in County Mayo as part of the locally led Bundorragha Rhododendron Eradication Programme. Read more about the project at:
https://t.co/wxSXhoBwYs

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Happy Earth Day!

[River Basin Management Service @WatersProgramme]

A really nice piece in the @thecontel with a reflection on a healthy river system, provides a sense of hope for the future of our rivers. #StoriesFromTheWaterside
https://t.co/rDMuERRYKn

[Irish Wildlife Trust @Irishwildlife]

Excellent short video on the wonders of seagrass for biodiversity and climate - these meadows are found around the coast of Ireland but are poorly studied and appreciated
@BiggerBetterMPA
https://t.co/btMEhqqxTT

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

Do you want to become a biological recorder but don't know where to start? By understanding what biodiversity we have, how it is distributed across Ireland we can build evidence to help conserve our biodiversity. Lean more by reading our beginner's guide https://t.co/aDc01vlH1j

[Daniel Lambert @dlLambo]

How Ireland looks - v - How Ireland should look 👇🏻

Our “wild” upland areas and national parks are ecological wastelands destroyed by grazing animals or mono plantation silka spuce.

Our “wilderness” doesn’t exist - it supports no biodiversity and needs to tackled immediately

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

3,443 records of dragonflies and damselflies were submitted to the Data Centre for the Dragonfly Ireland 2019-2024 survey in 2021. Get involved in our 2022 surveys at https://t.co/AbmKX7m1h6

[Ruairí Ó Conchúir @RuairiOConchuir]

Work teams addressing bank erosion along the Inagh River this w/e.

@InaghEIP farmers use practical nature based solutions to address bank erosion, preventing significant volumes of sediment entering this important waterbody.

#Farmers supporting riparian #biodiversity & #nature

[Inagh River EIP agri @InaghEIP]

A big "well done 👏 " to our participating farmers who have doubled the area of native trees, woodlands,bufferzones and groves within the area we are working on. The area is dominated by Sitka spruce forestry and only one native woodland of 5 acres, which was planted in 2013.

[Mayo PPN @mayoppnetwork]

MAYO PPN COMMUNITY INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
The online meetings will start at 10am, are FREE to attend
Register:
Claremorris/Swinford - https://t.co/PAXybzJzWi
Westport/Belmullet - https://t.co/huyd3W62tE
Castlebar - https://t.co/SzBTMX0LUO
Balliana - https://t.co/ipSXfVqQNP

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

The Water Framework Directive: Physical Modification of Rivers https://t.co/y1KzBYbl6k via @YouTube

[Mayo Communities Caring for Water @MayoCCFW]

Still some places on our Citizen Science Stream Index (CSSI) courses: Mon/Tue/Wed 4/5/6 April @ 16:30. Also morning of Sat 9 April @ 9:30. Sample and assess your local river or stream using just six different macroinvertebrate groups: Details: https://t.co/xsWDQzYrkk