Caring for and Protecting our Water
Monaghan Integrated Development has teamed up with Flynn Furney Environmental Consultants to deliver training (one evening per week across 4 weeks) that aims to empower and equip individuals and local community groups with practical learning on how to look after and monitor water quality in their local catchments. The course will examine long-term solutions for improving water quality for the benefit of ourselves and for local fauna, flora and other living things!
The training is open to everyone, from Tidy Towns Groups to farmers, anglers, walkers, wildlife groups, residents and any individual with an interest in gaining a greater understanding of how to contribute to improving local water quality.
The main themes will include:
- A brief introduction to the concept of water catchment management and to the nature of our lakes and rivers and wetlands.
- Understanding the need to conserve and protect our water resources and associated biodiversity.
- Capacity and knowledge of best practice in environmental management and the steps required to implement small projects to protect water and biodiversity in a safe manner.
- Understanding how citizen science and data capture can be used to better understand and manage local waterbodies.
- Helping participants to develop local biodiversity and water management projects in their towns, villages and local communities.
- Supporting and encouraging participants to communicate their actions to the wider community.
- The course will end with an additional one-day field/study visit to a special location to showcase the benefits of best practice water management projects.
We are inviting applications to participate in this training. The course is FREE and is funded by the 2023-2027 LEADER Programme.
It is intended to run two courses simultaneously – one in the North Monaghan and one in South Monaghan (depending on the volume and location of participants) from 7:00pm to 9:30pm on the following dates:
- North Monaghan – Tues 12th May, Tues 19th May and Tues 26th May, Tues 2nd June
- South Monaghan – Wed 13th May, Wed 20th May and Wed 27th May, Wed 3rd June
The training will conclude with a one-day field trip that will bring both the North Monaghan and South Monaghan training groups together that will be held on a Saturday in June – to be confirmed.
For more information, contact LEADER@midl.ie or phone 042 974 9500.
Application Form
Please complete the application form below and provide your contact details.
Note: The information you provide in this application will be retained by Monaghan Integrated Development and shared with the training provider, Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht and Pobal. Monaghan Integrated Development may retain your personal information in order to contact you in the future with information regarding events and training that may be of interest to you. Your data will be stored securely and processed in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data at any time. A copy of MID’s Data Protection Policy is available upon request.
We plan to take some photographs during the training for use on social media and for promotional purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed or have your photo used in reporting on the course or publicising future courses, please do let us know. The training is for adults/aged over 18 years only.