River Trust in the Moy catchment area with the objective of resolving issues identified by the community which are having a negative impact on water quality.
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River Trust in the Moy catchment area with the objective of resolving issues identified by the community which are having a negative impact on water quality.
The primary objective of the Slaney River Trust is to protect, improve and rehabilitate the stocks of salmon and other indigenous fish including sea trout and brown trout along with the ecology, animal and plant life of the river, its valley and tributaries.
The East Wicklow Rivers Trust formed in 2019 from a core group of people who had come together with concerns about the impact of water flow on the Vartry river.
The Trust covers an area of over 1300 square kilometers, stretching from Bray to Arklow. Our area of interest includes the Vartry, Avoca, and Dargle rivers, and all the other rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands that flow to the Irish Sea in County Wicklow.
Mia Donnelly, NUI Galway, 2018
The course is designed to train those who are interested in small streams on how best to monitor and characterise these small water bodies.
The rationale behind the course is outlined below:
The SSCS courses are run at various times in different areas of the country. There is no one calendar of courses. Best option is to email Ken Whelan ken@kenwhelan.info for details of what’s on and when
The Atlantic Salmon Trust, Small Streams Characterisation System – Two Days
https://wicklowrivers.ie/small-streams-characterisation-system-sscs-course/
The Community Water Development Fund supports communities in progressing water related projects and initiatives, delivering benefits locally whilst also helping to meet the objectives of the River Basin Management Plan for Ireland and the wider EU Water Framework Directive.
This Fund is open to all community and voluntary groups to assist in the protection and management of water quality, both locally and in the wider catchment.
This can include the development of a catchment partnership or River/Lake Trust, and delivery of local projects to protect and improve water quality in a local waterbody.
Types of projects considered for funding will include:
Grants awarded will be awarded at 3 levels:
The Community Water Fund will enable communities to get more involved in the management of their local water environment, delivering multiple benefits for present and future generations.
The fund is administered by the Local Authority Waters Programme on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The Resilience Project provides funding to two rivers trusts, Inishowen Rivers Trust and Maigue Rivers Trust (Limerick), to each employ a project officer for a period of three years. Funding is provided by LAWPRO to The Rivers Trust to oversee and administer the project.
This project will aim to demonstrate the effectiveness of professionalizing the rivers trust movement in Ireland in terms of delivering on the core objectives of the Inishowen Rivers Trust.
https://inishowenriverstrust.com/new-project-officer/