I am delighted to say I will be helping to run a second pollinator workshop in Castlebar, Co Mayo on the 10th March 2017. Thank you to all those who attended our fully booked workshop a couple of weeks ago. This free workshop (funded by the Heritage Council through Mayo County Council, Heritage Office) is ideal for community groups, graveyard committees, Tidy town groups and anyone interested in pollinators. Please book your place as detailed below.
This is an indoor workshop only and will focus on introducing Irish pollinators and the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan with emphasis on community actions. We will look at how simple actions can bring positive results for our local pollinator populations.
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Hope this workshop is just as successful as the last. 🙂
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Many thanks.
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Amazing workshop we should have one in all our communities!
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We have an excellent All Ireland Pollinator Plan here in Ireland – check it out (http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/projects/irish-pollinator-initiative/all-ireland-pollinator-plan/) – would be interested to hear whether you have something similar in the US
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We have some in the USA but not one locally/regionally in our community. I wish we had one in our community to educate people ( pollinator plants etc)about the use of “lawn care” spraying and how it hurts the pollinators. I know, I should start one and maybe I will in the near future after I finish some other projects. I just get SO upset in the spring when everyone starts spraying their lawns with those pesticides that hurt our pollinators. I look at my lawn as an oasis in the heart of the city for the pollinators:-)
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I hope people will learn from your great example Robbie. I see your garden as a little oasis in a desert.
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🙂 awww.. I sure hope so:-)
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A second course – what excellent news. Will research locally as I’d be there like a shot. And managed to get my husband to stop having the lawn sprayed – last year. It will take a while but I will be so happy when dandelions, daisies and the like appear.
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Excellent Jane. There is no need to spray lawns. Well done you!
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All went well! It must have… ’twas me mammy’s birthday! 😉
PS – Are you doing one here along the east coast?? 😀
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Not yet – but recommend us to your heritage officer and you’d never know. Keep an eye on Biodiversity Ireland website as they have some courses coming up too.
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Well done Ireland and you! I would love to go to a course to learn about our local pollinators. Amelia
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It is a good plan – well worth checking out as many of the actions will suit others too — http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/projects/irish-pollinator-initiative/all-ireland-pollinator-plan/gardens/
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Thank you for that.
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