As part of Biodiversity Week, Roscommon PPN in association with Roscommon County Council is hosting a one day workshop with renowned horticulturist and environmentalist Aoife Munn in Boyle’s Lough Key Forest Park on Friday May 15th.
Learn how to support biodiversity, plant for a changing climate, and take practical steps for your community while discovering how to support biodiversity and plant for a changing climate.
This free course will be run by horticulturist and environmentalist, Aoife Munn in conjunction with Roscommon Public Participation Network (PPN) to support community groups. The workshop will cover many topics including:
Low maintenance planting for biodiversity & climate change
Creating habitats for wildlife
Planting combinations for the seasons
Dealing with rainwater locally using nature based solutions
Creating a more circular economy
Waste Reduction
Composting and much more…
The course will be combination of indoor and outdoor practical activites.
The course will be run on Friday 15th of May from 10am to 4 pm in Lough Key Forest Park
This course is suitable for Community Groups who want to improve their area for biodiversity, take steps for climate action through enhancing the natural environment, reduce the effects of climate change and help build a more sustainable community. It is particularly of interest to Tidy Towns Groups, (Wo)Men’s Shed Groups and Environmental Groups. Places are limited so must be booked in advance.
Pleases note that all information you provide will be shared with Aoife Munn and Roscommon PPN for the purposes of administrating and running the course.
You can reserve a place here.
