BTCV : CVNI : Tree Campaign

Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all our staff and volunteers.

2008 should be an exciting year and we hope you will continue your interest in the work we do. Our online presence will continue to grow, but it's the day to day activities of our volunteers that helps to make a difference to Northern Ireland's people and environment.

Amongst the many projects we are running, there could be something for you - from training to trees, from environmental education to Green Gym. And don't forget! We are offering "Free Trees" to schools and community groups - visit our Northern Ireland Tree Campaign pages to find out more. If you know of a group that might be interested, please let them know. Certain straightforward conditions apply.

Mater Green Gym continues to Do It!
Since achieving the B&Q 'You Can Do It Award' earlier this year the Mater Green Gym has been busy rejuvenating the grounds of their Day Hospital. Regardless of the weather the team has been working tirelessly to achieve their end goal of creating a functional fruit and vegetable patch and a relaxation garden.
Read this story

School and quarry team up for trees
Pupils from Fair Hill Primary School in Dromore, Co. Down, as part of National Tree Week, helped Edentrillick Quarry support local wildlife by planting native trees and shrubs. The quarry applied for free trees from our Northern Ireland Tree Campaign.
Find out what happened

Managing for Biodiversity
Our Managing for Biodiversity project comes to a close at the end of the year. It has delivered a series of high quality training courses for land managers and provided advice to encourage people to manage land for the benefit of biodiversity. We would like to thank everyone for their interest in this project and remind you that articles archived on our website will remain available for future reference.
Managing for Biodiversity pages

Planet Earth Under Threat
This episode will take us to half way (the fourth of eight programmes) in the BBC's Planet Earth Under Threat series. The subject this month is "Ice". Gabrielle Walker invesigates how a changing world of snow and ice is affecting wildlife and their habitats. You'll need RealPlayer to listen to this.
Listen to this programme

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