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Mayo Communities caring for water
Course Details:
 
•            Module 1: Introduction to Mayo Communities Caring for Water
•            General introductions and participants expectations
•            Training programme aims and objectives
•            Benefits of understanding water catchments and creating a locally-led water and biodiversity initiative/project.
•            Introduction to water catchments and waterbodies in the Moy & South Mayo regions. 
•            Introduction to developing a local area waterbody biodiversity plan (incorporating current and ongoing relevant plans such as pollinator plans, Tidy Towns plans, Green-Schools plans, climate adaptation etc.)
 
•            Module 2: Understanding your Local Water (Field Trip)
•            How our Rivers Catchments work? 
•            The Water Cycle - Sources of Freshwater
•            Understanding Your Local Waterbody
•            Rivers as Biodiversity Corridors (Biodiversity & Biology)
•            The Riparian Zone – Connecting Land & Water
•            Building climate reliance into waterbodies
 
•            Module 3: Water Quality, Impacts & Solutions
•            Introduction to water quality, the work of the Local Authority Waters Programme,(LAWPRO) the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the River Basin Management Plan
•            Pressures Impacting on Water Quality Nationally & Locally.
•            Water Supply and Wastewater – how systems work and how we all impact on local water quality? Describe what happens during flood events. Why is it so damaging to water quality?
•            How we can work for our rivers/local water bodies and plan for climate change.
 
•            Module 4: Citizen Science (Practical In-Stream Session and Classroom Session)
•            What is Citizen Science?
•            Training in the relevant Citizen Science scheme
•            Biosecurity training – highlighting best practice for local actions
•            Field based mentoring with follow up support
•            Logging and archiving the data
 
•            Module 5: Community-Led Water Projects & Plans
•            How to identify and develop a site-specific project plan for your local stream, river, wetlands, lakes.
•            Project planning skills for community groups to enhance local water bodies.
•            Identify priority actions for the next three to five years, including short, medium and longer-term goals for the groups and the region.
•            Implementing a site-specific management plan for your local waterbody.
•            Building Sustainability – establishing a volunteer network to enhance local water bodies. 
 
•            Module 6: Finalise your Plan
•            Community supported to develop their locally led waterbody protection/enhancement plan
 
 
Contact: Tom Carolan 085 2196930 tomcarolan@lawatersd.ie

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