Make a switch for nature in Longford with ten ideas from Heritage Officers
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Mary Catherine Gallagher, an ecologist with Wetland Surveys Ireland, demonstrating the absorbent properties of sphagnum moss, in her presentation on Longford s wetlands );
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We recently celebrated National Biodiversity Week, highlighting our dependence on biodiversity on multiple aspects of our daily lives.
The week was marked with a series of events and presentations in the media and online.
In County Longford, a short video on aspects of natural heritage, from Arctic Char in Lough Naback to the human impact of climate change, were created by local groups and individuals, hosted on the Longford Heritage & Archives Services Facebook page.
Webinar for owners of historic buildings in Longford
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Owners and occupiers of protected structures in County Longford are being encouraged to sign up for an online seminar being hosted by Longford Heritage Officer, Máiréad Ní Chonghaile, on January 13 );
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Owners and occupiers of protected structures in County Longford are being encouraged to sign up for an online seminar being hosted by Longford Heritage Officer, Máiréad Ní Chonghaile, on Wednesday evening, January 13 at 7pm.
The online talks will give information on some of the conservation grants that are available in 2021 from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage as well as for traditional farm buildings under the Heritage Council/GLAS scheme.