June 9, 2021 2:26 pm Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a £200,000 initiative to support water quality projects in the region. Minister Poots launched the Water Quality Improvement strand (WQIS) of the Environmental Challenge Fund Competition for 2021/2022 during a visit to a farm in the Faughan Valley. The project received almost £7,000 under the 2020/21 Scheme to assist with the creation of wet woodland at the farm, in a partnership with Woodland Trust and Loughs Agency. Environment Challenge Fund Under the WTNI Faughan Valley volunteer programme, local people helped plant the trees and will undertake monitoring of the project, as well as helping to maintain the site as it develops and grows.