Groundwork
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Groundwork ran work-camps removing invasive Rhododendron ponticum from Killarney National Park from 1981 until 2009. We continue to monitor the woodlands.
Killarney National Park
Joined July 2015
Do you care about the #Killarney Oakwoods? Have you ever wondered why Groundwork disappeared from protecting the Oakwoods after 30 years of sucessful worckcamps? Please read @PaddyWoodworth powerful piece to learn the truth #InvasivesWeek via @IrishTimes
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RT @CANEurope: Dear @EU_Commission, you got mail. NGOs urge the @EU_Commission in coordinated complaints to take legal action against Fran…
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RT @Green_Europe: Many countries are breaking the law with their #ClimatePlans⚠️ That's why NGOs are calling on @EU_Commission to hold the…
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RT @EJNI_Online: ⚖️ Enforce, don’t observe. The Guardian of the Treaties must act - allowing breaches undermines the rule of law and trust…
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It's great to have Killarney National Park in the news. It matters more than most places because it is of such high biodiversity value and is entirely in the hands of the state. Here is a short 🧵 after spending some time there and meeting NPWS staff...
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@whittledaway The use of mulching is positive considering the damage caused by standing dead Rhododendron intensifying the 2021 fires. This will be difficult to replicate in remote areas. We would have always removed the brash from the woodlands to prevent fires.
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RT @whittledaway: For years the Park has been synonymous with rhododendron. Progress in eradicating it was made then reversed, hitting a lo…
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RT @NPWSIreland: 🧑🌾The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme supports farmers and landowners to conserve and restore nature on their land. The Scheme hel…
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RT @IEAmbPoland: I love the Polish word for November: Listopad. Literally, it means “leaf fall”.
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RT @JamieRohu: A simply remarkable piece of writing and research by @PaddyWoodworth We know what we need to do, but 'politics' it would s…
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@gloverstweets @IrishRainforest @noonan_malcolm @IrishTimes @RightToKnowIE Thanks for that! We'll be in touch. It's sad that individuals and groups have to put so much time and effort into making State bodies comply with the law.
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RT @IrishRainforest: Lastly, in my experience the vast majority of NPWS staff working on the ground are *extremely* competent, hardworking,…
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RT @IrishRainforest: There should, quite simply, be a *zero-tolerance* approach to alien invasive grazers in our national parks. Period. B…
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RT @IrishRainforest: Minister Noonan writes that Killarney NP "is a 26,000 acre landscape", hence hard to manage effectively. Why then, ar…
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@IrishRainforest 4. We don't doubt the Minister's intentions in proposing a meeting, but the refusal of his Department to openly discuss their failures blocked any hope of honest dialogue. That's as true now, as it was then.
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RT @NativeWoodTrust: Roscommon branch members at St. Johns Wood collecting leaves for new leaf mold beds at our local provenance nursery! H…
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RT @IrishRainforest: Help raise awareness of Ireland's last rainforests by voting for my book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest'. 🌍 As an…
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