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2/n It’s been an information heavy week, but thanks for sticking with us and following our threads.
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We really hope you enjoyed, maybe learned something and were inspired to get involved! 🔵
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We really hope you enjoyed, maybe learned something and were inspired to get involved! 🔵
3/n Water quality is in trouble in Ireland. Almost 50% of our rivers, lakes and coastal and transitional waterbodies are not achieving their good water quality objective under the Water Framework Directive + an even greater proportion of #BlueDots failing to achieve high status..
1/n Hi All, @BlueDotWaters here again!👉🔵😄
Hopefully by now we’ve given you a good taste of what #BlueDots are, why they’re worth protecting, what pressures are affecting them and what the various sectors can do to address them.
BUT.......
Hopefully by now we’ve given you a good taste of what #BlueDots are, why they’re worth protecting, what pressures are affecting them and what the various sectors can do to address them.
BUT.......
2/n What else is going on and how can you and others get involved?🫵
Well it so happens that @WatersProgramme has been working with #communities👥 since 2016 to facilitate engagement with our wonderful water resources and aquatic environment.👉🏞️
Well it so happens that @WatersProgramme has been working with #communities👥 since 2016 to facilitate engagement with our wonderful water resources and aquatic environment.👉🏞️
3/n Our #CommunityWaterOfficers are available to guide and help enthusiastic members of the public, be it...
👥community groups
🎣angling clubs
🚣♀️water sports clubs
🏐GAA clubs and;
💧rivers trusts
...among many others to connect with and help to enhance our #waterbodies💧
👥community groups
🎣angling clubs
🚣♀️water sports clubs
🏐GAA clubs and;
💧rivers trusts
...among many others to connect with and help to enhance our #waterbodies💧
1/n Hi all @BlueDotWaters here again!
Today we will discuss Forestry Pressures
1/n Forestry is the third most important pressure on #BlueDotWaters
The most common pressures arising from forestry are:
1. Excessive sediment (or soil) inputs
2. Nutrient enrichment
3. Acidification.
Today we will discuss Forestry Pressures
1/n Forestry is the third most important pressure on #BlueDotWaters
The most common pressures arising from forestry are:
1. Excessive sediment (or soil) inputs
2. Nutrient enrichment
3. Acidification.
2/n Most sediment inputs from forestry occur during forest operations.
These include:
· road construction
· thinning
· clear-felling
These include:
· road construction
· thinning
· clear-felling
3/n Much of the risk of sediment release can be mitigated against by employing good practices such as
· the use of brash matts along machine routes
· planning to avoid wet conditions
· the careful design of forest roads and water crossings,
· the use of sediment traps in drains,
· the use of brash matts along machine routes
· planning to avoid wet conditions
· the careful design of forest roads and water crossings,
· the use of sediment traps in drains,
