Our popular webinar 'Sanitation and SuDS, addressing water quality, flooding, biodiversity, and climate.' with author and company director Mr Féidhlim Harty has proven to be a popular webinar. Féidlhlim is the company director for FH Wetlands Ltd. based in Lahinch, County Clare. Féidhlim has 28 years experience working in his sector. Mr Harty delivered an insightful webinar on the morning of Thursday 21st November.
We were delighted to have printed our calendars from the 'Bats of the Kerry Biosphere Calendar Competition'. We received drawings from all over the County, from as far south as Kenmare, and north to Loughfoder. The standard of entry was very high, the pictures and drawings illustrating the intricate beauty of our bats, and the habitats that support them.
The Kerry Biosphere Officer, Brendan Kirwan, delivered an ‘Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Reserve’ on the evening of Monday 18th November. The aim of the webinar was to provide participants with information on the designation, the scale and location of the reserve, and the ethos / function of the Biosphere.
The year is racing to a close, and 2025 is on the horizon. Here at the Kerry Biosphere, we are busy closing out projects for 2024, and planning actions for our 2025 Strategy. At this stage of the year, we can look back at the year we've had and assess what worked well, and indeed, what did not go well!
The Kerry Biosphere was delighted to host author and company director, Féidhlim Harty on a webinar focussing on nature based solutions for water managment. Our webinar was held on the morning of Thursday 21st November. The webinar provided fascinating insights into the alternative, eco-friendly methods for wastewater and stormwater management.
The Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve hosted an 'Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Reserve' webinar on Monday 18th November. The webinar was predominantly aimed at the Advisory Council for the reserve, but was open to the general public. The webinar was well attended and well recieved.
We will be hosting an online webinar to provide a background to the Kerry Biosphere reserve. The webinar will focus on the designation of the reserve, the significance of the designation, and functions of the Biosphere.
We are thrilled to have secured Féidhlim Harty from FH Wetland Systems to deliver a webinar on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for stormwater / wastewater management. Féidhlim will be joining us online as part of our Rainwater Planter Initiative, with further in-person workshops being scheduled for later in the year and in early 2025. Féidhlim is an author and Director of FH Wetland Systems, a company that specialises in reed bed system design and other eco-friendly sewage options.
With the busy month of October wrapped up for another year, the Biosphere's focus is closing out the year with strong communication. In support of this, we will be hosting a free webinar aimed at providing an insight into the Biosphere and it's functions. The webinar may also provide attendees with a link between their group / organisation and the Biosphere and identify where the reserve can support local communities.
It has been a busy few months in the Kerry Biosphere. We thoroughly enjoyed our Autumn Garthering back in September, a great way to kickstart the autumn. The diversity of events added extra interest in this years efforts, from guided bird walks, beach walks, and woodland outings, to upland and mountainous recreation walks and creative entomology. Fast forward two months and are Rainwater Planter initiative is well underway, our Bats of Irelands colouring books have been printed and have been a roaring success, our Lesser Horseshoe Bat sculpture is on tour, and our primary schools bat calendar is in print.
