NIEA Challenge Fund 2013 Wednesday 16th October 2013 Skainos, Newtownards Road, Belfast 9:00 2:00 – P R O G R A M M E 8:00 Display Set-up (Challenge Fund Recipients) 9:00 Registration & coffee 9:30 Opening Address Mark H Durkan, Minister for the Environment, Northern Ireland – 10:00 The Challenge Fund 2013 An overview! Carol Kelly, NIEL – – 10:15 The Natural Environment From bats to butterflies, hear about some of the conservation – work delivered to protect our native species Micro Lepidoptera Identification Catherine Bertrand, Butterfly Conservation NI – Bats Camera Action! Karen Healy, Creggan Country Park – 10:35 Break Networking & opportunity to view project displays – 11:10 The Historic Environment hear how the Challenge Fund has enabled groups to deliver – work to promote the conservation and protection of the built heritage Quality Streets, Retrofitting Traditional Terraces Siobhan Brown, Hearth – Drumnaph & the Glenconkeyne Heritage Trail Reamai Mathers, Carntogher Community – Association 11:30 The Partnership Approach hear some of the exciting results delivered by local – communities interested in promoting the sustainable use of natural resources Cloughmills Bio Park Declan Donnelly, Ballymoney Borough Council – Colin Glen Community & Wildlife Garden Mick McEvoy, Groundwork NI –
NIEA Challenge Fund 2013 Wednesday 16th October 2013 Skainos, Newtownards Road, Belfast 9:00 – 2:00 P R O G R A M M E 8:00 Display Set-up (Challenge Fund Recipients) 9:00 Registration & coffee 9:30 Opening Address – Mark H Durkan, Minister for the Environment, Northern Ireland 10:00 The Challenge Fund 2013 – An overview! – Carol Kelly, NIEL 10:15 The Natural Environment – From bats to butterflies, hear about some of the conservation work delivered to protect our native species Micro Lepidoptera Identification – Catherine Bertrand, Butterfly Conservation NI Bats Camera Action! – Karen Healy, Creggan Country Park 10:35 Break – Networking & opportunity to view project displays 11:10 The Historic Environment – hear how the Challenge Fund has enabled groups to deliver work to promote the conservation and protection of the built heritage Quality Streets, Retrofitting Traditional Terraces – Siobhan Brown, Hearth Drumnaph & the Glenconkeyne Heritage Trail – Reamai Mathers, Carntogher Community Association 11:30 The Partnership Approach – hear some of the exciting results delivered by local communities interested in promoting the sustainable use of natural resources Cloughmills Bio Park – Declan Donnelly, Ballymoney Borough Council Colin Glen Community & Wildlife Garden – Mick McEvoy, Groundwork NI
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