Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
The C-Side Carbon Storage Project is seeking volunteers for a salt marsh survey. The NERC funded C-SIDE (Carbon Storage in Inter tidal Environments) project is looking into the importance of salt marshes in absorbing carbon dioxide to combat climate change. C-SIDE is collecting lots of soil samples from salt marshes across England, Scotland and Wales…. Read more »
The Marine Futures Internship Programme offers a unique opportunity to a recent graduate interested in a career in the marine environment. As an intern on the programme they will gain skills, knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors in this exciting field to help direct and shape future career ambitions. This internship programme is… Read more »
Scotland’s new leasing round for offshore wind projects is likely to fully launch in October 2019, Crown Estate Scotland, the public body responsible for leasing Scotland’s seabed, has announced. It will be at that point that applications for developments can start to be received. There will also be a ‘pre-launch’ in the summer which will… Read more »
Upland artists look to historic 1930s clean power project for inspiration in the struggle to create a greener future. Pennies from Heaven? – an exhibition inspired by the historic Galloway Glens hydro scheme that explores energy, climate change and consumerism is soon to open in Dumfries. It follows a successful series of events on Saturday,… Read more »
Join Dumfries and Galloway Council staff on Tuesday 7 May at 7.00pm at the Ewart High School in Newton Stewart for a ward event on waste and recycling. The Ward Event will provide an opportunity to find out how the Council handles the treatment, recycling and disposal of waste within the Ward and wider region…. Read more »
Join Galloway Fisheries Trust to view the exciting new film about the unique Sparling Fish.
On Friday 3 May, the Theatre Royal in Dumfries is hosting a presentation and launch of a new book, SCOTLAND: A Rewilding Journey. This landmark book is a rallying call for a wilder Scotland, where forests abundant with life are regenerating, where rivers lined by alder and willow run freely, where damaged peatlands are revitalised… Read more »
Join the Solway Coast AONB Volunteer Work Party on Tuesday 23 April from 10.00am to 12.30pm at Crosscanonby Carr for a litter pick and tidy up of the reserve. This will be a shorter morning session tidying up Crosscanonby Carr Reserve – clearing the paths, cutting back vegetation and a litter pick. Please bring clothing… Read more »
In this issue of ‘From Beck to Beach’ Helping to reduce flood risk in Flimby Move over Harry Potter – there’s a new children’s book hero Local businesses welcome our beck adoption scheme The new website providing information on local projects Spot the colourful new vehicle hitting Cumbria’s roads Help stop an alien invasion Get… Read more »
The spring / summer edition of Tidelines is now available to download. From the launch of a new local attraction, the Solway Military Trail to learning about the salt pans of the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – a lasting monument to a bygone industrial age, there’s something for everyone in this issue…. Read more »