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Inishowen Rivers Trust By Dr. Trish Murphy A presentation for The Rivers Trusts Spring Conference, Dublin 21 March 2018 About the IRT Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal Journey began in October 2013 Established first board in Oct

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Inishowen Rivers Trust

By Dr. Trish Murphy A presentation for The Rivers Trust’s Spring Conference, Dublin 21 March 2018

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About the IRT

  • Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal
  • Journey began in October 2013
  • Established first board in Oct 2015
  • Established as a CLG in August 2016
  • Nine directors on board
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2013 / 2014

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Oct 2015

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Riverfly Monitoring

Riverfly Monitoring

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Invasive Species

Invasive Species

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River Clean Ups Agricultural Shows, Tree Planting

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Meeting Others

River walkovers Meeting others

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Who’s Who event 2017

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Slow the Flow event 2018

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Opportunities - Education

  • Increasing skills through training opportunities
  • Raising awareness through community networking
  • Acting as a source of information and advice
  • Schools programme to reach younger generation
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Opportunities – Making Connections

  • Community groups & individuals
  • Landowners, recreation users, wildlife watchers, anglers etc
  • Landscape managers – farmers, foresters
  • Agencies – collaborations, partnerships
  • Bursary scheme for local rivers
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Opportunities – Project Work

  • Healthy Rivers – monitoring using techniques such as riverfly sampling
  • Invasive Species – mapping and monitoring, advice on control
  • Natural Flood Management – schemes to slow the flow
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Challenges – Governance

  • Navigating regulatory guidelines
  • Skills deficit
  • Time consuming
  • Delays holding back progress

Actions

Expert advice Support of key

  • rganisations

Employ staff

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Challenges – Funding

  • Need for Multi-annual funding
  • Insurance, office overheads
  • Funding for Staff costs
  • Funding for ‘non-eligible’ costs

Actions

The Wheel Corporate Sponsorship

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Challenges – Project Delivery

  • Maintaining momentum
  • Time consuming
  • Lack of staff & training
  • Establishing strong partnerships
  • Building Trust

Actions

Upskilling More volunteers Community Employment Schemes

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Our Vision for the Future (10 years)

  • Staff & Premises
  • 2-3 members of staff
  • Projects Co-ordinator
  • Administrator
  • Marketing
  • IT, Mapping & DB Management
  • Communication
  • Catalogue of promotional and

training videos

  • Develop website into a portal for

advice and information

  • Regular River Clinics with visiting

expert advisors

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Our Vision for the Future

  • Data Collection & Methodologies
  • Development of data collection protocols
  • Use of and development of apps
  • Commissioning surveys
  • Online mapping portal
  • Membership
  • Widespread across Inishowen
  • Consistent core volunteer work
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Our Vision for the Future

  • Education
  • Schools Liaison Programme (secondary level)

in collaboration with agencies

  • Placement students
  • Farming Community
  • Established bonds
  • Partners in agriculture & forestry
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Our Vision for the Future

  • Collaboration
  • Build strong partnerships with agencies
  • Academic links
  • With other trusts
  • Sharing of knowledge & skills
  • Shared online portal of information
  • Practical events
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Thank You | Go raibh maith agaibh