IWT - Training Communities for Conservation

Register Now for SAC Watch 2010!

Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) Watch is an Irish Wildlife Trust training course which provides information and conservation training to potential SAC site monitors about Special Areas of Conservation in their locale and nationally. It is hoped that this project will foster a sense of understanding, pride and ownership over nature conservation sites amongst the community. This year the course will be focused in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Longford and Leitrim.

The course involves 10 workshops with fieldtrips held on Saturdays or Sundays between April and September every year. The workshops run from 11am – 1pm followed by fieldtrips from 2pm - 4pm.  The first workshop is especially important, as it will contain an introduction to Special Areas of Conservation (history, policy and administration) and guidelines on becoming a site monitor. This will be followed by fieldtrips lead by experts who will instruct participants at each site developing their skills in ecology & conservation fieldwork, which will assist participants in becoming a site monitor.

All details of the training course will be emailed to registered participants. The registration fee is €50 or just €15 for members of the Irish Wildlife Trust. 

To register for SAC Watch 2010 please send us your name, address, mobile number and email with fees to: Irish Wildlife Trust, Sigmund Business Centre, 93A Lagan Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 or Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call 01 8602839.

To become a member of the Irish Wildlife Trust and support our work please visit our website at www.iwt.ie

The Irish Wildlife Trust would like thank the Heritage Council for their support under the Education, Communications and Outreach Grants Scheme 2010.