Ballyhoura project lands funding boost
ALMOST €5,000 in funding will be received by Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment as part of this year’s Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme.
Led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme encourages local initiatives to conserve and revitalise raised and blanket bogs and promotes public engagement with our natural environment.
The scheme primarily supports community-led projects and volunteer groups, who play a vital role in helping to promote and implement peatland conservation and restoration in Ireland.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD said: “This funding will support the work that local communities and volunteers do as custodians of our natural heritage.
"Our peatlands are places of serenity and a wonderful showcase of what nature has to offer hosting a huge variety of plants, supporting animals and rare species who have adapted to life in the bogs.
“The bogs of Ireland are places that epitomise community spirit and I am delighted to be able to continue to support community organisations and others in their efforts to embrace nature and support biodiversity,” he said.
The €4,800 going to Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment will go towards the conservation and management plan for Griston Bog.