The CatchmentCARE education team has created a series of interactive videos to help both the Northern Ireland Curriculum at Key Stage 2 & the cross-border Curriculum Classes 3, 4 & 5. If you are a teacher & would be interested find the contact details below

Please find a link to our video introduction to CatchmentCARE, which hosted on our CatchmentCARE You Tube channel — https://youtu.be/5ZP497ycuSM

  To coincide with the first successful river works being completed on the Blackwater Catchment, a 15 minute video has been produced to help local communities, landowners, farmers and other stakeholders understand the pressures that our rivers face and the actions that the CatchmentCARE project is undertaking to address these problems. The video is being

CatchmentCARE, in partnership with Teagasc and Loughs Agency, has produced an informative video looking at the correct use and disposal of Sheep Dip. The video focuses on the potentially harmful effects of the chemicals to our rivers and aquatic wildlife and shows ways in which to mitigate the risks of inappropriate storage and leaking of

Drilling of two Groundwater Monitoring Stations started in the Derg catchment recently, with the first site now completed. Two boreholes were achieved capturing water entering at the rock interface and at a depth of 30m in bedrock. As on the first occasion, broken rock full of silt was encountered, matching very well with the geophysics,

The highly successful Edenderry Rod & Gun Club project came to an end in September. Funded by the Blackwater Community Incentive Scheme, works included improving access to Edenderry Lough, allowing local community and club members of all ages and abilities safe access to use the site and its amenities, and to learn about protecting the

The Blackwater CIS project with South Tyrone Farmers Group (STFG) is taking place on the headwaters of both the Fury and Mountain water rivers. The project was funded to develop farmer engagement to address the build-up of MCPA (chemical used to treat rushes). Run-off of this chemical into nearby water courses has a serious knock

The second of the Blackwater CIS Bioblitz events took place on Saturday 12th September at Castle Leslie, Monaghan. 15 people attended along with representatives from Glaslough Tidy Towns for a day of guided walks and talks exploring the wildlife of the beautiful Castle Leslie Estate. Ecologist Karl Hamilton and entomologist Paul Moore led the Group

As part of the Blackwater CIS Projects, a Bioblitz took place on Saturday 5th September at Milford Cutting in partnership with the Wildlife Friends of the Callan. The site is a former railway cutting and on the banks of the River Callan and on the day it played host to a full programme of guided

Instream habitat improvement and riparian works on the Cummirk in the Finn Catchment are underway. The Riparian Works include the creation of a 1.8km riparian buffer strip with a width of 5m from the water’s edge, and the installation of pasture pumps/offline drinking solutions, stiles & unigates. The 5m buffer will then be planted with