As part of the Phase 1 Blackwater Catchment river improvement works, a range of tree planting has been completed to provide buffer strips alongside the river. 1500 saplings have been planted; species used include a 2-5 year old mix of Whitethorn, Crab Apple, Downey & Silver Birch, Scots Pine, Spindle, Oak, Blackthorn Cherry, Rowan, Guelder

Work is progressing on the restoration of the ‘High Mosses’ to an active raised bog at The Argory, a National Trust site near Dungannon. The scheme is supported through the CatchmentCare Community Incentive Scheme (CIS) and involves raising the water table, blocking drains, and controlling invasive trees and scrub. The National Trust, in co-operation with

AFBI are working with a small group of beef & sheep farmers in the Blackwater catchment, advising on farm nutrient management practices. To help these farmers visualise recent soil results a set of colour-coded soil nutrient maps have been produced. A simple ‘traffic light’ system of red, amber and green is being used to indicate

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