by David Eastwood | 28 Oct, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
Volunteer My Electrofishing Experience by Elspeth Smith I was able to get into the electrofishing course through the Trust which was certified by the Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre (SFCC). This was a two-day course which the first day was on theory where I...
by Luke Park | 3 Oct, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
This month, at our regular volunteer meet up with volunteers from Craigsfarm, we ran an impromptu Freshwater Watch workshop for two volunteers. Freshwater Watch is a global initiative that allows citizen scientists to monitor the water quality of their local burn,...
by Luke Park | 27 Sep, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
We have been working on the upper Avon for the duration of RiverLife with the aim of improving biodiversity and riverbank management. Earlier this week, we were joined by 11 volunteers from Heineken’s Edinburgh office who came to plant trees, adding to the work of...
by Luke Park | 25 Sep, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
Heading upstream – from our meeting point in Morrisons carpark – across the adjacent wildflower meadow, our regular volunteer group have often found themselves sliding and stumbling down a steep slope before accessing the tarmac path below. This month,...
by Amy Fergusson | 20 Sep, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
RiverLife has been busy lately. Training our volunteers is an important part of our Project and, at Forth Rivers Trust, we have wholeheartedly jumped in these last few months to train our committed volunteers in skills such as Electrofishing, Pesticides application...
by Luke Park | 22 Aug, 2019 | Blog, Volunteer
Willow Spiling: a fantastic natural and sustainable way to tackle the problems of river bank erosion. The Friends of Almondell & Calderwood Country Park were concerned about erosion endangering the integrity of the riverside path in 3 different places. The...
