Event to highlight efforts to remove invasive plant from protected Donegal habitat
A public information evening in Ballintra will outline work to remove invasive rhododendron from a protected conservation area bordering Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve
A public information event in south Donegal will highlight efforts to remove highly invasive non-native plant from a Special Area of Conservation.
South Donegal Living Rivers Services CLG will host the public information evening on Tuesday, November 17, at 7.30pm in St Brigid’s Community Centre, Ballintra.
The meeting will highlight the its project to remove Rhododendron ponticum from the Special Area of Conservation bordering Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve.
The work has been supported by funding from the National Parks and Wildlife Service through its Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme.
A presentation outlining the project will be followed by a question-and-answer session.