by Eli Graham | Thursday, May 9, 2024
The details: As you may already know, Forth Rivers Trust is tackling invasive plant species along the river Devon, thanks to the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot. We are encouraging volunteer groups and individuals to help us...
by Eli Graham | Thursday, April 13, 2023
Forth Rivers Trust (FRT) in collaboration with Sandra Stewart of Farming and Conservation have been delivering native trees to several farmers across the Stirling Council area. Last year, Stirling Council provided 1000 native oak, aspen and willow to Forth Rivers...
by Amy Fergusson | Friday, December 20, 2019
We have had a lot of volunteering activity over 2019 both in RiverLife and in the Trust, with some great achievements made by everyone involved. Volunteers are one of the most important aspects of the work of the Trust and the RiverLife project. Without the aid of all...
by Amelia | Monday, October 28, 2019
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 Amelia | Thursday, October 3, 2019
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 Amelia | Friday, September 27, 2019
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...
