School children wage war on alien weed
3 July 2009
Over a hundred local pupils teamed up with Conservation Volunteers to weed out an invasive alien plant that threatens to engulf local river banks and damp grounds.
Conservation Volunteers' stories
Conservation Volunteers at 25
28 May 2009
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland celebrated its 25th birthday on Friday 22 May. Our parent organisation, BTCV, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, so Friday was a double celebration.
The importance of volunteering in the local community
30 April 2009
Volunteering is a very valuable economic and social asset, not only to the environmental and land-based sector but also for wider society.
Bairbre de Brun celebrates school food gardens
8 April 2009
We held a celebration of the “Dig it & Eat it!” Green Gym project on 20 March at Presentation Primary School, Portadown.
Bairbre de Brun, Member European Parliament, attended the celebration to help pupils plant an apple tree in their school food garden.
Health Board work out on Green Gym
24 March 2009
Conservation Volunteers hosted a Green Gym practical day on 20 February on the Comber Greenway for employees of the Eastern Health and Social Services Board (EHSSB).
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