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May 2022
Balsam Bash on the Bear Brook: Invasive Species Removal
Come volunteer with us to help banish invasive Himalayan Balsam Sign Up Here About this event The River Thame Conservation Trust needs your help to eradicate an invasive plant from our river banks. Himalayan balsam, a pesky invasive non-native plant, has established itself along the River Thame and some of its tributaries. These plants bully their way into habitat, over shading and out-competing our native flora. They are good disperses and can easily spread using explosive seed pods that shoot seeds several…
Find out more »June 2022
Chalgrove Brook Film Screening w/ CAG Oxfordshire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxym-Sj9JA A CAG Oxfordshire network social and film screening followed by a Q+A with the folks involved in the chalk stream restoration and film Date and time Tue, 7 June 2022, 19:00 – 21:00 BST Location The Community Works 21 Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HH
Find out more »Balsam Bash on the Bear Brook: Invasive Species Removal
Come volunteer with us to help banish invasive Himalayan Balsam Sign Up Here About this event The River Thame Conservation Trust needs your help to eradicate an invasive plant from our river banks. Himalayan balsam, a pesky invasive non-native plant, has established itself along the River Thame and some of its tributaries. These plants bully their way into habitat, over shading and out-competing our native flora. They are good disperses and can easily spread using explosive seed pods that shoot seeds several…
Find out more »Art & The River: Community Exhibition
Local artists, Derek Witchell, Alicia Howard, Gillian Nicholls, and Doug Kennedy will be exhibiting their work on 18 June 2022 at Manor Farm, Chearsley, to raise funds for the charity River Thame Conservation Trust. The exhibition will be open to the general public from 11am to 5pm and will feature photographs and paintings for sale, children’s book signing, hands-on art activities for children, and guided river walks along the Thame. 10% of proceeds from any sales will go to River…
Find out more »Balsam Bash on the Bear Brook: Invasive Species Removal
Come volunteer with us to help banish invasive Himalayan Balsam Sign Up Here About this event The River Thame Conservation Trust needs your help to eradicate an invasive plant from our river banks. Himalayan balsam, a pesky invasive non-native plant, has established itself along the River Thame and some of its tributaries. These plants bully their way into habitat, over shading and out-competing our native flora. They are good disperses and can easily spread using explosive seed pods that shoot seeds several…
Find out more »Become a river monitor! Riverfly Training
Want to monitor and protect your local river? Riverfly Monitor Training Sat, 25 June 2022 | 09:30 – 16:30 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW Register here This training will teach you to ID pollution sensitive invertebrates in your local streams and certify you to become a Riverfly monitor About this event A training event hosted by River Thame Conservation Trust for those interested in monitoring and protecting their local watercourses from pollution events through the ‘Angler’s Riverfly Monitoring Initiative’. Come along…
Find out more »July 2022
Balsam Bash on the Bear Brook: Invasive Species Removal
Come volunteer with us to help banish invasive Himalayan Balsam Sign Up Here About this event The River Thame Conservation Trust needs your help to eradicate an invasive plant from our river banks. Himalayan balsam, a pesky invasive non-native plant, has established itself along the River Thame and some of its tributaries. These plants bully their way into habitat, over shading and out-competing our native flora. They are good disperses and can easily spread using explosive seed pods that shoot seeds several…
Find out more »September 2022
Rivers Week 2022
We're launching our very first, Rivers Week 2002! A weeklong series of community-run events culminating on World Rivers Day (25th September) to create awareness and appreciation of our rivers and streams by bringing together communities across the catchment. Want to get involved? We need local groups to organise events during the week to celebrate their local water courses. Here are some ideas for how you can get involved: Lead a nature walk Host an art exhibition fundraiser Teach the public…
Find out more »River Thame Water Quality Monitoring Training
Our local rivers need your help! The River Thame Conservation Trust is inviting passionate local people to join our new network of Water Quality Monitors. We are gearing up to launch a volunteer-led, citizen science based, project to measure the health of the entire River Thame catchment through the FreshWater Watch platform. Do you live near the River Thame and want to learn how you can help us better understand pollution issues by carrying out monthly surveys? Join us…
Find out more »October 2022
River Thame Water Quality Monitoring Training
Register here: http://bttr.im/o29tw Our local rivers are in trouble and need your help! The River Thame Conservation Trust is inviting passionate local people to join our new network of Water Quality Monitors. We are gearing up to launch a volunteer-led, citizen science based, project to measure the health of the entire River Thame catchment through the FreshWater Watch platform. Do you live near the River Thame and want to learn how you can help us better understand pollution issues by…
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