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IPCC Events Calendar 2004

8th May: Conservation Work Camp at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre,
Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare 11am to 4pm. Contact Mary Mulvey
045-860133

29th May: All About Composting. DIY course at the Bog of Allen Nature
Centre. 10am-1pm. Cost 20 euro. Contact Caroline on tel 01-8722397 or
045-860133 to book your place.

29th May: Open Day Celebrations, Plant Sale and Sale of Work at the Bog of
Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare 11am to 4pm. In aid
of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. Contact Mary Mulvey 045-860133

May 2004 visit the Wild Boglands Exhibition in Wexford County Libraries.
Contact Jarlath Glynn on tel 053-24922 for details.

23-27th August 2004: Bog Week Course for Primary School Teachers. Bog of
Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare by the Irish Peatland
Conservation Council. INcludes peatland ecology, cutaway bogs, composting
and wildlife gardening. Contact Kildare Education Centre on tel 045-530200 or
Catherine O'Connell on tel 045-860133

18th or 25th September 2005: educational course on bogs for teachers at the
Wicklow Mountains National Park, working out of Glendalough. Field trip and
ecology studies on blanket bog. 10am to 3.30pm. Contact Catherine O'Connell
on tel 045-860133 for details.

5-12 September Heritage Week Event: Bog Walk at Fenor Bog, Co. Waterford.
Contact Rita Byrne tel 051-381978.

5-12 September Heritage Week Event: Workcamp on the 9th September at the
Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare 11am to 4pm.
Help to plant up a new exhibition on carnivorous plants.
Contact Mary Mulvey 045-860133

National Composting Week 2-10 October. The Irish Peatland Conservation
Council will be running a series of DIY composting workshops around the
country. Contact Caroline Hurley on tel 045-860133 for details.

27 Mar '04 IPCC BOGS IN THE CLASSROOM STAND at the Sharing Science
North South Education Conference. Display and sale of new environmental
educational resources. Institute of Technology, Dundalk. Contact
sgreer@eircom.net

May 2004 HERITAGE IN SCHOOLS VISITS IPCC is available to lead 5 bog
walks for primary school children (4th-6th classes only). Visits are part
sponsored by the INTO and the Heritage Council through the Heritage in
Schools Scheme. Cost to schools is Euro 75 for a 5 hour visit. Bookings
Catherine Tel 01-8722397.

27 Jan-2 Mar '04 WILD, WET AND WONDERFUL BOGS & FENS EVENING
COURSE Six slide shows and practical workshops on flora fauna, archaeology,
conservation and utilisation of raised bogs, blanket bogs, fens and cutaway
bogs. Full day field trip to three peatland sites in the Bog of Allen Co.
Kildare on Sat 28 Feb. Lectures 7.30-9.30pm Room 1.09, Botany Department,
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Cost Euro 160. Bookings Adult
Education Centre, UCD Tel 01-7161234 or email adult.education@ucd.ie quoting
code HN207.

Jan-Dec 2004 SAVE STAMPS & HELP SAVE BOGS Keep all the used postage stamps
from your Christmas and year round mail and post them to IPCC at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

Sept-Dec 2004 IPCC CHRISTMAS GIFT CATALOGUE IPCC's gift and card shop is
open all year round Mon-Fri 10am-5pm including lunch at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare. Free catalogue from Oscar Duggan on Tel 01-045-860133

Don't forget to check out our great Wildlife and Art Christmas card
selection at www.ipcc.ie before you buy your cards this year.

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Irish Peatland Conservation Council
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