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Irish Raised Bogs
Conservation, Utilisation and After-Use
Symposium 4 - 12 September 2001

For immediate release - 14 August 2000

Advance Notification & Registration Form

A symposium consisting of an 8 day study tour (4-11 September 2001) and conference (12 September 2001).

The tour will showcase all aspects of the Irish midland peat resource including the network of conserved raised bogs, archaeological sites, and the after use of the raised bogs which have been extracted by hand and industrially.

The study tour will be followed by a day long conference.

The cost for participants to include information pack, accommodation, food and transport for study tour and conference will be IR£499 Euro 635 (approx. US $ 600)

The study tour will visit the following sites and focus on the topics below (provisional programme).
o Turraun Bog, natural regeneration and CO2 emission project
o Tonduff, forestry on cutaway raised bog
o Lough Boora Parklands, created wetland systems and wildlife on former industrial sites
o Clara and Raheenmore Bogs, raised bog restoration project
o Killaun, natural habitat colonisation, biodiversity of regenerated hand cut raised bogs
o Ballynamona Bog, intact raised bog woodland habitats
o Tullaghan Rock Bog and Curraghlehannagh Bogs, natural lagg, conserving clusters of raised bogs
o Corlea Visitor Centre, and Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit studies

The study tour will be followed by a one day conference focusing on the main themes of the symposium: Conservation, Restoration, Utilisation, After Use and Rehabilitation of midland raised bogs. A poster session will be included.

Irish Raised Bogs - Conservation, Utilisation and After-Use
Advance Interest Booking Form

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Please return completed form to IPCC, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.
Tel& Fax +353-1-8722397 e-mail ipcc@indigo.ie Web Site http://indigo.ie/~ipcc

The project is an initiative of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council

Sponsored by Bord na Móna

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