Published on:
17
September 2012
The second 'Forth Valley Wildlife and Landscape Forum' will take place at Alloa Academy, this Saturday, 22nd September
The Forum will bring together those actively involved in local nature conservation, including amateurs and professionals, environmental organisations, biological recorders and community groups.
Enterprise and Environment Committee Convenor, Councillor Donald Balsillie, said: "The aim is to raise awareness of one another's activities and encourage networking and collaboration."
This free, day long event has two main elements.
In the school's large atrium area participants will be free to visit stalls that contain information and displays showing environmental activities throughout the Forth Valley area.
In the assembly hall there will be a programme of illustrated presentations. These will include a 30 minute talk describing local wildlife conservation activities and a series of five minute 'taster presentations' in which local groups will describe what they do and so encourage you to visit their stalls.
The Forth Naturalist and Historian has worked with the Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Biodiversity Partnerships to organise this Forum.
Councillor Balsillie added: "'We hope that people will take this opportunity to learn about the huge amount of valuable work that volunteers and professionals are delivering across the Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk area. It really is an inspiration to see the level of commitment of these groups and the benefits that they provide for our local biodiversity.
Participants can either come for a half day or the full day.