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Our Living Environment - presentation & discussion

25/10/2013

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'OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT' was held on Thursday 24th October 2013 in St. Michael's Hall. This was a presentation on how we can enhance the amount and variety of wildlife, plants and animals in and around the town.  It was the third such event in a series of four. Billy Flynn, the Ecologist who is working on this project with KTT, introduced several  people with specialist knowledge who shared their insights and ideas  with an enthusiastic and interested audience (and good on them for  coming out on such a wet and stormy night). 
Following a welcoming cup of tea and some delicious homemade cake and buns, KTT Chairman,  Donie  O'Sullivan, talked briefly about our project on biodiversity and raising awareness within the community and its importance to us all.  
Then the presentations began:
Micheál Ó Coileáin, Environmental Officer with Kerry County Council opened our eyes as to  how we can lessen the thousands of tons of food wasted in shops,  restaurants, schools, universities, factories and hospitals as well as  in each of our homes.  It was a real call to arms to examine our own  behaviors and attitudes to waste.
Jane Jackson  slightly scared us with talk and pictures of Japanese Knotweed  and its  devastating effect on our local biodiversity and how it can also cause  real damage to the economy.
Niamh Ni Dhuill  explained the Transition Movement and in particular Transition Kerry  which aims to facilitate groups and
communities to become locally  strong, resilient and to live sustainably.
Pat Curran, beekeeper, took us through the fascinating story of the different  stages of a bee's life cycle.  No wonder they say 'busy as a bee'!
Billy Downes, Laune Trout and Salmon Anglers' Association, spoke about fish and their environment, rivers and streams, feeder waterways, clean water and what we can do to impact Kerry and Ireland's fish stocks.
Not only was each short presentation enlightening it itself  but strung  together the talks showed us clearly how all aspects of our lives,  our  behaviours and the  lives of the plants and creatures around us are deeply  interconnected.  It was quite a wake-up call to notice nature all around  us.  It  was also a challenge to  pay closer attention to how we  treat our living  environment. All in all, an evening much appreciated  by the crowd who attended.
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