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Forge Community Bonds: TPWD Trails Grant Explore the Trail Transformation TPWD's Recreational Trails Grant fosters community ties through diverse outdoor projects. **Project Impact:** 1. Expand trail access. 2. Enhance safety and accessibility. 3. Promote physical activity. 4. Connect communities. 5. Protect natural resources. **Eligibility Criteria:** 1. Legal entity: Non-profit or government agency. 2. Community needs: Address unmet trail needs. 3. Trail project: Develop or enhance public trails. 4. Community support: Show local backing. 5. Matching funds: Commit 25% non-grant funds. **Next Week's Spotlight: Boating Access Grants** Dive into water-based initiatives that enhance recreational opportunities across Texas. **Trail Impact:** Trails promote well-being, providing outdoor spaces for physical activity, fostering community connection, and preserving natural resources. Contact Capstone Grant Consulting for more information! #TexasParksAndWildlife #RecreationalTrailsGrants #CommunityConnection #EnvironmentalStewardship #GrantConsulting

ONLINE EVENT COMING UP   Catchwise – The biggest Sea Angling study in England and Wales for over a decade Wednesday 24 April 2024,  7 pm – 8.30 pm   Are you a sea angler fishing on any coastline across England and Wales or interested to know more about the recreational use of fish stocks? Do you want to learn about Catchwise and have a first glimpse of the preliminary data collected during the first 6 months? Join an online talk introducing Catchwise and learn why is being conducted, what are its objectives, how the collected data will be used, and how it will support sea angling, conservation, and local communities. Information on how to take part will be also provided. This event will be hosted on Teams and there will be time for discussions and questions too. This event will not be recorded, please only register if you can make the live teams – Registration is required. Registration link in the comments 👇 ! #Catchwise #seaangling #england #wales #sea #seafishing #volunteering #recreationalfishing #AnglingTrust #Cefas #Substance

[Contract] Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme at The Wildlife Trusts: Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme  Working base: Llandrindod Wells, Warwick House (with travel within Wales and England )  Salary: £18,000 PA (£30,000 FTE)  Contract: Fixed-term – until March 2026 - Hybrid working   Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements. Some evening and weekend work required for which Time Off In Lieu will be awarded.    Closing Date: Friday 12th July   Interview Date: Friday 26th July  At a time of critical change and opportunity for our rivers and their associated habitats and their future we have created a key role to help champion, campaign, and advocate for clean and healthy rivers.  RWT’s campaigning efforts have significantly helped to put the River Wye on the political agenda. We work with partners both nationally and locally to win support for meaningful action and change, while delivering advice and practical management in the catchment, across the wider team.  Join a vibrant and energetic team, living and working in Mid Wales, and work with colleagues delivering landscape scale work focused on the uplands, rivers and our own estate, which includes Gilfach Nature Reserve and Wilder Pentwyn Farm.  You’ll work closely with colleagues at The Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trust Wales, building action with partner organisations and community groups across the catchment, sharing common messages and calls for action across Wales.  With elections in both locally and in Welsh Assembly elections over the next 2 years, following a new government in Westminster, there will be a concerted focus on ensuring actions for clean and healthy rivers feature in debates and discussions and that there is a clear understanding that connected landscapes and wildlife-rich habitats, giving space to nature, are well funded and supported at all levels of decision making.  As a Wildlife Trust, we fundamentally understand the value of healthy environments and the codependency of people and nature. Our community is made up of people who see the value in healthy eco-systems and healthy rivers. It is also people that will be directly impacted by the changes we foresee in the Wye catchment happening. Livelihoods will be lost if farming is unable to continue due to loss of income, livelihoods will be lost if the rivers flood with greater regularity and intensity, unchecked, and damage local communities.    Apply #Diversity #Equality #Jobs

I never fail to be proud of being a Trustee of the THE RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED We're tiny but mighty. Actually we're tiny but b*llsy too. Important difference. And because Boards hold the purse strings and the Comms and Engagement policies, Board calibre is essential to success. Our Chair Sue Holden leads an exceptionally well run Board - where we efficiently dot i's and cross t's instead of wasting time unpicking poorly made decisions. Speed over haste wins the race every time. We work with anyone who wants to work with us and uphold our values. We don't waste time trying to convert everyone or progress at the pace of the slowest or most recalcitrant. We'll have a coffee with anyone and everyone. But our priorities and our values are our own - they aren't for sale. I know that many Wildlife Trust leadership staff around the country know what needs to be done. And it isn't keeping quiet. More Trust Boards must become expert Trustees and learn how to expertly delegate operational decisions to the expert and experienced staff they hired. We all have our roles to play. We have bags of talent around the UK network, staff and Trustees. But like gifted footballers, can we work together in our separate roles as gifted teams scoring goals for wildlife and standing up against the forces ranged against it? Not easy.

Community engagement is very key in conservation

ICYMI: [Contract] Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme at The Wildlife Trusts: Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme  Working base: Llandrindod Wells, Warwick House (with travel within Wales and England )  Salary: £18,000 PA (£30,000 FTE)  Contract: Fixed-term – until March 2026 - Hybrid working   Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements. Some evening and weekend work required for which Time Off In Lieu will be awarded.    Closing Date: Friday 12th July   Interview Date: Friday 26th July  At a time of critical change and opportunity for our rivers and their associated habitats and their future we have created a key role to help champion, campaign, and advocate for clean and healthy rivers.  RWT’s campaigning efforts have significantly helped to put the River Wye on the political agenda. We work with partners both nationally and locally to win support for meaningful action and change, while delivering advice and practical management in the catchment, across the wider team.  Join a vibrant and energetic team, living and working in Mid Wales, and work with colleagues delivering landscape scale work focused on the uplands, rivers and our own estate, which includes Gilfach Nature Reserve and Wilder Pentwyn Farm.  You’ll work closely with colleagues at The Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trust Wales, building action with partner organisations and community groups across the catchment, sharing common messages and calls for action across Wales.  With elections in both locally and in Welsh Assembly elections over the next 2 years, following a new government in Westminster, there will be a concerted focus on ensuring actions for clean and healthy rivers feature in debates and discussions and that there is a clear understanding that connected landscapes and wildlife-rich habitats, giving space to nature, are well funded and supported at all levels of decision making.  As a Wildlife Trust, we fundamentally understand the value of healthy environments and the codependency of people and nature. Our community is made up of people who see the value in healthy eco-systems and healthy rivers. It is also people that will be directly impacted by the changes we foresee in the Wye catchment happening. Livelihoods will be lost if farming is unable to continue due to loss of income, livelihoods will be lost if the rivers flood with greater regularity and intensity, unchecked, and damage local communities.    Apply #Diversity #Equality #Jobs

FYI: [Contract] Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme at The Wildlife Trusts: Campaigns and Advocacy Officer – Wye Now Programme  Working base: Llandrindod Wells, Warwick House (with travel within Wales and England )  Salary: £18,000 PA (£30,000 FTE)  Contract: Fixed-term – until March 2026 - Hybrid working   Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements. Some evening and weekend work required for which Time Off In Lieu will be awarded.    Closing Date: Friday 12th July   Interview Date: Friday 26th July  At a time of critical change and opportunity for our rivers and their associated habitats and their future we have created a key role to help champion, campaign, and advocate for clean and healthy rivers.  RWT’s campaigning efforts have significantly helped to put the River Wye on the political agenda. We work with partners both nationally and locally to win support for meaningful action and change, while delivering advice and practical management in the catchment, across the wider team.  Join a vibrant and energetic team, living and working in Mid Wales, and work with colleagues delivering landscape scale work focused on the uplands, rivers and our own estate, which includes Gilfach Nature Reserve and Wilder Pentwyn Farm.  You’ll work closely with colleagues at The Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trust Wales, building action with partner organisations and community groups across the catchment, sharing common messages and calls for action across Wales.  With elections in both locally and in Welsh Assembly elections over the next 2 years, following a new government in Westminster, there will be a concerted focus on ensuring actions for clean and healthy rivers feature in debates and discussions and that there is a clear understanding that connected landscapes and wildlife-rich habitats, giving space to nature, are well funded and supported at all levels of decision making.  As a Wildlife Trust, we fundamentally understand the value of healthy environments and the codependency of people and nature. Our community is made up of people who see the value in healthy eco-systems and healthy rivers. It is also people that will be directly impacted by the changes we foresee in the Wye catchment happening. Livelihoods will be lost if farming is unable to continue due to loss of income, livelihoods will be lost if the rivers flood with greater regularity and intensity, unchecked, and damage local communities.    Apply #Diversity #Equality #Jobs

Pollinator Partnership’s Project Wingspan is actively recruiting volunteers in parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio! Project Wingspan is a multi-year landscape-scale project that enhances habitat that supports imperiled pollinator population including monarch butterflies and rusty-patched bumblebees among other wildlife. This program is made possible by a network of volunteers who receive training in plant identification and seed collection protocols. With the help of Pollinator Partnership staff and other Project Wingspan partners, these volunteers collect native wildflower seeds to be used at selected project sites to enhance native pollinator habitat. Show your support for these dedicated volunteers, like the ones below from Little River Wetlands Project, and learn how you can get involved with Project Wingspan at pollinator.org/wingspan These volunteers, alongside program partners, collect native wildflower seeds, which are then used in habitat creation and enhancement projects. We rely on your support to continue this vital work. Please consider donating to help us protect and enhance native habitats. This project is made possible through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. #ProjectWingspan #PollinatorPartnership #Conservation #PollinatorConservation #MonarchButterfly #RustyPatchedBumblebee #RPBB #Pollinator #Pollinators #HabitatRestoration #PollinatorHabitat #VolunteerOpportunity #Volunteering

📣 Here's our next Hull What's On video, which is all about the amazing KCOMhome team who spent the day with Pollinate Eco Garden Hornsea! ✅ To view the full video, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eARf6CkJ #CorporateVolunteering #eastriding #hull #smile365

An interesting study highlighting important concerns regarding the conservancy model in Kenya. It underscores the need for a re-evaluation of the current approach to conservancies to address issues of land ownership inequality, exclusion of marginalized groups, local and international elite interests which lead to community displacement and disconnect, and the concentration of wealth among a select few. This calls for policymakers and conservation practitioners to consider more inclusive and equitable approaches that prioritize the interests and well-being of local communities while still achieving conservation goals. #Wildlife #Kenya #Conservancies