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Dear CEF Member Archive,
Please find following some notices for events this week, consultation calls and forthcoming projects and activities to get involved with,

UCC Green Week 4th -7th February
Tonight Green Week features a talk by Dr. Aine Ryall on European Environmental Law this follows on from The Moneyless Man, Mark Boyle's talk on Monday and the perspectives of Eanna Ni Lamhna, Dan Boyle and Graham Strouts on What It Means To Be Green last night,Green Week culminates tomorrow in a Feed the 500 Picnic and closing party.

IWT Lichens & Seashores Sunday 10th February
Lichens and rockyshore ecology. Roches Point. Meet at 12 noon in the car park. Paul Whelan from www.biology.ie will introduce what a lichen is, where they can be found on the seashore and what types can be found there. Gill Weyman will lead a walkaround the rocky shore area and show what species can be found there. Tea and coffee will be supplied. No charge but donations welcomed.

CONSULTATIONS

• Cork County Council Development Plan. Details of consultation. Deadline for submissions is 4pm on Monday 4th March 2013.
• Douglas Land Use and Transportation Strategy. Closing date for submissions on the 3rd public consultation is the Friday 15^th March 2013.
• EPA Public Consultation on proposed Terms of Reference for a Programme of Research on Environmental Impacts of Unconventional Gas Exploration & Extraction.A dedicated e-mail address, UGEEconsultation@epa.ie, has been set up to receive all submissions on the Terms of Reference document.  Interested parties and individuals are invited to submit comments to the EPA using this e-mail address only.  Deadline for submissions 8th March 2013    

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 

13the February: Green Drinks, Tom Barry's Pub, Barrack Street from 8pm. A social informal get together - all welcome. 

5th March 2013: In conjunction with UCC Environmental Society a panel debate on Shale Gas Exploration otherwise referred to as Fracking will take place at UCC at 7.30pm. Further details to follow. 

3rd - 10th March: National Tree Week - the theme for 2013 is a "Feast of Trees"
With this theme, the Tree Council is asking people to recognise and celebrate the role of trees in providing food for humans, birds, bees and other wildlife.  The range of foods from trees - fruit, nuts, seeds, oils, leaves, roots and bark will be highlighted along with the relationship between trees, bees, pollination, and food crop production. We will advise of planned events shortly. The primary aim of National Tree Week is to encourage people to plant more trees and the emphasis in 2013 will be on planting trees that provide a food source for humans, birds, bees and other wildlife.

17th March: St Patrick's Festival Parade: CEF will again partake in this annual fun event to showcase sustainable energy, travel and other aspects of environmental care. The Cork St. Patrick’s Festival takes place over three days from Saturday 16^th March to Monday 18^th March 2013 with three days of free family entertainment, music, street performers and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade taking place on Sunday March 17^th .  This year 2013 is very special as we are celebrating the Gathering. The theme for this year is A Gathering by Water, celebrating the Irish American relationship and welcoming visitors from all over the world to our City.

CEF is involved in an exciting Sustainable Travel initiative called "Mix Your Mode" 4th - 24th March supported by a range of partnersand we are also involved in the Lifelong Learning Festival 18th -24th March, with a special Seminar this year to mark the 10th Anniversary. A seperate notice with more details of both of these projects will be posted shortly.

If you would like to get involved in any of these projects please let me know. 

Best regards,

Bernie

Bernie Connolly
Development Coordinator
Mount Camel
Kilcolman
Enniskeane
Co. Cork

Email: bernadette@cef.ie
Mobile: 083 1468064
 

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