Exploring the Wilderness in Everyday Life is the title of a summer school taking place at the Columban Ecological Institute, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co Meath from July 19th to 22nd.
The course, which will be led by Dr John Feehan of the School of Biology and Environmental Science of University College Dublin, will involve an in-depth and hands-on exploration of the wild places that are to be found all around us, at our fingertips and under our feet, often unseen and their marvels un-wondered at. And a look at the responsibility we have with regard to their conservation.
Through lectures, field visits and follow-up microscope work, each day will focus on a different group of living things, visiting the places they live and exploring the lives they lead. In this way participants will encounter and study flowering plants, mosses and liverworts, lichens and fungi, insects and other invertebrates and visit the woods, bogs, freshwater and various microhabitats. Each day will involve an introductory talk, followed by a field trip and laboratory follow-up.
Cost: €250 to include tuition, course materials, bus hire and including lunch on 3 days.
Places on the course will be reserved on a first come basis. To book a place, please forward a non-refundable deposit of €50 to Elizabeth McArdle at the above address, with cheques/postal orders made payable to Columban Ecological Institute.
If you require further information or have special dietary requirements, please email [email protected] or phone 046 9021525 ext. 567 and we will get back to you.
If you wish to arrange overnight accommodation in Dalgan Park, please contact Fr. Paddy Dooher at 046 9021525 ext. 332 or email [email protected].