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July 22

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative was delighted to welcome Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, to visit the project at the River Tay near Aberfeldy to tell her about our work controlling invasive species and to meet some of our willing volunteers.…

June 22

Peter Stewart joined us for a two month placement as part of his PhD project at Durham University.

His first month was spent with the River Dee Trust - monitoring Atlantic salmon using rotary screw traps and acoustic tagging, learning about habitat restoration projects in the Dee…

May 22

We've been working with Bualnaluib Primary School and Kellands Primary School to produce our latest invasive species films!
 

"Bioboy" - Biosecurity

The pupils from Bualnaluib Primary School made a film about Biosecurity. 17 pupils from the P5-7 class took…

We are delighted to welcome several new staff members to the SISI project!

Jane has joined us as our new Volunteer and Communications Officer. She takes over the role from Vicky, who moved on at the start of the year. Deirdre, Elise, Owen and Tom will be with us for the summer as Seasonal…

 

Despite continuing restrictions last year, the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative still managed to achieve a great deal – with the support of our partners and volunteers. The headline facts and figures are illustrated in this infographic and below are some reflections on the year from…

It was success for the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative at RSPB Scotland’s Nature of Scotland Awards last night.  The Initiative won the Coasts and Waters Award amid a strong field of finalists.  

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative, an ambitious partnership…

 

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