Our project in numbers - annual summaries of our project progress.
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Infographics - text summary
Infographic 2023
2023: A Year in Numbers
People power: 2,783 volunteer days - equivalent to 13 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 199 volunteers undertaking invasive plant control, 104 Himalayan balsam pulling days, 450 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 982 km river length managed for giant hogweed, 175,755 Japanese knotweed stems (equivalent to) injected with herbicide
Stopping mink in their tracks: 434 volunteer monitored mink rafts and traps, 2,333 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 245 mink volunteers, 106 mink captured in year
Learning and training: 37 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 1 successful end of project conference, 52 walks and talks delivered and events attended reaching 2,691 people, 2,019 school and college students learned about invasive species in 68 sessions, 'Alien Detectives' education resources used with 46 school groups
Infographic 2022
2022: A Year in Numbers
People power: 2,449 volunteer days - equivalent to 12 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 133 volunteers undertook invasive plant control, 69 Hiamalyan balsam pulling days, 299 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 732 km river length managed for giant hogweed, 42,378 Japanese knotweed stems (equivalent to) injected with herbicide
Stopping mink in their tracks: 549 volunteer monitored mink rafts and traps, 2,150 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 283 mink volunteers, 81 mink captured in year
Learning and training: 39 walks and talks delivered to 1,253 people, 30 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 2,201 school and college students learned about invasive species in 67 sessions, 'Alien Detectives' education resources used in 38 schools, 5 invasive non-native species films made by Primary Schools
Infographic 2021
2021: A Year in Numbers
People Power: 3,505 volunteer days - equivalent to 17 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 216 volunteers undertook invasive plant control, 127 Himalayan balsam pulling days, 464 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 22,875 Japanese knotweed stems injected with herbicide, 730km river length managed for giant hogweed
Stopping mink in their tracks: 656 volunteer monitored mink rafts and traps, 3,041 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 318 mink volunteers, 107 mink captured in year
Learning and training: 41 walks and talks delivered to 1306 people, 27 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 3690 school and college students learned about invasive species in 178 sessions, 'Alien Detectives' education resources used in 33 schools, 10 Biosecurity plans written
Infographic 2020
2020: A Year in Numbers
People Power: 3,044 volunteer days - equivalent to 14 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 203 volunteers undertook invasive plant control, 43 Himalayan balsam pulling days, 416 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 42,495 Japanese knotweed stems injected with herbicide, 753km river length managed for giant hogweed
Stopping mink in their tracks: 672 mink rafts and traps, 2,628 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 357 mink volunteers, 169 mink captured
Learning and training: 24 walks and talks delivered to 683 people, 10 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 31 schools and colleges learnt about invasive species, 'Alien Detectives' education resource pack produced
Infographic 2019
2019: A Year in Numbers
People Power: 4042 volunteer days - equivalent to 19 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 464 volunteers undertook invasive plant control, 286 Himalayan balsam pulling days, 929 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 59,905 Japanese knotweed stems injected with herbicide, 760km river length managed for giant hogweed
Stopping mink in their tracks: 566 mink rafts and traps, 3,113 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 335 mink volunteers, 132 mink captured
Learning and training: 52 walks and talks delivered to 1,214 people, 50 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 49 schools and colleges learnt about invasive species, 16 events attended
Infographic 2018
2018: A Year in Numbers
People Power: 2,284 volunteer days - equivalent to 11 full time people working on the project
Controlling invasive non-native plants: 342 volunteers undertook invasive plant control, 120 Himalayan balsam pulling days, 836 volunteer days controlling invasive plants, 46,245 Japanese knotweed stems injected with herbicide, 693km river length managed for giant hogweed
Stopping mink in their tracks: 367 mink rafts and traps, 1,448 volunteer days monitoring rafts and traps, 195 mink volunteers, 68 mink captured
Learning and training: 45 walks and talks delivered to 1207 people, 41 volunteers gained formal qualifications, 49 schools and colleges learnt about invasive species, 15 events attended
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