by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 26, 2013 | fishing, General, Invasives
Occasionally we are asked to undertake surveys that require new skills. Scottish Water has commissioned us to survey Pundeavon Reservoir near Kilbirnie as they are planning to remove the dam wall and take the reservoir out of commercial use. Prior to letting the water...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 1, 2013 | General, Invasives
Our tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have arranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Wednesday 6th March 2013. This will be in at ART offices which are located in the Engineering Department, Donald Hendrie Building,...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 22, 2013 | Conservation, General, Invasives
The staff were in Northern Ireland this week attending the CIRB conference on Invasive Species and their control. ART are a partner in the CIRB project and it is this project that has allowed us to control so many areas affected by Non Native Invasive Weeds since...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 19, 2013 | Conservation, Invasives
We are heading to Ireland tomorrow to attend the CIRB conference on Invasive Weeds and their control. Alongside Gillian and myself, will be Gordon and Meryl, our two Invasive Weeds Project Officers and Alba Bonas Piella, our Catalan intern that worked with the Trust...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 28, 2013 | General, Invasives
As part of the CIRB (Controlling Invasives Restoring Biodiversity) project we have trained over 20 volunteers to PA6AW level. This qualification allows the person to use chemicals to treat Invasive Non Native (INNS) species around water. For 2013 we are looking to...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 23, 2012 | Conservation, Invasives
Yesterday’s frost may well indicate that the end of spraying season in very nearly on us but with the sun shining again today it was still worth a last blast on stands that appeared unaffected. Where there is a bit of canopy cover, there should be no reason why...