New Post - Invasive Weeds Officer
The Westcountry Rivers Trust is recruiting for a new post! We are looking a for an invasive weeds officer to work on an exciting project monitoring and treating invasive weeds on the camel catchement. The Invasive Weeds Officer will initiate and deliver various control and treatment programmes for invasive weeds that will lead to reduced erosion, soil loss, habitat degradation and species loss and ultimately improve native biodiversity within the river Camel catchment. The officer will work with local groups and organisations to evaluate the cost/benefit ratio of novel mechanisms for controlling invasive species. The post is for three years with a six month review period.
Click here for the Job Specification or see the advertisement on www.environmentjobs.co.uk and www.greendirectory.net
To apply please send your CV to: Dr Laurence Couldrick, Westcountry Rivers Trust, 10 Exeter Street Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9EQ
Deadline: 27 June 2007 Contact: Dr Laurence Couldrick - laurence@wrt.org.uk
Winter 06/07 issue of Confluence - DOWNLOAD IT NOW!
As many of you are aware the winter 06/07 issue of our newsletter Confluence is being circulated. If you have not received a copy you can download it by clicking on the above image.
In order to conserve funds we intend to send the next issue of Confluence only to those who are interested. Therefore, if you would like to receive Confluence you can subscribe to the newsletter electronically (see below) or by supporting the Trust by becoming a member.
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Launch of the WET FEET scheme
The Westcountry Rivers Trust is proud to launch a junior Rivers Trust membership programme ‘Wet Feet’ which is aimed at budding river enthusiasts. Junior members will receive a ‘Wet Feet’ biannual magazine - an introductory copy of which has been included with this issue of confluence - alongside a membership pack including a certificate, wet feet detective pack, activities, posters, stickers and regular e-newsletters.
If you know someone who enjoys the outdoors and loves getting wet you can subscribe via the Wet Feet website www.wetfeet.org.uk, email wetfeet@wrt.org.uk or send a cheque with a completed membership form from the enclosed Wet Feet magazine to Wet Feet, 10 Exeter Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9EQ or phone 08707 740704
See the Wet Feet website for more details www.wetfeet.org.uk !
Keep up to date with the Trust's projects, courses, activities and events with our new e-newsletter.
We are currently setting up an e-newsletter service which aims to keep its subscribers up to date with the Trust's work through an electronic newsletter. If you wish to subscriber simply email newsletter@wrt.org.uk and we will send you updates when we publish them.
