Young environmentalist:Fifty short-listed projects in this year's Eco-Unesco Young Environmentalist awards will be on exhibition in the Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin on Wednesday from 11am to 3pm. The projects carried out by second-level students from all 32 counties cover everything from solar powered iPods to guerrilla gardening to bird-watching. The free showcase will be followed by the announcement of this year's winners and an invitation-only prize-giving ceremony. To view some of the projects and read the On The Road blog.
See ecounesco.wordpress.com
Animal movie magic
When environmental attributes are used to market something that isn’t truly eco-friendly, it’s called green-washing. And that’s the theme of the new children’s movie, Furry Vengeance that opened in Irish cinemas yesterday.
Nice guy, Brendan Fraser ( George of the Jungle)is sent to manage the building of plush family homes in the middle of a forest. The trouble is no one's really thought about the homes of the animals that live there. What follows is a live- action comedy which shows up the falseness of many of our so-called environmental motives.
Times for dawn chorus
Birdwatch Ireland’s annual outings to hear the dawn chorus continue next Sunday. Choose from: Corofin, Co Clare at 5am; Ardgillan Demesne, Balbriggan, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co Dublin, at 5.15am; Cabinteely Park, Co Dublin, at 4am; Glenbarrow Forest Park, Co Laois, at 4am; The Wicklow Mountains National Park in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, from 5am to 7am (followed by an optional birdsong workshop) and Belvedere House, near Mullingar, Co Westmeath, at 5am. For more details, see also birdwatchireland.ie.
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coillteoutdoors.ie
While it may officially be summer, the spring bluebells have come into full bloom in woods throughout Ireland late this year. See this site for suggested locations in Cork, Waterford, Wicklow, Westmeath, Longford, Kilkenny, Kildare, Offaly and Tipperary.
