Alan Mee has worked professionally with birds since the 1980’s. Following several expeditions around the world to record and help save rare and threatened birds he spent five years in California working on the recovery of North America’s largest flying bird, the endangered California Condor. In 2007 he returned to Ireland to manage the reintroduction …
A panel discussion of experts in Irish Wildlife covering their experiences and some of the issues facing our natural world, moderated by Colin Heaslip (Ecologist). Panelists: Dr. Barry O’Donoghue (Head of Agri-Ecology Unit, NPWS) Dr. Joanne O’Brien (Lecturer and Researcher GMIT, IWDG) John Lusby (Raptor Conservation Officer Birdwatch Ireland).
Using simple movement and gestures you will explore what it means to live in an ecologically aware body. You will practice moving with confidence to develop your capacity to nurture a wild mind, wild heart and wise action in the service of a more sustainable earth. Suitable for adults and kids over 12, anyone with …
In 2012, “Nature” published a study led by more than 20 researchers from the top scientific institutions in the world predicting that humankind could disappear between 2040 and 2100. It also said that it could be avoided by drastically changing our way of life and take appropriate measures. Shortly after giving birth to her first …
Climate Change is seen by many as the existential challenge of our generation, but there are many facets to the impacts and challenges posed. This session will hear from three leading academics active in the area of Climate Change who are all originally from Tralee, Dr Áine Ryall, Dr Paul Deane and Dr. Rowan Fealy, …
Bosca Beatha is a mobile wood fired hand built Finnish sauna which has been traveling around Ireland for the last 7 years. Bosca Beatha will be in Fenit for the duration of Wild Mind offering an invigorating relaxing sauna experience from 12pm to 9pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A one hour sauna costs €12 …
Do you love food? Do you like to grow your own or do you like to buy from local producers? Do you want to take positive steps around climate action? Are you concerned about the amount of chemicals in our food and the long list of confusing ingredients? Come along and Bee the change. Think …
Come and be inspired by a series of lightning talks from local individuals and groups who will be telling their unique stories across a wide range of topics all relating to the environment. The presentations will follow the PechaKucha format where each speaker will have 20 slides, each displayed for 20 second to help tell …
Mary Reynolds is a Chelsea Gold medal winning Irish landscape designer, bestselling author and nature activist. The writer and director Vivienne De Courcy made a movie, “Dare to be Wild (2016), about one of Mary’s adventures. Mary is a proud patron of Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland (WRI) and strives to do as much as she can …
EVENT POSTPONED She set out to save a species… us. Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the …
