About this Event
Connected Conservation North East Regional Workshop
This workshop is designed to introduce new participants and to update existing partners of the Connected Conservation collaborative network in North East England. It is one of 4 sub-regional workshops being held across the North of England in November (if you can’t make this date you are welcome to attend one of our other events).
It is for anyone working in the environment sector for a Trust, local authority, mayoralty, government agency, catchment partnership, water company, business or a landmanager with an interest in supporting a major National Lottery Heritage Fund application to support the eradication of American Mink and the recovery of our native water vole. The workshop aims to provide a forum to collate information on all previous and existing work in the region including: number and location of mink traps; any planned pipeline work; potential funding streams; agree key elements to include within the Connected Conservation funding bids; names of representative individuals and organisations to be considered for the regional and pan-Northern steering groups; working parties and governance boards. Join us in person for the workshop!
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
If you have any special dietary requirements please let the organisers know by Friday 30th October
Agenda
🕑: 10:30 AM - 03:30 AM
Connected Conservation Workshop
Info: Agenda
Welcome & Objectives for the workshop – Local Host: Graham Holyoak
Introductions – Table groups
The National Context - Darren Tansley – Chair of National Water Vole Committee and Connected Conservation
Introducing Waterlife Recovery Trust – Video Presentation Tony Martin
Connected Conservation – The Story So Far... Paul Black
Ready,Set,Go! - Fast-moving table group work to capture key information from the region
Lunch 12.30 -1.30 - Including lunch-time tasks
Debrief of Pre-lunch/Lunch work
Waterlife Recovery Trust – Mink eradication methodology and systems
Whose in? - Nominations for delivery partners, task & finish group members, steering group and Board members.
Timeline
Next steps & Evaluation
Event venue & nearby stays
Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham, United Kingdom
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