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Invasive Non Native Species Conference
It is reassuring to know that ART has been making a name for themselves in Invasive weed control. ART was invited to talk at Falkirk Stadium on the subject of developing strategic approaches to controlling invasive weeds. The audience consisted of both the Commercial...
ART take delivery of a new van
On the way back to the office this evening, Gillian dropped me at Alistair Fleming's Garage in Ayr to collect our new Citroen Berlingo van. After a brief run through of the controls etc and a few signatures, Richard Henderson from Fleming's handed over the keys and...
Fish Rescue, Kilmarnock Water: Day 2
The plan this morning was to start where we finished last night and fish the last pool at the top of the stretch to complete the first once over. This didn't happen as we decided to re fish the entire stretch again from the bottom up and concentrate on the deeper...
Fish Rescue, Kilmarnock Water
DAY ONE We kept our fingers and everything else crossed over the weekend for dry weather. For once things went in our favour and when we arrived at the Kilmarnock Water this morning to undertake a very public fish rescue, we were relieved to see the river flowing...
Volunteers required to help build mink rafts
We have to build 25 mink rafts and could do with a wee bit of help to complete this quickly. I'm planning to build the rafts in the workshop at SAC on Saturday or Sunday. Anyone with time on their hands this weekend that can use a panel saw, please get in touch....
Carrick Invasive Weeds Project Officer Vacancy
Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Carrick Invasives Project Officer Ayrshire Rivers Trust is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and habitat...
Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer Vacancy
Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and...
Erosion on the Lugar
We received a call last week about erosion on the Lugar Water upstream of Ochiltree. The banks have been collapsing at an alarming rate in recent years with tonnes of soil adding to nutrient enrichment downstream (diffuse pollution). We were previously aware of the...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
