by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 16, 2012 | General
We had a late lunch at Stair Inn on Friday to say farewell to Alba, our Caltalan Intern. Alba came to the Trust through the Euraccio VI Lifelong learning EU programme in June. She has been a fantastic addition to the Trust helping us research Invasive Weed control and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 14, 2012 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Given the ongoing development of the Burnawn fish pass at Cemetery Bridge, I thought it advisable to gather some data on the salmon population upstream of the bridge. No stocking has taken place on the Burnawn for a year or two so any salmon upstream of the fish pass...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 12, 2012 | fishing, General
A couple of years ago we ran a few evening sessions for novice fly-tyers. It was a very basic course that taught participants to dress simple salmon flies. I’m considering repeating similar sessions this winter if there is any interest. Just drop the Trust an...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 12, 2012 | Conservation, General
I’ve spoken with the Roads Department about the necessary modifications to the new fish pass but am yet to hear their decision. After yesterdays heavy rainfall, I decided to nip to Galston this afternoon for a quick look to see how the pass would perform in...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 11, 2012 | General
Emma Downie, our blue haired volunteer has been successful with her application to the World famous Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to assist with re introducing Mountain Chicken Frogs in Montserrat . She leaves for the Caribbean next month and will be missed by...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 11, 2012 | General
http://www.facebook.com/AyrshireRiversTrust ART’s Facebook page is now active so click the link above and pay us a visit. I tried to set this up recently but didn’t do it justice so I asked Emma Downie, one of our volunteers to have a look at it for me....