This very popular series will again be available in UCD this autumn. It forms an ideal introduction for the new Atlantic Salmon Trust – Small Streams Characterisation System Course (http://www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/small-streams-course/).
Following last week’s very well attended “taster class” you would be well advised to book early as places are limited!
Classroom based course, with three Field Trips

Ireland has a rich abundance of rivers and lakes. This course will examine this unique resource: its sources and origin, its contribution to biological diversity and its importance for the landscape and for humans. The course will teach students the basics of becoming a Freshwater Detective and how, using the presence or absence of specific insects or fish, to read a river corridor or lake shore and to detect the presence of key predators such as otter and mink. The course will comprise six talks and three field visits.
UCD Belfield: 6 Mondays 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Sessions: 9
6 Mondays 7.00pm-9.00pm
Classroom: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, Nov 6, 13
X3 Field Trips:
Oct 14 ( 3 hrs – River Rye Water, Kildare); Nov 4 ( 3 hrs – River Dodder Dublin)
Nov 18 ( 2 hrs – Sea World Bray)
Fee: €195
For more details see : https://www.ucd.ie/all/study/lifelonglearning2017-2018/ (- click on Environment)
Booking: [email protected] or phone +353 1 7167581