Category: Wetlands
Looking at climate change through the lens of water
Interview with Bridget Ginnity in the Clare Champion July 17th 2022 (link below). Féidhlim Harty, director of an environmental consultancy company tells Bridget Ginnity, how being a bad windsurfer led him to specialising in reed bed system design and other eco-friendly sewage options. Feidhlim Harty at his farm pond where he grows wetland plants and…
Site drainage with an eco-twist
Féidhlim Harty explains how to maximise the potential for biodiversity in your next stormwater management project First published in Horticulture Connected on April 3, 2020 (link below). Flood control is very much on the agenda in this period of climate consciousness; fuelling an increase in planning requirements for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) across Ireland. But…
Galway conference shine light on natural and constructed wetlands
Published first in the Council Journal (https://council.ie/galway-conference-shine-light-on-natural-and-constructed-wetlands/) on 22 July 2016 By Féidhlim Harty The recent international conference on natural and constructed wetlands in NUI-Galway hosted experts from across Ireland and elsewhere in Europe; and as far afield as Australia, Asia and North and South America. The conference was the first of its kind in Ireland…