hi all, me again. i’ve moved here recently from america and i’m trying to join more community based groups or volunteering opportunities in the area that are centered around the environment or being outside. i’ve messaged tidy towns to see if i can go litter picking with them, but i was wondering if there were any bird watching groups or anything else more science based in the area. i don’t have a car so preferably orgs and groups in the actual town of dundalk but if there are any cool opportunities accessible by public transport i’m down for that too.
in truth i’m trying to return back to my original career in conservation - switched from bio to french language halfway through college so i do have a b.a. not a b.s. (i had done a research internship in endangered species conservation at the botanical gardens) - and i have a strong horticulture and organic agriculture background so i’d also be open to helping out on any local farms or greenhouses (7yrs horticultural sales experience and plant maintenance in a greenhouse, and 10+ years volunteering and co-managing a school/community organic vegetable garden)- but i’ve been finding here in ireland a lot of opportunities are who you know and as an immigrant i find myself asking the veiled mass that is reddit. if y’all know of anything related to ornithology, horticulture, agriculture, wildlife conservation, water/land use management, sustainable development, anything environmental or ecology related. i’m a hard worker and a quick learner and i want to be out and about doing things, helping people, making things grow. thanks for any suggestions in advance.
