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An open call for Scottish artists, from Edinburgh Science Festival:

"We’re looking for a Scottish-based or Scottish-born artist to create a large-scale commission that explores the historic, social and cultural dynamics of science

The opportunity culminates in a major installation at the National Museum of Scotland’s Grand Gallery during the 2026 Edinburgh Science Festival..."

#Scotland #Edinburgh #art #science #commission
https://www.edinburghscience.co.uk/festival/open-artist-call/

Last chance to sign up for volunteering on the Eden North Shore (Fife) next week.
We have 2 spaces left on the 17 and 18 June for saltmarsh restoration near Leuchars.
See pinned post for more details:
https://ecoevo.social/@GreenShores/114511392825282434

#volunteering #Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Volunteers restoring saltmarsh. 4 people are planting out prepared plants on a muddy shore. The tide is out and the sun is shining.

Sea thrift in bloom on saltmarsh on the Dornoch firth.
#MeerMitwoch #Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

pale pink flowers in the foreground. Grass is growing between the flowers and the sandy low tide estuary.

@bbcnewsfeed great to see a spotlight on saltmarsh and it’s benefits, carbon storage, protection against coastal erosion and as habitat are all needed.
Nature based solutions are needed alongside emission reduction and protection of areas of existing nature services.

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UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds

The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dq9xwd97no

(c) #BBC #News

Dornoch Academy pupils did a great job helping restore saltmarsh at a site on the Dornoch Firth last week.
They used plants grown on in a polytunnel at their school, gradually adapted the grasses to increased salt levels, before they were moved to their outdoor growing site. Green Shores are delighted to be working with them!
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #NatureBasedSolutions

A tuft of newly planted saltmarsh grass in the foreground. Out of focus in the distance are people planting more grasses between a fence buried in the sand and the coast line.

Join us for a muddy conservation day at the coast.
Green Shores is restoring saltmarsh on the North shore of the Eden Estuary on June 17 & 18 and we need volunteer helpers. See the poster (info also in Alt text) for more information and to sign up. Please boost and share 🌱
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #volunteering #ClimateAction

smiling person holding a plant, standing on an area of mud with saltmarsh planting taking place. two people are in the background, there are fences in the mud to protect the plants as they establish.

Great work done by the lovely volunteers who came out last week to plant at Tayport Common saltmarsh. Over the two days we planted out 1200 plants to help stop erosion, build saltmarsh habitat and store carbon.
Is it bad that we'd like some rain now to help the plants establish?
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteers

six smiling people standing behind a pile of grey boxes (now empty of plants) and in front of newly planted saltmarsh.

a group of people spread out along some zig zag fencing planting grasses. Some plants can be seen in the red sledge and grey box at the front of the photo.

@CGM you’ll have to come and see the planting next time you visit!

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Near Tayport in Fife? Want to get muddy while doing conservation work?

You are in luck!
The next saltmarsh restoration planting session is next week and we would love your help. Contact us to sign up.
Please share!
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Near Tayport in Fife? Want to get muddy while doing conservation work?

You are in luck!
The next saltmarsh restoration planting session is next week and we would love your help. Contact us to sign up.
Please share!
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

The tides were good for planting on the Eden estuary this week, and we had some lovely volunteers to help us. This was the Tuesday group.

#SaltmarshRestoration
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Four smiling people standing in front of a polytunnel

Four people standing on a muddy estuary with red sledges with plants on and tools on the ground in front of them. Behind them are mostly buried fences to protect the newly planted plants

We've been busy confirming the next saltmarsh restoration planting dates today.
If you are in Fife, near Tayport or St Andrews and like getting muddy while restoring habitat, reducing coastal erosion and creating a carbon store, we have a day out (or more) for you.
Dates and how to sign up to volunteer on our webpage:
https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/
Please share.
#Fife #Saltmarsh #Muddy #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot

muddy people on a muddy saltmarsh planting the gaps between previous saltmarsh restoration areas. They all look happy and busy.

Saltmarsh planting day at the reservoir today- we do warn people that they will get muddy, no one seemed to mind, though some get muddier than others.
#saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #mud

A smiling person in a high vis vest, covered in mud, they are part of a larger group, also muddy, the photo was taken after a planting session

More saltmarsh harvesting today for our work with the University of St Andrews Transition group. Tomorrow we’ll be planting up the reservoir we started restoration planting last year.
Sunny, muddy fun.
#SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

People on the saltmarsh, harvesting Bolboshoenus maritimus from healthy saltmarsh. The sky is blue, the person closest to the camera is smiling, people are working in the distance, digging plugs and dragging sledges with plants on

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Are you a keen researcher and passionate about environment or wildlife investigations? Bellingcat is looking for wildlife and environment related investigations that use open source methods and tools. It’s not necessary to be a journalist or work at a newsroom, but your work will need to be up to internationally recognised investigative journalism standards and go through a thorough fact-checking process. Find out more, and submit your pitch here: https://www.bellingcat.com/uncategorized/2025/03/13/pitch-wildlife-and-environmental-investigations-to-bellingcat/

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NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-researchers-study-coastal-wetlands-champions-of-carbon-capture/ #NASA #ClimateChange #Earth #EarthSAtmosphere #GreenhouseGases

A seascape from Dornoch Firth. It was taken at the end of a field day, as the tide was returning and the sun was setting. Such a beautiful place to work.
#MeerMittwoch #DornochFirth #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

setting sun over the Dornoch Firth through chestnut paling fencing. The sky is blue with white and grey clouds and reflected in the puddle of water on the mud flats.

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Nice, we got a mention on the BBC this morning! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd65j7jd3z5o #Rewilding #Nature #Seagrass #Ecology #Ecosystems #Scotland

Also delighted to have space in the polytunnel again, for more plant propagation!

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