National Tree Week
Fingal sets out ambitions to increase tree cover across county Fingal County Council has unveiled a new 10year strategy it hopes will help boost the number of trees across north Dublin and ensure that Ireland’s youngest county is left in a better state when it is handed over to future generations. The Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh launched the ‘Forest of Fingal’ tree strategy at a special community tree planting event in Skerries to mark the culmination of National Tree Week. With the overall cover of tree canopy in Fingal currently sitting at only 6.5%, the council wants to significantly increase the number of trees in the county and ensure it delivers a tree population that not merely survives but thrives. The council said it hopes the new undertaking will protect and enhance the county’s trees and woodlands in order to maximise both the benefits trees offer and the character they bring to the county.
The council is calling on households to take photos of their tree being planted and to share the images via Fingal’s social media channels: • • •
facebook.com/fingalcoco instagram.com/fingalcountycouncil twitter.com/fingalcoco The Forest of Fingal tree strategy is available to view on the Council’s website: https://www. fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2022-03/forest-of-fingal_-a-tree-strategy-for-fingal_2022-2032.pdf
Currently, Fingal County Council has around 2,000 hectares of public open space, of which a large proportion are heritage landscapes. It also manages approximately 70,000 street trees which help shape the landscape character of towns and villages across the county For National Tree Week, the Council gave away 16,000 whips to members of the public
Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh at the Community Tree Planting Workshop at Skerries Town Park.
€20,000 in prizes for the Smart Dublin – Open Data Climate Action Challenge The Dublin Region Climate Action Open Data Challenge 2022 is organised by Smart Dublin, the Climate Action Offices of the Dublin Local Authorities and is seeking innovative ideas and applications that use open data to drive and support climate action. Participants have an opportunity to showcase their work, achieve recognition, attain prizes and help drive climate action in Dublin and beyond.
Open Data Engagement Fund as rewards for the best projects. For more information and an application form can be found at Dublin Region Climate Action Open Data Challenge 2022 - Smart Dublin
We are looking to challenge participants to use available data to develop analyses, applications, tools, maps, etc. which can drive or support climate action in some shape or form. All data-based proposals with the potential to contribute to climate action are welcome. However, alignment with the DLA Climate Change Action Plans 2019-2024 is of interest. Projects can cover five themes: Energy and Buildings, Nature Based Solutions and Biodiversity, Flood Resilience, Transport and Resource Management and the Circular Economy. €20,000 in prize funding is provided by DPER’s Fingal News Issue No 23 March 2022
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