Ash for Future citizen science event in UCD

Want to help rescue our beautiful native ash tree from dieback disease?

For over ten years ash dieback disease has devastated our supply of this tree used to make hurleys for our national sport and to make Queen Maeve of Connacht’s horse whip in Irish folklore. 

Find out how you can contribute to saving Ireland’s native ash trees at our Ash for Future event in UCD.

Your citizen science work will feed into a Teagasc programme breeding disease tolerant trees to conserve and re-establish ash on the island of Ireland for future generations.

🌳 Ash for Future workshop with Dheeraj Rathore (Teagasc) and Sophia Meeres (UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy)

🗓️ Thursday, June 31st

🕥 10.30am - 12.30pm

📍UCD James Joyce Library Link 3 for presentation, followed by an ‘ash walk’ on UCD campus.

🥐 Refreshments provided 

📝 Register (opens in a new window)here 

An estimated 1 - 3% of all ash trees are tolerant to dieback. Please join us in this crucial work of finding and reporting the healthiest tree samples throughout Ireland.

You can (opens in a new window)read more here about this project.