Field Trips

Friday 13 & Saturday 14
Various Locations

Energy Efficiency & Retrofit Drop In Clinic

Westside Resource Centre

Friday Sept 13

2:30pm - 5:30pm 

Find out more about home energy upgrades and retrofitting, including information on grants available and the best solutions to suit your specific home. Meet the experts, learn about sustainable energy communities and take the first steps towards a warmer, healthier, more energy efficient home. For more information, contact info@warmhomehub.ie. In association with EU NetZeroCities and The Air We Share.

https://www.warmhomehub.ie/

For more information, contact info@warmhomehub.ie.

 

Airs and Spaces - an interactive journey through Galway's atmosphere and soundscapes

Westside to City Centre
Friday Sept 13
6:15pm to 7:30pm 
Meeting Point: Westside Community Centre

‘Airs and Spaces' - an interactive journey through Galway's atmosphere and soundscapes.

Eugene McKeown of The Galway Sound Lab and Liz Coleman of the Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies at the University of Galway will lead a walk through the city from Westside to Wolf Tone Bridge as part of the Climate Inspirations Festival.

Through this interactive walk participants will observe the city in a new way, using their senses to experience the atmosphere. We will explore the air, what populates it, and what it carries: Gases, particles, pollutants, stories, highlighting the sounds and man-made and natural sounds of the living city. 

Walking slowly, we will engage our senses as we move through the city, listening to the soundscapes and observing the quality of the atmosphere. At designated stops there will be a specific listening period and an opportunity for participants to discuss their experience of the sounds and atmosphere of the city.

The event is weather dependent and involves some uneven ground so suitable clothing is required.

For more information please contact adam.stoneman@galwaycity.ie

This event is in association with The Air We Share and NetZeroCities. The Air We Share is a recipient of the Creative Climate Action fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme.

 Biodiversity and climate in crisis: how sand dunes at Grattan Beach can help

Grattan Beach
Saturday Sept 14

12pm - 1pm 

Biodiversity can be a great solution to the climate crisis. Come along to Grattan Beach for some interactive learning about coastal species and their role in protecting our us from storm impacts. Dr Kevin Lynch of the Geography Department (University of Galway) will lead this field trip full of fresh air. https://www.galwaycity.ie/news/3203/59/Grattan-Beach-Living-Lab-/d,NewsDetail

 

For more information, contact kevin.lynch@nuigalway.ie 


 

Buaile Bó Ballyloughane Dexter Cow Information session

Ballyloughane Beach

Saturday Sept 14

12 pm to 1 pm

Come visit Ballyloughane to see first-hand Nature Based Solutions in action. Galway City’s Biodiversity Officer will take you on a tour around Ballyloughane Beach and grasslands to discuss how maintaining and enhancing biodiversity can play a key role in addressing environmental problems in our city, showing the importance of innovation and partnership for positive environmental change. https://www.galwaycity.ie/buaileboballyloughane

For more information, contact paula.kearney@galwaycity.ie