YPP Training: Monitoring Peatlands

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YPP Training: Monitoring Peatlands

Location:
Tyro Training/Craven College , Tyro Training/Craven College - Apprenticeships
Gargrave Road,
Skipton,
BD23 1UX,
Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 1UX
Join Yorkshire Peat Partnership for this 1-day course exploring cutting-edge peatland monitoring techniques.

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9:30am - 5:00pm
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Monitoring Peatlands

Join Yorkshire Peat Partnership's expert practitioners to learn how to...

  • Design future-proof peatland monitoring for robust data collection.
  • Harness the potential of UAVs of remote monitoring.
  • Engage stakeholders with impactful communication.

This one-day course is delivered in a classroom setting, with engaging presentations enhanced by discussion of real-world case studies. Monitoring Peatlands is highly recommended as CPD for peatland restoration practitioners, as well as those managing, monitoring and studying peatlands.

Course Topics

Introduction to peatland monitoring: Monitoring methods for blanket peatland habitats, including justification, project design and implementation.

Remote monitoring with UAVs: Use of UAVs (unpersoned aerial vehicles) for peatland monitoring.

Sustainable monitoring: How to fund a monitoring programme, gain support, and make effective use of the data.

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