News
Identifying Aquatic Invertebrates and a Specialist Mayfly and Stonefly Day
The FBA is running its first course at the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE) 5-6 August 2008. It will be tutored by Craig Macadam of Buglife and the Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme. To find out more click here.
Cave Life Leaflet
A new guide to cave life in Britain has been written by Lee Knight (Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme) and produced by the FBA and is available to download as a PDF. If you would like any further information about recording cave life please contact Lee (lee.knight@talk21.com).
Future Training Courses
We are currently developing a training programme for the coming year, see
Courses March - July 2008 for the current list, which we will be updating soon with the 2008 -2009 programme.
Launch of the Freshwater Recorders and Schemes Funding Programme
The purpose of the programme is to provide some financial support for freshwater recorders towards costs such as travel expenses, the purchase of sampling equipment, and the production of promotional materials such as newsletters. If you would like to find out more about the programme go to Funding Programme
The Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) has established a programme to provide small grants to volunteer recorders of freshwater organisms to encourage the recording and dissemination of freshwater biological data.
If you are interested in applying to the programme for a small grant for costs such as travel expenses for meetings conferences or sampling trips, the purchase of equipment or the production of publicity materials such as newsletters please download the programme application procedures and application form below. Completed application forms can be submitted either electronically or as a hard copy to the address listed below.
The Freshwater Biological Association
The Ferry Landing
Far Sawrey
Ambleside
Cumbria LA22 0LP
UK
Tel: 015394- 42468
Dr Melanie Fletcher
E-mail: mfletcher@fba.org.uk
Tel: 015394-87710
Simon Pawley
E-mail: spawley@freshwaterlife.org
Tel: 015394-87709
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Download funding programme application procedures
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Download funding programme application form
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