Kilkenny's Acorn Project launch five year strategic vision

An innovative project aimed at working collaboratively to restore forests and biodiversity have recently launched their five-year strategic vision at the Thomastown Community Centre.

The Acorn Project also aims to restore the human relationship with nature and believe in a community-led action in ecological restoration.

"We work with communities across Kilkenny on community-led biodiversity and heritage projects. Over the seasons we aim to develop and grow our community seedsaving and tree nursery projects, learning and wellbeing programmes and work collaboratively to promote landscape level nature restoration programmes," said a spokesperson for the Acorn Project.

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The Acorn Project is a non-profit CLG  that connects people to nature through our nature for learning and wellbeing programmes that empower communities to take action in ecological restoration through community seed saving, forest schools, nature connection and sharing of traditional skills.

Board Members of the Acorn Project Board are Aoife Phelan (Chairperson) Eimear O Connell, Ann Mulrooney, Hollie Kearns, Malcolm Noonan, Fintan White, Brian Dillon and Kitty Scully.