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News
New BSBI
Scottish Officer!
Angus Hannah
is the new Scottish Officer replacing Jim McIntosh
who has just begun a one year sabbatical. Angus is
a highly respected BSBI recorder and one of our
leading contractors. He will continue the SNH grant
aided work to support Scottish Recorders and monitor
rare plant populations. He will be based on Bute
and mail and e-mail will be redirected to him. He
can be contacted directly by e-mailing
BSBI Scottish
Officer. For more about the Scottish
Officer click here.
Meanwhile
Jim is to undertake a plant survey of Tristan da
Cunha during his sabbatical and you can follow his
progress on his
blog.
New MapMate Support
Website
A new website has just gone
live at:
http://mapmate.bsbi.org.uk to support BSBI users
of MapMate. It was produced by leading UK MapMate
expert, Martin Harvey, under contract to the BSBI
thanks to funding from Scottish Natural Heritage.
It contains 20 short MapMate training videos, each
about 8 minutes long, covering a variety of topics
including setting up, data entry, analysis, syncing
and mapping. The videos are a great way to learn –
and much easier than reading the manual! Another
five are planned this winter.
Scottish Nature
Photography Awards introduces botanical category
The
Scottish Nature Photography Awards, a
photographic competition celebrating nature,
wildlife and landscape photography in
Scotland, has this year introduced a
Scottish Botanical category for images of
Scottish native plants and flowers in their
natural habitat.
The Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)
is sponsoring the opportunity for the winner
of the Scottish Botanical category to enjoy
a tour of the Garden in the company of
supervisor, Tony Garn. The winner will also
receive a 600mm x 400mm bespoke artwork
piece reproduced from the winning image onto
one of a variety of materials available e.g.
glass, metal, wood or Perspex (sponsored by
Samaron), a copy of the book “Scottish Wild
Flowers” by Michael Scott (sponsored by
Birlinn) and an individual engraved glass
award (sponsored by Envue).
2nd & 3rd
place runners-up will receive a Prize
Certificate and a copy of the book “Scottish
Wild Flowers” by Michael Scott. All the the
winning images will be featured in a touring
exhibition in 2012 and winning and
shortlisted images will be featured in the
Portfolio Yearbook 2011 (Sponsored by Envue
Ltd).
The 2011
Scottish Nature Photography Awards also has
categories for Scottish Wildlife, Scottish
Landscape, Natural Abstract and
Environmental images, as well as Student and
Junior categories. Entries close on 30
November 2011.
Full
details of how to enter, the judging panel,
prizes, Touring Exhibition and Portfolio
Yearbook are on the website at:
http://www.scottishnaturephotographyawards.com

Recorder vacancy, vc90,
Angus
A
recorder vacancy has arisen in the above
vice-county. We are looking particularly
for a keen field recorder, since we already
have an offer of help with the data
entry/computer side of the work. Angus is a
medium sized county of relatively compact
shape but very varied terrain, extending
from the city of Dundee along the coast with
dunes, flats and coastal cliffs to beyond
Montrose, and including the Sidlaw hills,
much of Strathmore, and the glens of Esk,
Clova, Prosen and Isla with the famous
alpine flora of Caenlochan. A reasonable
level of physical fitness is therefore
required. Residence in the county, though
preferable, is not essential, but it would
be necessary to commit to spending several
weeks there each season.
Expressions of interest to Angus Hannah,
Glenmore, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0QU or
e-mail
butesedge@yahoo.co.uk
before 31st January.
Last updated 24th November 2011
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