{"id":54054,"date":"2021-11-11T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54054"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:41:14","slug":"has-your-organisation-given-nature-a-helping-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/has-your-organisation-given-nature-a-helping-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Has your organisation given nature a helping hand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Has your community group, organisation or school been taking action to restore nature? Perhaps you know of a special person who\u2019s been going above and beyond to give wildlife a helping hand? If so, the Devon Local Nature Partnership (LNP) wants to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Devon LNP is launching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlnp.org.uk\/take-action\/communities\/devon-wildlife-community-of-the-year-awards-2021-22\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Wildlife Community of the Year Awards<\/a> to celebrate parish and town councils, communities, schools and special individuals that have going that extra mile to address the urgent Ecological Emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some fantastic projects and initiatives popping up all over Devon that deserve proper recognition for their fantastic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of projects, initiatives and actions that the Devon LNP would like to hear about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Taking action to save a rare species or habitat<\/li><li>Started a new wildlife community group<\/li><li>Managing public greenspaces more sensitively for wildlife (changing cutting regimes etc.)<\/li><li>Creating a new nature reserve or habitat like a wildflower meadow or community pond<\/li><li>Developing and implementing a new wildlife action plan<\/li><li>Running a programme of wildlife training courses to help upskill local people<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners will have a choice of exciting prizes being funded and donated by the Devon LNP\u2019s many partners. 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