"Best in Grass" - Grassland Management Online Seminar
Thursday 7 November 2024
09:30 - 13:00, MS Teams
Grasslands have a huge potential for locking up carbon, not only due to the plants we can see on the surface, but also due to the relationships between the plants, fungi, bacteria and many other species which help enrich the soil with carbon. However, how we manage these grasslands, ranging from large open spaces to our roadside verges and even our lawns and gardens is important.
By bringing together a wealth of different local authority and environmental experts and practitioners, APSE hopes to show how its members can manage their grassland areas in a more environmentally sustainable manner and in doing so reduce the impacts of climate change and at the same time increase the opportunities for biodiversity. The seminar will also look at how to gain elected member, staff, and public support for the necessary changes to traditional grassland management.
Best in Grass Programme (.pdf)
Matt Ellis, APSE Principal Advisor
Mark Schofield, Road Verge Advisor, Plantlife
Owen Hayman, Landscape Manager, Pictorial Meadows
Thomas Guilbert-Newell, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Debbie Sutton, Amenities Manager (South), Highland Council
Richard Parmee, Babergh District Council, South Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Council
Giles Nicholson, Service Manager for Environment and Greenspace, Dorset Council
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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