This is important. < click here to add to the matching pool or purchase individual projects Artifacts. More details below on each project.

All the money raised by you purchasing their Artifacts is administered by the Artizen platform and goes straight to them at the end of the season - with some generous match funding sprinkled in for good measure, every donation is super charged.

Click the links in the sub headers below for the different projects and smash buy or contribute generously to the overall matching pool that they can claim match funding from. You can also buy the Búan Artifact if you feel so inclined - thanks for considering us. There are a load of other properties waiting in the wings which we are preserving for the next phase of the project.

This is an opportunity to onboard a critical mass of people who are volunteering their time and properties to optimise for biodiversity. Let’s’ show them the power of blockchain and that we are not all just about financial darwinism.

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Fund this project < here

Established just a few years ago this organisation is one that we have volunteered with ourselves and seen the incredible work that they have done across dozens of sites. These guys bring the muscle to help landowners plant trees, seed wildflower meadows, establish hedgerows, dig ponds and so much more.

It’s a lot of work. When we volunteered at Knockree - a spectacular site in the Glencree Valley which will feature in the next phase of Búan’s evolution - we moved a few tonnes of compost from the entrance down to some raised beds in the middle of the property, prepared the soil to seed a wildflower meadow and started the process of germinating some acorns that were collected from trees in the local area.

They don’t just facilitate actions like this across dozens of sites including Wild Acres Nature Reserve, Altidore Castle, Jacksmill Forest Garden and many more private landowners. They work with other organisations on their properties too, partnering with Bird Watch Ireland on the East Coast Nature Reserve, The Native Woodland Trust helping protect Ireland’s Ancient Woodland and The National Parks and Wildlife Service on important peatland restoration initiatives.

In addition to this and the substantial cost of facilitating volunteering across the county, from insurance to buying equipment for volunteers to use this still isn’t all that they do. They have taken Snapshot Europe beyond its original timeline in conjunction with University College Dublin and a handful of individuals as well as businesses that have sponsored them. Recently they have also established their own tree nursery.

Wicklow has significant challenges to overcome on its path to reclaiming nature and we can confidently say that this organisation is tackling them all - reinstating what has been lost in a responsible way, taking appropriate steps to optimise for biodiversity on a site by site basis, putting the right trees in the right places with appropriate protection against browser species.

Really - why wouldn’t you support them. Show them some love and let’s get them doing more on-chain soon.

Fund this project < here

Every so often we are fortunate enough to encounter or be introduced to private landowners that are doing great things to optimise their properties for biodiversity. These guys are using their own initiative to plant trees and bolster the hedgerows on their land.

We love so called neglected properties like this one that have fallen into good hands like Darren’s. As a landscape gardener by trade he specialises in biodiversity and nature conservation is his hobby. The five acre plot you should support here has a great basis to become a haven for wildlife by virtue of it being left to its own devices for so long already. Set backs have also been encountered in the form of Ash die-back disease that has left gaps in the hedgerows.

Typical of so many properties around the country there is significant potential to optimise for more biodiversity here - a lot has been done already with more than fifty trees propagated and planted on the property. There are nest boxes for birds and they are kept well fed too over the winter months. Besides this they are also seeding a bed of wildflowers to complement everything.

Semi-natural grasslands like those found here are important for ground nesting birds and the work being done to bolster the hedgerows is providing habitat for all kinds of wildlife. You can trust that the boundary biomass here will keep growing.

Rushes found on the property indicate this is a wet place which is reflected by much of the surrounding woodland’s species being wet loving natives such as Willow, Alder, Hazel and Ash formerly recorded with Oak sometimes featuring amongst the mixed broadleaf woodland.

Immediately next to the property area there is a mosaic of wetland habitats which are of conservation importance. Much of the rest of the area is dedicated to farmland providing a lattice of hedgerows for wildlife to inhabit.

Fund this project < here

A site of national importance? Possibly. We are still waiting to find out if this place will be afforded the statutory protection we think it deserves owing to the quality of habitat found here and its proximity to existing areas of conservation. The Kenmare River SAC starts right at the foot of the property while a few hundred metres down along the road which also happens to be the famous Ring of Kerry you can find the Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation. The plot also sits just outside the Co Kerry Dark Sky Reserve.

We initially had a very different impression of the property given to us which led to some misalignment between our suggested plans and what was actually best for biodiversity here. Fortunately we were able to save the property from being grazed by goats, afforested and probably filled in by demonstrating the value of what was actually there. Fortunately this scenario would also remain a distant possibility due to the property being stewarded by someone who lived there who knew the value of it better than anyone else.

We were really blown away with the incredible wealth of biodiversity and rare habitats we found when visiting here. This is definitely a case of conserving what has already regenerated over trying to implement any changes that would throw off the balance with vegetation being kept under control by the suckler herd roaming across the property so it does not draw too much water but still provides valuable habitat. We recently discovered evidence for a very rare butterfly that you can read more about in our report for the property.

Besides the ongoing management of invasive species like Rhododendron and Gunnera conservation here entails ensuring that water levels are maintained and providing adequate funding to help with ensuring succession of ownership so things can stay much as they are.

Fund this project < here

You have to check out Gary’s Twitter to appreciate the full range of actions he is thoughtfully taking to tend this garden with neurodiversity. We were really happy to be able to include his property in this seasons curation as we simply had to include him when we saw his profile and dedication to sharing those actions that really make sense but somehow slip our attention. His page is a true record of his commitment to optimising for biodiversity whilst also maintaining the property as a functional small holding.

What stands out is how all these complementary actions can add up to a substantial benefit for wildlife. There is so much more that we all could be doing. From 'accidentally’ forgetting to mow the lawn for a few years, to installing hotels for insects, bees and birds and keeping some mud wet for the Swallows and Martins to construct their own nests with.

Gary really thinks of everything. The property is a great mix of meadow, wild lawn areas, a pond, hedgerow, a rockery, food garden, flower beds and more, interspersed with log piles and other little touches. A pair of Barn Owls have given their seal of approval and made their home near the property.

Galway where this acreage is located is not without its challenges as being surrounded by farmland can often mean optimising for things other than biodiversity. The practice of harvesting peat from turbary areas continues unabated. Bog if rewetted could be playing a significant role in mitigating the biodiversity crisis we are facing, which makes the efforts here even more important to champion.

Fund this project < here

This one doesn’t have much to do with actually physically optimising for biodiversity but it’s more important from a cultural perspective, which Ireland’s landscape is afterall determined with.

Being rooted again in Galway there is this interesting dichotomy often present between peoples cultural right to harvest (peat in particular) from the landscape, that is after all their home but also of tremendous value to wildlife and wider society. Tragedy of the commons much?

Part of the output from this gentleman of the environment and friend of Búan has already been exponentially beneficial as ETH Dublin’ exhibited its Collective Forest of Possibility and Ethereum based projects were given a platform to present what was being done to initiate a movement to reforest Ireland and much more.

This is important. < click here to add to the matching pool or purchase individual projects Artifacts. More details below on each project.

All the money raised by you purchasing their Artifacts is administered by the Artizen platform and goes straight to them at the end of the season - with some generous match funding sprinkled in for good measure, every donation is super charged.

Click the links in the sub headers below for the different projects and smash buy or contribute generously to the overall matching pool that they can claim match funding from. You can also buy the Búan Artifact if you feel so inclined - thanks for considering us. There are a load of other properties waiting in the wings which we are preserving for the next phase of the project.

This is an opportunity to onboard a critical mass of people who are volunteering their time and properties to optimise for biodiversity. Let’s’ show them the power of blockchain and that we are not all just about financial darwinism.

_

Fund this project < here

Established just a few years ago this organisation is one that we have volunteered with ourselves and seen the incredible work that they have done across dozens of sites. These guys bring the muscle to help landowners plant trees, seed wildflower meadows, establish hedgerows, dig ponds and so much more.

It’s a lot of work. When we volunteered at Knockree - a spectacular site in the Glencree Valley which will feature in the next phase of Búan’s evolution - we moved a few tonnes of compost from the entrance down to some raised beds in the middle of the property, prepared the soil to seed a wildflower meadow and started the process of germinating some acorns that were collected from trees in the local area.

They don’t just facilitate actions like this across dozens of sites including Wild Acres Nature Reserve, Altidore Castle, Jacksmill Forest Garden and many more private landowners. They work with other organisations on their properties too, partnering with Bird Watch Ireland on the East Coast Nature Reserve, The Native Woodland Trust helping protect Ireland’s Ancient Woodland and The National Parks and Wildlife Service on important peatland restoration initiatives.

In addition to this and the substantial cost of facilitating volunteering across the county, from insurance to buying equipment for volunteers to use this still isn’t all that they do. They have taken Snapshot Europe beyond its original timeline in conjunction with University College Dublin and a handful of individuals as well as businesses that have sponsored them. Recently they have also established their own tree nursery.

Wicklow has significant challenges to overcome on its path to reclaiming nature and we can confidently say that this organisation is tackling them all - reinstating what has been lost in a responsible way, taking appropriate steps to optimise for biodiversity on a site by site basis, putting the right trees in the right places with appropriate protection against browser species.

Really - why wouldn’t you support them. Show them some love and let’s get them doing more on-chain soon.

Fund this project < here

Every so often we are fortunate enough to encounter or be introduced to private landowners that are doing great things to optimise their properties for biodiversity. These guys are using their own initiative to plant trees and bolster the hedgerows on their land.

We love so called neglected properties like this one that have fallen into good hands like Darren’s. As a landscape gardener by trade he specialises in biodiversity and nature conservation is his hobby. The five acre plot you should support here has a great basis to become a haven for wildlife by virtue of it being left to its own devices for so long already. Set backs have also been encountered in the form of Ash die-back disease that has left gaps in the hedgerows.

Typical of so many properties around the country there is significant potential to optimise for more biodiversity here - a lot has been done already with more than fifty trees propagated and planted on the property. There are nest boxes for birds and they are kept well fed too over the winter months. Besides this they are also seeding a bed of wildflowers to complement everything.

Semi-natural grasslands like those found here are important for ground nesting birds and the work being done to bolster the hedgerows is providing habitat for all kinds of wildlife. You can trust that the boundary biomass here will keep growing.

Rushes found on the property indicate this is a wet place which is reflected by much of the surrounding woodland’s species being wet loving natives such as Willow, Alder, Hazel and Ash formerly recorded with Oak sometimes featuring amongst the mixed broadleaf woodland.

Immediately next to the property area there is a mosaic of wetland habitats which are of conservation importance. Much of the rest of the area is dedicated to farmland providing a lattice of hedgerows for wildlife to inhabit.

Fund this project < here

A site of national importance? Possibly. We are still waiting to find out if this place will be afforded the statutory protection we think it deserves owing to the quality of habitat found here and its proximity to existing areas of conservation. The Kenmare River SAC starts right at the foot of the property while a few hundred metres down along the road which also happens to be the famous Ring of Kerry you can find the Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation. The plot also sits just outside the Co Kerry Dark Sky Reserve.

We initially had a very different impression of the property given to us which led to some misalignment between our suggested plans and what was actually best for biodiversity here. Fortunately we were able to save the property from being grazed by goats, afforested and probably filled in by demonstrating the value of what was actually there. Fortunately this scenario would also remain a distant possibility due to the property being stewarded by someone who lived there who knew the value of it better than anyone else.

We were really blown away with the incredible wealth of biodiversity and rare habitats we found when visiting here. This is definitely a case of conserving what has already regenerated over trying to implement any changes that would throw off the balance with vegetation being kept under control by the suckler herd roaming across the property so it does not draw too much water but still provides valuable habitat. We recently discovered evidence for a very rare butterfly that you can read more about in our report for the property.

Besides the ongoing management of invasive species like Rhododendron and Gunnera conservation here entails ensuring that water levels are maintained and providing adequate funding to help with ensuring succession of ownership so things can stay much as they are.

Fund this project < here

You have to check out Gary’s Twitter to appreciate the full range of actions he is thoughtfully taking to tend this garden with neurodiversity. We were really happy to be able to include his property in this seasons curation as we simply had to include him when we saw his profile and dedication to sharing those actions that really make sense but somehow slip our attention. His page is a true record of his commitment to optimising for biodiversity whilst also maintaining the property as a functional small holding.

What stands out is how all these complementary actions can add up to a substantial benefit for wildlife. There is so much more that we all could be doing. From 'accidentally’ forgetting to mow the lawn for a few years, to installing hotels for insects, bees and birds and keeping some mud wet for the Swallows and Martins to construct their own nests with.

Gary really thinks of everything. The property is a great mix of meadow, wild lawn areas, a pond, hedgerow, a rockery, food garden, flower beds and more, interspersed with log piles and other little touches. A pair of Barn Owls have given their seal of approval and made their home near the property.

Galway where this acreage is located is not without its challenges as being surrounded by farmland can often mean optimising for things other than biodiversity. The practice of harvesting peat from turbary areas continues unabated. Bog if rewetted could be playing a significant role in mitigating the biodiversity crisis we are facing, which makes the efforts here even more important to champion.

Fund this project < here

This one doesn’t have much to do with actually physically optimising for biodiversity but it’s more important from a cultural perspective, which Ireland’s landscape is afterall determined with.

Being rooted again in Galway there is this interesting dichotomy often present between peoples cultural right to harvest (peat in particular) from the landscape, that is after all their home but also of tremendous value to wildlife and wider society. Tragedy of the commons much?

Part of the output from this gentleman of the environment and friend of Búan has already been exponentially beneficial as ETH Dublin’ exhibited its Collective Forest of Possibility and Ethereum based projects were given a platform to present what was being done to initiate a movement to reforest Ireland and much more.