Pearls in Peril International EU LIFE Conference Programme Tuesday 3rd May 2016 Pearls in Peril End of Project Conference Evening Conference Dinner and Ceilidh Wednesday 4th May 2016 Project site tours on Deeside Location Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, within the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland Pearls in Peril LIFE would like to express its thanks to all who have been involved with the project since we kicked off in September 2012, with your support the project has delivered many successful outcomes for river restoration. Thank you.

Conference Programme Pearls in Peril LIFE Day 1: Tuesday 3rd May 2016 MORNING CHAIR: Sue Walker, Scottish Natural Heritage, Board Member 09.45 – Registration (tea & coffee) 10.15 - Sue Walker, SNH Board member - Opening welcome Session 1 - Integrated catchment management 10.25 - FRESHABIT LIFE+ Integrated project – Pauliina Louhi, Parks & Wildlife Finland 10.55 - River Basin Planning in NW England LIFE+ Integrated Project - Alistair Maltby, Rivers Trusts 11:20 - Tea & Coffee Session 2 - Freshwater pearl mussel monitoring & research 11.50 - The status of pearl mussels in Scotland – Donald Shields, Alba Ecology 12.10 - Research on pearl mussels and water quality – Susan Cooksley, James Hutton Institute 12.30 - Developing a European standard for monitoring pearl mussels – Phil Boon, Scottish Natural Heritage 12:50 – Lunch & opportunity to view posters Notes:

Conference Programme Pearls in Peril LIFE Day 1: Tuesday 3rd May 2016 AFTERNOON Session 3 - Pearl mussel conservation & restoration CHAIR: Will Boyd-Wallis, Cairngorms National Park Authority 13.40 - PIP Pods - Introduction to PIP and ‘surgery’ with project officers – Jackie Webley, Pearls in Peril (PIP)   14.25 - Restoring rivers in order to reintroduce captive bred pearl mussels from the FBA’s Ark – Ceri Gibson, Freshwater Biological Association 14.45 - Sustainable land use management for pearl mussels - Richard O’Callaghan, KerryLIFE+ project 15.05 – Tea & Coffee Session 4 - Safeguarding the future of the freshwater pearl mussel  CHAIR: Chris Horrill, Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland 15.30 - Reviewing the success of pearl mussel reintroductions – Gavin Measures, Natural England   15.50 - Good practice in forest restructuring – Neil McInnes , Forest Enterprise Scotland 16.10 - Nature’s benefits: Seeing the bigger picture – Viktoria Valenta, Scottish Natural Heritage 16.30 - Improving river continuity in Sweden – Remibar LIFE+ project – Sofia Pera,County Administrative Board of Norrbotten 16.50 Closing Address - Chris Horrill,  Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland 17.00 Close EVENING 18:30 - Conference Dinner followed by Ceilidh

Conference Programme Pearls in Peril LIFE Day 2: Wednesday 4th May 2016 MORNING 09.15 – Registration (tea & coffee) Session 1 – River Restoration Support & Funding 09:45 - River Restoration Centre Introduction - Martin Janes, the River Restoration Centre 10:00 – Water Environment Fund – Charles Perfect, Scottish Environment Protection Agency Session 2 – Pearls in Peril Site Visits 10:15 – Introduction to site visits and outline for the day – Jackie Webley, Pearls in Peril LIFE 10:40 – Leave Mar Lodge 10:40 to 12:30 - Site Visits hosted by PIP Project Officers 12:30 - Lunch – Mar Lodge or Braemar (lunch location is weather dependant) AFTERNOON 13:30 – Leave Mar Lodge/Braemar 13:30 to 15:00 – Site Visits Session 3 – Discussion and Close 15:10 – Discussion & Closing Address (with tea & coffee) – Iain Sime, Scottish Natural Heritage 15:30 – Conference Close Contact Details During Conference Mobile: +44 (0)7766505263 Landline: +44 (0)1339 741276