The PRISM Project (Preservation by Record of Ireland’s Shell Middens) is a citizen science participatory mapping scheme initiated by researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) and University College Cork (UCC). The project is an off-shoot of NeoMarE and is funded through the same Irish Research Council (IRC) grant. The project also receives substantial logistical support from UCD's Earth Institute.
The PRISM project is developing digital mapping tools which will help volunteer citizen scientists to record observations about the impacts of climate change and human activities on coastal shell middens in their community.
Heritage Week Event - 'Sligo's Shell Middens - A Threatened Heritage'
Mapping our middens
We need your help to find out more about the impacts of climate change and human activities on coastal shell middens in your community. We will soon be launching our PRISM web platform which will allow you take part in our participatory mapping project and record your observations. In the meantime, you can record your observations by clicking the survey link HERE.
Photographs: © Ciarán Davis and Carolyn Howle Outlaw