 The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting new initiative which received a grant from The Big Lottery Fund in August 2007. OPAL is encouraging people to get back in touch with nature by enabling them to explore and study their local environments. The five year programme will bring scientists and the public closer together, allowing environmental issues to be explored which have both local and global relevance. OPAL aims to create a new generation of nature-lovers by getting people to engage with the natural world around them.
OPAL is a partnership initiative comprising 15 partners and 31 projects, led by Imperial College , the Natural History Museum and nine regional partner Universities. In the South West, Moor Trees has formed a partnership with University of Plymouth and is responsible for the community engagement side of the project.
 For further information, please visit the www.OPALexplorenature.org website.
To discuss partnership, research or volunteering opportunities please contact Bethan Stagg, the OPAL Community Scientist for the South West.
Email: bethan@moortrees.org.
Tel: 0845 456 9803 or 07866149773.
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