Streamscapes Ireland

What Streamscapes Ireland does

StreamScapes Ireland (legal entity: StreamScapes CLG, Company Number 734185; Registered Charity Number 20206817) is an Irish environmental education organization headquartered at Mill Beg, Coomhola, Bantry, County Cork. The company was founded in 1989 by Mark Boyden and Paul Kearney as the Coomhola Salmon Trust and spun off into an independent entity in 2023. StreamScapes delivers immersive environmental education programs that use local water catchments as outdoor classrooms, combining science, geography, literacy, and environmental stewardship. Its core products comprise a structured school curriculum (StreamScapes Basics, Advanced, Mentor/Múinteoir train-the-trainer, X-Stream citizen science guide, Salmon Sanctuaries, and The Bog Revealed), an extensive publication library covering 20+ Irish catchments (Bandon, Lee, Laune, Ilen, Camac, Feale, Dodder, Erne, and others), Blue Dot guidebooks for high-status water bodies, and the Voices of the Catchment podcast distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

StreamScapes serves primary and secondary schools, transition year programs, community groups (including Tidy Towns organizations and river trusts), state agencies (NPWS, EPA, Local Authorities, The Heritage Council), and individual teachers/facilitators across the Republic of Ireland. Delivery occurs directly through The StreamSchool field facility in Coomhola, classroom visits, community workshops, and webinar-based programming. The organization has engaged hundreds of schools and thousands of participants since 1989.

The revenue model is predominantly grant-funded through government and foundation sources, including The Heritage Council, LAWPRO, Irish Environmental Network, NPWS, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and various local authorities. Direct commercial revenue is limited; programs are mostly free to schools and communities, with the only disclosed paid offering being the €40 Train the Trainer Day Course. The organization operates as a non-profit with no external investors.

Name

Streamscapes Ireland

Legal name

StreamScapes CLG

Website

https://streamscapes.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

StreamScapes Ireland is an Irish environmental education charity founded in 1989 (independent since 2023) delivering hands-on, catchment-based programs, citizen science tools, and educational publications for schools, communities, and state agencies across the Republic of Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wetlands, Rivers & Freshwater Nature Tours (THAJAIAH)

Keywords

• Environmental education programs
• Citizen science training
• Water conservation services
• Biodiversity outreach
• Outdoor learning courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Bantry

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Grants: Primary funding from government bodies and environmental organizations including The Heritage Council, LAWPRO, Irish Environmental Network, Department of Housing, National Parks and Wildlife Service, and various local authorities
2. Training Course Fees: Some programs charge modest fees for training courses, such as the Train the Trainer Day Course at €40

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

StreamScapes delivers hands-on environmental education, citizen-science programmes, and catchment-focused publications that connect Irish schools and communities with local rivers, streams, and biodiversity. Core offerings include the StreamScapes school curriculum (Basics, Advanced, Mentor, X-Stream, Salmon Sanctuaries, The Bog Revealed), the Train-the-Trainer day course, community workshops such as Stop the Spread and Kerry Blue Flag Beach workshops, the Voices of the Catchment podcast, and an extensive catalogue of catchment-specific publications and Blue Dot guidebooks.

Product overview

Streamscapes Ireland is an environmental education organization offering a unified portfolio of educational programmes, publications, and community engagement services focused on aquatic and biodiversity awareness. The core educational products include structured school programmes (StreamScapes Basics, Advanced, Mentor/Múinteoir, X-Stream, Salmon Sanctuaries, and The Bog Revealed) that bring local catchments to life through hands-on field learning. These are delivered through the StreamSchool facility and via Train the Trainer courses. Supporting the programmes is an extensive publication library including Blue Dot Guidebooks for water stewardship, the Kenmare Bay Deep Map, catchment-specific booklets covering 20+ Irish rivers, and biodiversity resources. The organization also produces the Voices of the Catchment podcast and delivers community workshops including Stop the Spread invasive species workshops and Kerry Blue Flag Beach citizen science workshops. The product portfolio functions as an integrated ecosystem where educational programmes, publications, and community services reinforce each other to build environmental stewardship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StreamScapes Basics (Búnúsach)

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with hundreds of schools and community groups across Ireland since 1989
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coomhola Salmon TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Founded in 1989 by Paul Kearney and Mark Boyden; StreamScapes emerged from this trust as an offshoot focusing on public education and engagement. The Coomhola Salmon Trust was the original research and conservation organization that spawned the broader StreamScapes Programme.
• Local Authorities Water Programme (LAWPRO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey operational partner for Blue Dot water quality initiatives. Co-produced Blue Dot Guidebooks and supports catchment engagement work throughout Ireland. Partnership for StreamScapes Podcast and World Wetlands Day events.
• Maigue Rivers TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal river trust leading the Stop the Spread invasive species workshop series, with Streamscapes facilitating and delivering workshops.
• West Limerick ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal development organization partnering on community engagement in Limerick area.
• Kerry County CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for StreamScapes Laune project and Kerry Blue Flag Beach workshops.
• Killorglin Tidy TownsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity group collaborating on StreamScapes Laune pilot project for River Laune catchment.
• Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for World Wetlands Day podcast episode discussing peatland conservation and the National Frog Survey.
• CANN Project (Collaborative Action for Natura Networks)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Lough Arrow Booklet with Atlantic Technological University, LAWPro, EPA, and TEAGASC.
• Wetland Surveys IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrepared Killorglin Biodiversity Action Plan 2014 that led to StreamScapes Laune project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tidy Towns (National Competition): National community environmental improvement competition supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development. StreamScapes produces the Blue Dot Tidy Towns Guide and partners with local Tidy Towns groups, making it a complementary community-stewardship ecosystem actor.

Direct peers

• Wetland Surveys Ireland: Specialist wetland-conservation consultancy and citizen science provider that has collaborated with StreamScapes on multiple publications and plans. Comparable as an Ireland-based provider of wetland and biodiversity education resources.
• Leave No Trace Ireland: Outdoor ethics and education charity delivering training and workshops to schools, community groups, and outdoor professionals. Comparable as a small NGO offering fee-based Train the Trainer courses aligned with outdoor and environmental education.
• Irish Wildlife Trust: National membership-based conservation NGO working on wildlife education and habitat protection. Comparable as a similarly structured environmental nonprofit competing for the same public and member-driven funding pools in Ireland.
• An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland): Ireland's oldest environmental NGO, operating national education and conservation programs similar to StreamScapes. Directly comparable as a nonprofit working on environmental education and civic engagement across Ireland.
• Eco-Schools Ireland: National operator of the international Eco-Schools green flag programme in Ireland, working directly with schools on environmental projects. Comparable as an environmental education provider integrated with the Irish school curriculum.
• BirdWatch Ireland: Ireland's leading bird conservation charity running education, citizen science, and habitat protection programs. Comparable as a nonprofit delivering wildlife education to schools and communities, competing for similar IEN and Heritage Council grants.
• Maigue Rivers Trust: Local river trust delivering citizen-science workshops and invasive species training in partnership with StreamScapes. Directly comparable as a catchment-focused environmental education nonprofit operating in Ireland.

Broad incumbents

• Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO): State-supported coordination body for local authority water programs, including the co-produced Blue Dot water quality initiatives with StreamScapes. Closely related as a water-education and catchment-engagement partner/funder.
• The Heritage Council: Statutory body funding and coordinating heritage and environmental education programs across Ireland, with StreamScapes as a grantee (Heritage Council 2022 Water Heritage Award). Comparable as a wider heritage-education ecosystem actor and key funding partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/streamscapes.ie
• Instagraminstagram.com/streamscapes.ie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/streamscapesie

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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