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RR News, the River Restoration Centre's quarterly newsletter is available on-line 4 months after the latest issue is distributed to members. RR News contains features on river restoration projects around the UK (and abroad) as well as a news and events section to keep you up to date on future and past events, new brochures etc. If you would like to submit an article for the newsletter please contact the Centre.

Issue 29(1.12 MB) - March 2008
Inside this issue: A summary of the River Rye Habitat Improvement scheme; Changes to the RRC board; Book Review - "Gravel Bed Rivers"; an update on Channel Restoration in Contaminated Urban Settings (CROCUS); and a discussion on the conflicting views of managing river bank erosion.
Published online - 1st June 2008

Issue 28(2.2 MB) - November 2007
Inside this issue: An update on the RRCs work since 2005; River Restoration in a global perspective; the Wild Trust Trust awards 2007; and a summary of the River Pinn Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Published online - 1st March 2008

Issue 27(2.81 MB) - July 2007
Inside this issue: A summary of the RRC 2007 Conference and a date for your diary - the RRC 2008 Conference; details of urban stream restoration projects and post project monitoring in California, USA; a summary of the River Sediments and Habitats R&D project; a new innovative method of floodplain restoration in Milton Keynes; and a summary of the River Quaggy Flood Alleviation Scheme in Southeast London.
Published online - 1st October 2007

Issue 26(1.6 MB) - March 2007
Inside this issue: Details of an innovative restoration project designing out Signal Crayfish; a review of the CIWEM World Wetlands Day conference; accounting for sediment – a new toolbox to help river restorers; details of the STREAM restoration project on the Avon; and an account of the ‘River Restoration North West’ conference in the USA.
Published online - 1st June 2007

Issue 25(1.28 MB) - November 2006
Inside this issue: A review of the FBA's Annual Scientific Meeting; details of the recently completed New Forest Life 3 project; and a study of the biological and geomorphological change in a newly excavated channel of the River Nith, Scotland.
Published online - 1st March 2007

Issue 24(1.69 MB) - July 2006
In this issue: A review of the RRC 7th Annual Networking Conference in Edinburgh and a selection of articles looking at the integration of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) and river restoration.
Published online - 1st November 2006

Issue 23(1.98 MB) - March 2006
In this Issue: Community Catchment Management Guidelines, Argyll and Bute Local Biodiversity Partnership have completed a set of Catchment Management Guidelines which are intended to be used as a tool to help in the development of local catchment management plans that will support a range of habitats and species.
Published online - 1st June 2006

Issue 22(2.62 MB) - November 2005
The winners of this year's Wild Trout Trust conservation award, using improved land management techniques in the Pontbren catchment, a geomorphological review of the Valency catchment and Boscastle floods, and using Catchment Action Plans on the River Esk.
Published online - 6th March 2006

Issue 21(1.7 MB) - July 2005
The rivers of the Yorkshire Dales become covered under a charitable trust. A review of the technique of engineered log jams. Comments on a new spawning channel on the R.Conon and a summary of the 2005 RRC conference.
Published online - 7th November 2005

Issue 20(3.18 MB) - February 2005
In this issue: What has RRC been doing over the last year?, The Shopham Loop Restoration Project and Sinderlands Brook.
Published online - 9th May 2005

Issue 19(2.72 MB) - November 2004
In this Issue: Wild Trout Trust Classic Malts Conservation awards 2004, Post-Project Appraisal Questionnaire Results, Restoration of Rye Brook and River Restoration in Northern California.
Published online - 9th May 2005

Issue 18(1.42 MB) - November 2004
In this issue: Italian Government Drainage Authority visits the UK, 3rd ECRR Conference on River Restoration, Upper Thames Enhancement Stratergy, 5th RRC Conference and River Restoration in an urban environment and sustainable flood defence
Published online - 1st February 2005

Issue 17(1.13 MB) - March 2004
In this issue: The need for a catchment scale approach to river restoration, SEPA's HEI Awards 2003, Assessing and evaluating river restoration schemes by their influence on the community struture of macroinvertebrates, The Alexander River Restoration Project, RAAVI and Ecoflood Workshop.
Published online - 1st November 2004

Issue 16(1.56 MB) - November 2003
In this issue - RRC Network Conference 2004, River Restoration Funding Training Course for Scotland, Ripples of Success on the Upper Kennet, Wild Trout Trust Classic Malts Conservation Awards 2003, What has RRC been doing over the Last Year?, The River Brent Enhancement Project and News & Events
Published online - 1st February 2004

Issue 15(1.06 MB) - July 2003
This issue summarises the successful RRC conference held this year at Bristol and looks at three projects including the Summerlock stream at Salisbury, the River Ythan Aberdeenshire and considers best practice methods using the Upper Wharfedale as an example.
Published online - 1st November 2003

Issue 14(1.58 MB) - February 2003
This issue includes details of post project of the River Cole, details of the living wetland award, the Leys estate enhancement and the Chinbrook Meadows
Published online - 1st June 2003

Issue 13(1.52 MB) - November 2002
This issue calls for papers to our Annual Network Conference based this year in Bristol between 28th-29th April 2003. The Wild Trout Trust Award winner's are identified. The articles include examples of how volunteer groups can aid river resotaration, the impact of government legislation, the importance of reconnecting rivers to floodplains and an example of the effectiveness of small scale enhancement initiatives
Published online - 1st March 2003

Issue 12(1.38 MB) - July 2002
This months issue of the RR News is devoted to presentation write-ups and the discussions provoked when river engineers and other practitioners were put on the spot at RRC's 3rd Annual Network Conference
Published online - 1st July 2002

Issue 11(1007 KB) - March 2002
This issue includes articles on the Shalbourne (Berkshire) and Derriaghy (Belfast) restoration projects. It also discusses the biological consequences of physical alterations in Wessex streams. SEPA's habitat enhancement award winners for 2001 are detailed.
Published online - 1st March 2002

Issue 10(985 KB) - November 2001
In this issue the River Cole Monitoring Results, the Kissimmee River Project and the River Cole gravel extraction project plus the normal news and events features. This issue also includes a questionaire about RRC and RR News. Any replies will be gratefully received (simly print off the questionaire and send to the RRC address).
Published online - 1st November 2001

Issue 9(351 KB) - July 2001
In this issue, the bog meadows project, Countryside Agency - land managment initiatives, the PURE project, Wessex Chalk Streams project and the River Skerne Restoration project
Published online - 1st July 2001

Issue 8(289 KB) - March 2001
In this issue a Catchment Approach to River Restoration, Rehabilitating Irelands Rivers and the River Kennet Restoration Project, plus the usual news and events features.
Published online - 1st March 2001

Issue 7(906 KB) - November 2000
In this issue Black Poplars, Creekside renewal, Millenium Festival Celebrations and Cautley Beck Enhancement Project
Published online - 1st November 2000

Issue 6(768 KB) - July 2000
In this issue SEPA's Habitat Enhancement Initiative, Hermitage Stream Restoration, Chalk Stream Restoration plus news and events
Published online - 1st July 2000

Issue 5(709 KB) - March 2000
In this issue - fisheries habitat improvements with Enviroment Agency Wales, rebuilding Sugar Brook, Bush River Fisheries Rehabilitation, Penton Hook (a novel way to facilitate fish passage) and more..
Published online - 1st March 2000

Issue 4(750 KB) - November 1999
UK News and the Wild Trout Society award, the work of the West Country Rivers Trust, Project Feature - River Soar and more...
Published online - 1st November 1999

Issue 3(629 KB) - July 1999
In this issue - Ballysally Blagh as our featured project, the work of the Tweed Foundation, post project monitoring and action - Ise at Desborough, Darwin RVi and the usual events, publications and issues
Published online - 1st July 1999

Issue 2(590 KB) - March 1999
The RRC is a year old, in this issue - News from around the UK, the RRC Database, Etterick Floodplain Forest and events and polution issues
Published online - 1st March 1999

Issue 1(845 KB) - October 1998
The first of many containing features about rivers restoration news.
Published online - 1st November 1998


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