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River Management Survey - Macquarie University

Monday, November 14, 2016

Survey on river management and the River Styles Framework.

Macquarie University are looking for people who work in river management/restoration to undertake this survey in order to gain some insight into current river management practices, tools and networks. This will help make improvements to the existing tool, prioritise new features and support river management practices through applications and professional development.

Beck flowing through Bradford to be restored

Monday, November 7, 2016

Project which aims to restore Clifton Beck and involve local communities has received a funding boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

From the Telegraph & Argus: A project aiming to improve a beck running through parts of the Bradford district has received a £74,500 funding boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The trust will start work this month and hopes to complete its project by April 2018, with support from the Environment Agency, the Calder and Colne Rivers Trust, and Bradford and Calderdale Councils.

Partnership between The National Flood Forum and the Rivers Trust secure funding to reduce flood risk in England

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

EU funding has been secured by the National Flood Forum, in partnership with the Rivers Trust, to work together with local communities, local authorities, rivers trusts and catchment partnerships to reduce flood risk in the East of England.

Unlocking the River Severn

Friday, October 28, 2016

Almost £20 million has been secured to fund the largest restoration project of its kind in Europe which will reopen the UK's longest river to all fish species, including endangered shad, salmon, eel and lamprey.  A partnership between The Severn Rivers Trust, the Environment Agency (EA), the Canal & Rivers Trust and Natural England (NE) successfully secured this funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and EU LIFE-Nature.

Natural flood management video by Stroud District Council

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Stroud District Council have produced a new film to describe the technical principles of Natural Flood Management on small streams and their catchments. The film looks at the different techniques and methods they have used and how to build a variety of NFM structures in the landscape. The video describe principles, methods, design and how to maximise multiple benefits for biodiversity and water quality. 

Click the link below to view the video.

How a sector-wide pact is protecting the world's largest wetland, Brazil's Pantanal

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

From WWF via The Guardian: The flooding cycle of the Pantanal is delicate and, if mismanaged, there could be detrimental effects to the wetland. Under the Pantanal Pact, 22 organisations and 25 mayors have come together to restore interconnected water resources.  Although the southeast of Brazil has recently recovered from its worst drought in 80 years, the central west of the country seemingly has an abundance of water. It is home to the world’s largest wetland – the Pantanal.

Paleochannel re-connected on the Upper Wensum

Friday, October 21, 2016

From Eastern Daily Press: “The Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board (IDB) has started the second phase of the Upper Wensum River Restoration Project, which will see 2km of the internationally-protected chalk stream habitat restored through the Raynham Estate near Fakenham. It involves installing berms, pools and riffles to reinvigorate natural processes and drive ecological recovery on the waterway, which has a raft of environmental designations including Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC). But it has also included the excavation and re-conne

New report 'River Restoration and Biodiversity'

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

A new report 'River Restoration and Biodiversity' has been published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW).  The report 'describes the importance of rivers in the UK and Ireland for nature conservation, summarises the damage that river habitats have sustained over many decades, and discusses ways in which repairing damage and restoring river habitats can bring benefits both to wildlife and to human society' (CREW).

Rivers Trust helps restore West Cumbria river to former glory

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

From the Cumbria Crack: "West Cumbria Rivers Trust have completed two river restoration projects in West Cumbria this summer to help improve the quality of the River Marron. At two sites at Ullock and Branthwaite on the River Marron, river bank erosion has been reduced and man-made structures have been removed to help naturalise the river, benefit the river ecology and wildlife, and allow fish, such as Salmon, to thrive. At Ullock, a weir was removed and at Branthwaite Hall, an abutment and buttress were removed to help naturalise the river Marron and enable the free movement of native fish

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