This report presents a summary of discussions at a conference on upland water management held in Leeds in January 2016. It includes information on natural flood management, water colour and carbon and the water industry and the upland economy.
View the findings by clicking the link below
This report, produced by the Environment Agency, outlines projects funded under the Catchment Partnership Action Fund (CPAF) in 2015 to 2016.
Three finalists from Spain and the United States are in the running for the Thiess International Riverprize.
Congratulations to the teams behind the efforts in the Segura (Spain), Elwha (USA) and Niagara (USA) Rivers!
The teams reached finalist stage for a range of incredible initiatives:
The River Forth Fisheries Trust has received continued support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Scottish Government, Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s Water Environment Fund (SEPA WEF), City of Edinburgh and West Lothian Councils to deliver RiverLife: Almond & Avon, a project totalling £6.7 Million.
From National Geographic: "In August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, as the final part of the 210-foot-high (64-meter-high) Glines Canyon Dam was dismantled on the Elwha River in northwestern Washington State.
An article from Ric Hauer on The Conversation: "Although they may not commonly be viewed as hotspots for biodiversity, gravel-bed river floodplains are by far the most important feature for nature across the landscapes of western North America.
This is because gravel-bed rivers disproportionately create high diversity of habitats, concentrate nutrients for growth, and provide corridors to link populations of species that would otherwise become isolated.
The Wild Trout Trust Conservation Awards, supported by Thames Water and the River Restoration Centre, seek to recognise and encourage excellence in wild trout habitat management and conservation and celebrate the efforts, ingenuity and imagination of all those involved.
Trees alongside rivers don’t only help slow the flow of flood waters and reduce diffuse pollution; they can also help with the survival of some of our most iconic fish species.
The final report on the European River Symposium 2016, held from 2-3 March in Vienna is now available. The report contains summarised results of the different sessions including quotes, key messages, contributions and lessons learned.
The report is available here
This study by Mike Forty on juvenile and adult trout upstream passage has just come out in Ecological Engineering.
Mike's work was funded by EA's CRF scheme across several projects run by the Ribble Rivers Trust.