RRC trip to the Allerton Project, Loddington
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Catchment Partnership perspective of RRC Conference
The two day conference was a very interesting and educational experience with a range of talks and workshops from different organisations available. There certainly was a lot to take in and lessons learned from other organisations projects that could be applied to any future projects in the UBOCP area.
Why Rivers need trees - reviewing Peter Wohlleben's book
Peter Wohlleben’s book ‘The hidden life of trees’ (translated and published by Harper Collins 2016) makes fascinating reading as a water specialist. It is based on his experience in European woodlands. I am familiar with the ‘why fish need trees’ booklet but there seems to be much more to trees than provision of woody materiel and slowing the flow through wet woodland habitat. The book is well referenced, so you can check the sources, and forests seem to be more critical to the water cycle than I had thought.
River Ogwen Site Visit
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This week the RRC and Natural Resources Wales held a site visit to the Ynni Ogwen hydropower scheme in Braichmelyn, near Bethesda; and the Afon Ogwen valley in Nant Ffrancon in North Wales. |
NFM Roadshow - Working with Natural Processes
Natural Flood Management and Integrated Catchment Management Roadshow – May 15th, Welwyn Garden City
RRC Conference 2018 Reflections
| Thank you to all who attended the conference, and contributed towards the 360+ attendees this year - our largest so far! This blog offers reflections and thoughts from a couple of presenters at this years conference. |  |
Integrated Catchment Delivery Event - Connecting Rivers, People and Partnerships
As part of the Integrated Catchment Delivery Events Programme, last week I attended a catchment delivery and partnership event organised by the Institute of Fisheries Management, Environment Agency, the Catchment Based Approach and CIWEM.
NFM Training Course
Two weeks ago RRC held two training courses back-to-back focusing on Natural Flood Management (NFM).
Day 1 - Mapping Historical Floodplains using the Hydrogeomorphological Survey
The first of our Natural Flood Management courses was titled “Mapping Historical Floodplains using the Hydrogeomorphological Survey”. The aim of this course was to introduce a method for producing a map which represents inundation zones and flood pathways on a floodplain.