#riverrestoration

[environmentindia]

Today's Top Environment News Alert

◆ As many as 500 incidents of bird hits involving aircraft have been reported in various states in the first ten months of this year. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued regulations and guidelines for the management of potential wildlife hazards at licensed airports.

https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/govt-data-shows-500-bird-hit-incidents-involving-aircraft-in-jan-oct-2023-123121100932_1.html

◆ Avni or T1, the elusive “maneater” of Pandharkawda shot dead in 2018 is the inspiration behind Shonet Anthony Barretto’s ‘Avni Ki Kismat’. The Hindi movie, screened on Friday, is in competition on the Indian language’s films segment of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).

◆ The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration Monday directed the forest department to ensure maximum plantation along the banks of the Hindon and Yamuna rivers that pass through the district.

◆ To safeguard wildlife sanctuaries and protected areas in Goa, the Forest Department is set to acquire 8 to 10 drones equipped with cutting-edge technology for real-time monitoring. This initiative aims to tackle wildfires, forest violations, and enhance overall surveillance in the region.

◆ A parliamentary panel on Monday asked the government to come up with regulations on land use in the Himalayan states within a fixed time frame in the wake of landslides and glacial lake outburst floods.

◆ The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the 'Indian Forest & Wood Certification' Scheme, which offers voluntary third-party certification designed to promote sustainable forest management and agroforestry in the country.

[bumblebeeappletree]

Floods threaten more people globally than any other natural hazard. But nature offers a solution to this problem. A region in Germany’s east has been training local forests to absorb more water.

#flooding #riverrestoration #wetlands

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

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Credits:

Report: Anne-Sophie Brändlin 

Camera: Marco Borowski / Mathias Wolff

Video editor: Neven Hillebrands 

Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann / Kiyo Dörrer

Fact check: Jennifer Collins

Thumbnail: Em Chabridon

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:43 We messed up rivers

02:57 Training forests 

06:04 Revitalizing old water courses 

10:55 What’s the price 

12:26 Transferring knowledge

Read more:

The flood situation in Europe:

https://www.gfz-potsda...

https://environment.ec...

How we have messed up rivers:

https://joint-research...

https://www.umweltbund...

http://lrlr.landscapeo...

https://www.nature.com...

https://agupubs.online...

https://www.science.or...

How river and floodplain restoration reduces flood risk:

https://www.igb-berlin...

https://www.ecrr.org/R...

https://www.umweltbund...

https://www.eea.europa...

https://www.eea.europa...

https://environment.ec...

European networks restoring wetlands

https://restore4life.eu/

https://www.spongeboos...

[anumberofhobbies]

Why we need to stop straightening rivers

Sep 6, 2024  #floods #wetlands #riverrestoration Floods threaten more people globally than any other natural hazard. But nature offers a solution to this problem. A region in Germany’s east has been training local forests to absorb more water.

[hydronationchair]

River Restoration begins in Leven

On Saturday 3 Sept, along with the Forth-ERA team, our Programme manager Fiona Millar headed to the Levenmouth Fayre, a community day sponsored by sponsored by SGN, Diageo, Network Rail, Fife Council, Creative Carbon Scotland and the Leven Programme. In this blog she reflects on her time at the Fayre and the restoration of River Leven more generally. 

It was a fabulous FREE fun day with music from ABBA, an inflatable fun run and lots of activities to keep kids and adults entertained. It was so good to see the community coming out, despite the bad weather, to enjoy the festivities and learn more about their local area.

The Fayre saw stakeholders from across Leven, and Fife more generally come together to share their involvement and opportunities. Stall holders ranged from SGN promoting their Hydrogen power, network rail encouraging safety near rail tracks (did you know it’s a £1,000 fine and criminal record if you trespass on a railway line!) and Leven connectivity project asking for opinions on “Doon the dam”. There are many actors involved in the current developments of Leven and surrounding area and it was a delight to witness conversations between stakeholders and to see commonality between agendas.

Forth-ERA were there to promote the capabilities of their digital observatory, demonstrating the strength of the satellite images over Loch Leven and the indication of chlorophyll levels that help us to understand water quality (I know right, all that information from a machine in the sky!). They had some great conversations with budding scientists, including my youngest who was fascinated by colours in the satellite images (& hopefully the science behind it too).

Being at the Fayre and seeing all the stakeholders, with their differing views, responsibilities and priorities come together so positively and cohesively got me thinking.

Thirty three years I’ve been coming to Leven. My grand father, Obie Maw, ran the local Veg van and shop down by the golf course & I enjoyed many a weekend, week and summer holiday here. That’s continued into my adult life and now my two boys also enjoy coming to “Grandma’s beach house”. Thirty three years I’ve enjoyed playing at the beach, the flume in the swimming pool, whittling away pennies at the amusements and many a trip to Stuart’s the Bakery. Thirty three years and I’ve never known there was a river! (I know, shame on me right - that’s what I thought till I spoke to Brenda who in 70+ plus years has never been over the iron bridge and my mum, until last week, born and breed in Leven, hadn’t even walked along the river!).

The River Leven runs from the beach, through a number of local towns to Loch Leven. It’s pretty run down, has pollution and is largely inaccessible - as our anecdotal evidence above presents. It’s about 6 miles long, and despite all the negatives above is popular for Salmon fishing.

The Leven programme is going to change that. It’s a regeneration programme with a purpose and an ambition. To open up the river, to connect communities and to drive social and economic benefit to an area that so deserves it. The rail way line (see picture below) due to open in 2024 will see a direct service to Edinburgh every 30 mins, bringing opportunities, tourism and a chance to be proud of this seaside town on the East Neuk.

Don’t just listen to me though, Fife Coast & countryside trust explains why it’s a good idea here and find out more about the Leven programme here and keep up to date through their socials.

The Leven programme, along with the Hydro Nation Chair programme has enabled me to reconnect with this sentimental wee town, it’s opened my eyes, just as research should and does and it’s shown me a different way of seeing. I see water differently and not just as easily coming from the tap. I see communities differently and not just as people that live in one town and I see hope. Hope for Leven, it’s town and people and hope for change.

I can’t wait to keep coming back to Leven, and seeing the development and to myself, one day, walk the river alongside the railway line and think “I was part of this”

[ccriccardo]

Floating bed install with @urbanriv . . . . . #urbanrivers #chicago #chicagoriver #sheddaquirium #chicagoskyline #volunteer #floatingbeds #riverrestoration #activism (at REI) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-Mg2mHMFF/?igshid=3ljdzto1n7uk

[kylervos]

@cwfsrestoration Riparian planting day next Thursday, July 16th. Scroll down for more information towardijg helping our local streams and salmon habitat. . . Join us for a day of sprucing up the rain garden! We will be restoring and planting riparian vegetation in the Centennial Creek watershed in Tla-o-qui-aht traditional territory/Tofino next Thursday, July 16. • Located in the heart of town, Centennial Creek once supported healthy populations of wild coho salmon and cutthroat trout. Due to increased infrastructure and development, no salmon return to this creek anymore. Rain gardens and riparian vegetation help to increase biodiversity, provide shade, and moderate water temperatures, as well as reduce sediment and pollutants entering the creek. • For everyone’s safety, please email kaylyn@clayoquot.org with your preferred volunteer time between 10am and 3pm. Please bring your own gloves and shovel if you have them. Sanitizer and limited tools will be available. • Thank you to the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation @tribal.parks.allies , @districtoftofino , Wickaninnish Community School, @clayoquotbiospheretrust , @onetreeplanted and @kylervosphotogallery for the continued support! • #fortheloveofwildsalmon #riverrestoration #salmon #treeplanting #tofino #tlaoquiaht https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYuE6Khf1_/?igshid=hn6x1ggfrndz

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A coastal tributary in the Tillamook Bay watershed being opened up for fish passage by replacing a failing culvert with a bridge crossing. More upstream miles, more spawning habitat, more wild salmon. That’s the @salmonsuperhwy model. . . #oregon #oregoncoast #riverrestoration #wildsalmon #salmonsuperhwy #tillamookcoast https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn591NuHAf8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qcvg7qozjsr0

[dorabean]

#flintmichigan #flintriver #urbandecay #hamiltondam #concrete #tobedemolished #cat #crumble #urbanexploration #urbanex #neglect #footbridge #history #architecture #riverrestoration

[orbemnews]

How 525 tons of sediment and 368 kilos of phosphorus have been faraway from the Pike River A portion of the Pike River winding via Petrifying Springs Park is on the mend, due to the work of College of Wisconsin-Parkside college and college students together with the management of Jim Kreuser, Kenosha County govt and UW-Parkside alumnus. The Pike River watershed flows via Kenosha and Racine counties, ending up in Elmwood Park, in an space of greater than 30,000 acres earlier than it empties into Lake Michigan. Air pollution within the river and sediment, together with stream channelization from agricultural practices through the years, has led to water high quality issues. A 2012 evaluation by the Wisconsin Division of Pure Assets ranked the river’s organic neighborhood as “poor,” and mentioned that “comparatively few fish species have been noticed,” an indication that the water high quality is subpar. Moreover, phosphorous and nitrogen concentrations have been excessive, different indications of low water high quality. As a part of the Pike River Restoration Plan accomplished in 2013, the Petrifying Springs Park part of the river was recognized for rehabilitation, together with “restoring streambanks … eradicating problematic particles jams; and selectively eradicating invasive bushes.” Supply hyperlink #dnr #environment #hydrography #jimkreuser #kenoshacounty #nitrogen #parkside #petrifyingsprings #phosphorous #phosphorus #Pike #pikeriver #pikeriverrestoration #pounds #removed #River #riverrestoration #sediment #species #streamrehabilitation #tons #universityofwisconsin-parkside #uw-parkside #waterquality #watershed #wisconsindepartmentofnaturalresources

[srompl]

14th March

International Day Of Action For River

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#facebookmarketing #marketingstrategy #creative #facebook #socialmediatips #srompl #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #branding #contentmarketing #entrepreneur #Saturday #SaturdayStyle #SaturdaySweat #SaturdaySpecial #SaturdaySale #SaturdayNight #SaturdayNightFever #SaturdayShoutOut #internationaldayofactionforriver #globalrecycling #actionforriver #awarenessforriver #cleanriver #dams #dayofactionforrivers #riversuniteIndia #actnow #riverrestoration #Rivers

[fishing-exposed]

@mrbenbayliss: Interested in the work of the @EnvAgencyNW in #Cumbria & #Lancashire? Take a look at the recently published #Fisheries Annual Report #partnership #salmon #trout #NotJustLakes #RiverRestoration #Enforcement #RodLicence #fishing #habitat #AwardWinning https://t.co/aHIs6xsAiI https://t.co/jCDzji4FD5

[gravelbar]

Emflume1 two-minute overview

[insta-rde]

After a weekend of #scflood we were fortunate this week to kick off a construction project to stabilize a reach of the Pacolet River in Polk County, NC. We're pleased to be working with Altamont Environmental to assist with construction administration. #bioengineering #riverrestoration

[dexterakos-blog]

Restoring The Atleo River - Just an amazing documentary to see about people that are trying to save a river !!! Just see it...

It is picked as a favourite by Vimeo's staff too !!!