- From Seattle to Atlanta via Boston, Denver and Salt Lake City, a new study by the United States Geological Survey examines the varying effects of urbanisation on different stream and river ecosystems
- … while the UK’s Environment Agency commits to massive £3.5 million deculverting of the River Roch in Rochdale’s historic centre (extra BBC footage here)
- … and a European study of a small river in Sheffield shows how city waterways can reduce the urban heat island effect by 1 degree C at temperatures over 20 degrees C – another ecosystem service provided by urban rivers!
- Chatroom roundup: Fly Fishing Forums discussion of the environmental heroes (Gerald Stocks, Chris Firth, Stuart Crofts…) behind the improvements on South Yorkshire’s post-industrial River Don
- … and our call to action for Buxton’s River Wye triggers animated debate with Derbyshire’s local stakeholders
- The Wandle Trust draws on a small army of trained volunteers to launch a pollution monitoring pilot project in partnership with the Environment Agency
- Weather permitting, a multi-faceted new urban river restoration project goes live on Wincanton’s River Cale (supported by our good friend Luke Kozak of Woodland Water and Gardens, winner of 2011’s Wild Trout Trust Conservation Award for work on the River Somer in Midsomer Norton)
(Image: USGS/Frank Ippolito)
