RRC Bulletin - the River Restoration Centre · RRC Bulletin February 2020 -Issue 100 For questions,...
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RRC Bulletin February 2020 - Issue 100 For questions, feedback or to remove your name from our mailing list, email or call us 01234 752979 . We would like to thank and our core funders for their continued support Social media News & Events Latest news and events Estate owners across UK queue up to reintroduce beavers Emergency Recovery Plan could halt collapse in freshwater biodiversity Catchment-based Approach triples public investment Respecng river diversity - Australia’s rivers & geomorphology World Water Day - 22nd March 2020 IUCN Council adopts first Global Standard on Nature-based Soluons Find out more & apply Find out more & nominate Environment Agency’s Challenges and Choices Consultaon is seeking views on the challenges our waters face and the choices we all need to make to improve and protect this precious resource. The responses will help shape the future approach to the management of the water environment and be used to update the exisng river basin management plans in 2021. Deadline 24th April 2020 Invitaon to Tender - Torridge River Restoraon Project Gravel Augmentaon Do you have experience using leaky dams? Could you comment on their resilience towards reducing downstream flood risk? If you have been involved in the installaon or monitoring of leaky dams we would be grateful if you could please contact Zora van Leeuwen directly at [email protected]. From this collaboraon, Zora aims to assess leaky dams to improve design. Find out more Find out more Find out more 2020 River Champions - Nomination Deadline 5th March Science & Technical Officer - RRC Job Vacancy RRC is currently recruing for a Science & Technical Officer to help us drive forward river restoraon in the UK and Ireland. This includes working with and restoring natural processes, natural flood management, nature based soluons and habitat enhancement - combining pracce, science and policy. You will provide expert advice and guidance. This will include delivery of assessments, planning opons and scoping potenal projects, supporng research, authoring guidance documents and evaluang restoraon success. The role also encompasses the design and delivery of training courses and the coordinaon of a new internaonal river restoraon science conference. Deadline 19th March 2020 Nominaons are now open for the River Champions! Do you know someone who volunteers their me outside of their day- to-day role to help enhance, restore, conserve or improve our waterways? Nominate them now and acknowledge their hard work and efforts! This award looks to recognise those going out of their way to help improve our river environments.
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RRC Bulletin February 2020 - Issue 100
For questions, feedback or to remove your name from our mailing list, email or call us 01234 752979.
We would like to thank and our core funders for their continued support
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News & Events
Latest news and events
Estate owners across UK queue up to reintroduce beavers
Emergency Recovery Plan could halt collapse in freshwater biodiversity
Catchment-based Approach triples public investment
Respecting river diversity - Australia’s rivers & geomorphology
World Water Day - 22nd March 2020
IUCN Council adopts first Global Standard on Nature-based Solutions
Find out more & apply
Find out more & nominate
Environment Agency’s Challenges and Choices Consultation is seeking views on the challenges our waters face and the choices we all need to
make to improve and protect this precious resource. The responses will help shape the future approach to the management of the
water environment and be used to update the existing river basin management plans in 2021.
Deadline 24th April 2020
Invitation to Tender - Torridge River
Restoration Project Gravel Augmentation
Do you have experience using leaky dams? Could you comment
on their resilience towards reducing downstream flood risk?
If you have been involved in the installation or monitoring of
leaky dams we would be grateful if you could please contact
Zora van Leeuwen directly at [email protected]. From this
collaboration, Zora aims to assess leaky dams to improve design.
Find out more
Find out more Find out more
2020 River Champions - Nomination Deadline 5th March
Science & Technical Officer - RRC Job Vacancy
RRC is currently recruiting for a Science & Technical Officer to help us drive forward river restoration in the UK and Ireland. This includes working with and restoring natural processes, natural flood management, nature based solutions and habitat enhancement - combining practice, science and policy.
You will provide expert advice and guidance. This will include delivery of assessments, planning options and scoping potential projects, supporting research, authoring guidance documents and evaluating restoration success. The role also encompasses the design and delivery of training courses and the coordination of a new international river restoration science conference.
Deadline 19th March 2020
Nominations are now open for the River Champions! Do you know someone who volunteers their time outside of their day-
to-day role to help enhance, restore, conserve or improve our waterways? Nominate them now and acknowledge their hard
work and efforts! This award looks to recognise those going out of their way to help improve our river environments.
