by Amelia | Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Lockdown has been a period filled with highs and lows. For many of us it has brought uncertainty, change and interruption to our comfortable and comforting routines. Interestingly for our project, lockdown has also corresponded with the end of the RiverLife...
by Amelia | Tuesday, March 17, 2020
On March 11th West Lothian College held its first Sustainability Summit to raise awareness and discuss some of the issues associated with combating climate change. The summit focused on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals released by the United Nations in 2015 and...
by Amelia | Friday, February 21, 2020
It’s difficult to summarise three years at the Forth Rivers Trust in a single blog post, especially when it’s the Friday afternoon of your last week and the lure of a cold, frothy pint of ale at the neighbouring pub is unusually persistent. So, I have...
by Amelia | Tuesday, February 11, 2020
I was privileged to be involved at the beginning of a new community drive to tidy up their local area. The main motivator on the scene in Armadale was a very inspiring local lad by the name of Finlay. He was compelled to start the group from his experiences litter...
by Amelia | Thursday, January 30, 2020
The concrete bridge apron under the A71 on the Harwood water, Polbeth, was highlighted as a barrier to fish migration after looking into mitigating the larger barrier about 500m upstream – Limefield falls.   A low-cost baffle (LCB) fish pass was deemed the best option...