by Jonathan Louis | Saturday, December 15, 2018
Exciting work to install a rock ramp at Howden weir on the River Almond continues. This installation will have long term benefits to the river and the species it supports. To ensure that the work has minimal impact on the river, its environment and the species on...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Our rivers finally have a champion they deserve with an award winning volunteer. George Mackintosh has spent years helping to repair the river Avon to support wildlife and make the river a better outdoor place for all to visit. SCOTLAND, APRIL 25th, 2018 – Rivers in...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, December 21, 2017
With the calm settled weather of recent weeks the contractors have been progressing with the Fair a Far fish pass project which is part of RiverLife: Almond & Avon. The second flight of the pass and middle wall was poured during the start of December providing a...
by Jonathan Louis | Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Firefly Arts have completed their project, River Where, funded by the RiverLife Rivers for All Grant between May and October 2017. Their report below gives details about project aims, outcomes and successes of this fantastic project. River Where Final...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Works are progressing at Fair a Far weir on the river Almond. During the week commencing 13th November, the contractors installed shuttering to create the first of two curved walls which make up the fish pass, the second was poured week commencing the 20th November in...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, November 23, 2017
This season, on top of surveying rivers in the District such as the Teith, Forth and Allan we also monitored fish populations in the Rivers Almond and Avon in support of RiverLife: Almond & Avon. This monitoring formed part of the bid to the Heritage Lottery...