An ambitious project to restore the 70km River Wensum in Norfolk, which has delivered over 12km to date, has been awarded the first England River Prize.

The prize was won by the Environment Agency, as lead partner, in partnership with riparian landowners, Natural England and Atkins.

The River Wensum is a chalk stream of great importance for its wildlife, supporting species such...

EC LIFE+ newletter highlights our layman's report River Restoration in Europe: The art of the possible

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/newsarchive2014/february/index.htm#restore

The finalists of England's first ever river prize have been announced.

After much deliberation by a panel of experts the finalist were chosen to reprsent four categories:

The four finalists are:
Large catchment project, demonstrating a whole river approach to restoration - Wensum, Norfolk nominated by the Environment Agency.
Value for money project, demonstrating...

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: 31 March 2014

 
Responding to various requests we have received we would like to inform you that the deadline for submitting an abstract for this year's congress in Gdynia, Poland, has been  extended to
31 March 2014.