BBC’s Countryfile team visit the Eden
On January 16th Countryfile’s Ben Laidlow (Director) and John Craven (Presenter) paid the Eden a visit as part of a feature about organic farming and water quality across Britain.
Your invitation from the Eden Rivers Trust to save a river
The Eden Rivers Trust invites you to save a river: More information at http://savetheeden.org/
May 17, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Finding ways to tackle diffuse pollution
An article on monitoring activities at the three national Demonstration Test Catchments is featured in this month’s Water Active WebMag. The article can be accessed online in full, on pages 22-24.
May 4, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Newsletter 3: April 2012
Newsletter 3: April 2012 . . Pollution risk mapping The SCIMAP diffuse pollution risk mapping framework is being used within the EdenDTC project to identify potential critical source areas within each of the focus catchment. More detail . .. Biotope monitoring – how diverse are the EdenDTC sub-catchments As part of the on-going monthly [...]
April 27, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Phil Haygarth on Farming Today
Phil Haygarth was on Farming Today on Radio 4 last week talking about diffuse pollution and bathing water quality. The segment starts at 4:10 in the Farming Today podcast. Farming Today 13 April 2012
April 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Live data from the weather stations
Live weather data from the Newton Rigg and Morland weather stations. Click on either station on the left hand side. Your browser does not support iframes and hence the data is not available The ‘MOPS’ data relates to the Mitigation Options for Phosphorus and Sediment 2 project.
March 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Biotope monitoring – how diverse are the EdenDTC sub-catchments?
As part of the on-going monthly monitoring we wanted to better understand the diversity and variability of organisms within each stream. The focus is on the attached algal communities covering the rocks, which are made up mainly of single-celled diatoms. Diatoms are highly sensitive to changes in their environment, such as the concentration of nitrogen [...]
March 5, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
If it’s not wind it’s rain…
While the autumn of 2011 brought us stormy weather and wind damage, winter has set in with plenty of rain and storm events, keeping the team busy collecting water samples. The analysis of the ISCO samples has been passed on from CEH to the Environment Agency, and the new routine is running smoothly.
March 5, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Biomonitoring Overview
Understanding how organisms living within streams respond to changes in water quality is a vital part of the Eden DTC project.
February 17, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
