A training day for anyone interested in keeping an eye on the health of their local river is being offered by Eden Rivers Trust, in partnership with the Environment Agency. As well as giving attendees a fascinating insight into the insects in the river, it will enable people to identify if there are problems with the river.
The day will include short presentations and practical demonstrations by the river. Participants will receive a guide to the method and have a chance to try it out for themselves. Following the training participants will be qualified to carry out river insect monitoring and will receive a set of monitoring equipment to take away with them.
The initiative comes from The Riverfly Partnership, an organisation which enables anglers to take action that will help conserve the river environment. This initiative provides a simple monitoring technique which anglers can use to detect any severe problems in river water quality and puts them in direct communication with the Environment Agency. This anglers monitoring scheme, used alongside routine monitoring by the Environment Agency, will ensure that water quality is checked more widely and action taken at the earliest opportunity should any severe problems be detected.
The workshop will be held on Saturday 22nd May, 2010, at the Environment Agency, Penrith and will run from 9.15am to 5pm. There is a £35 charge for the workshop.
For further details and to book a place on the training day please contact Becky Helm, Riverfly Tutor, Eden Rivers Trust on 01768 866788 or email becky@edenriverstrust.org.uk.
For more details about the Riverfly Partnership and the Anglers Monitoring Initiative go to www.riverflies.org.
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