Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers
Rivers represent less than 1% of the Earth’s liquid surface water, yet they support nearly 50% of all known fish species. They are the ultimate biological overachievers. 🐟🏆
#radionoonecares #river #InternationalDayOfActionForRivers #riverhealth

So... Can you spare half an hour to help us paint a bigger picture of #river health?

theriverstrust.org/take-action/... to find out about the Big River Watch and download the app.

#theriverstrust #riverhealth #rivers #bigriverwatch #pollution #nature #citizenscience

#DirtyBusiness #Channel4

#Cleanourivers #riverhealth #chalkstreams #Wales #England

#WakeUp #NHS
#RawSewrage #poo
#ReNationiseWater #safewater
#safedrinkingwater
#TellYourMp #TellEveryone
#France #Germany #Ukraine #Poland #Canada #Australia #Japan #Spain #SouthAfrica #SouthKorea #UN #America

SEPA continues to investigate ongoing oil pollution incident near Killin - Water Magazine SEPA confirms containment and clean-up operations are continuing following a significant diesel spill into the River Dochart near Killin.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency continues to investigate the ongoing oil pollution incident within the River Dochart, near Killin and associated watercourses...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/24/s...

#RiverPollution #DieselSpill #RiverHealth #Killin #RiverDochart @scottishepa.bsky.social

Yorkshire Water fined £733k after polluting country park stream - Water Magazine Yorkshire Water fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges for polluting a Chesterfield country park stream three times in less than a year.

Yorkshire Water fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges for polluting a Chesterfield country park stream three times in less than a year...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/24/y...

#WaterSector #YorkshireWater #RiverPollution #RiverHealth #Pollution

Most American rivers are still not properly protected A new study reveals that most U.S. rivers lack real protection, putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.

A sad indictment of a nation with a pervasive culture of human entitlement. But the Earth is not a food pantry for humankind. Its ecosystems can’t simply be commodified for profit or recreation.
#rivers #riverhealth #biodiversity #ecosystemservices #ecologicalprocesses

www.earth.com/news/most-am...

A big thank you to our citizen science volunteers who stayed busy over the festive period❄️
Together 174 volunteers were out completing 324 surveys across the South West.

#citizenscience #volunteering #waterquality #westcountryriverstrust #riverhealth

Riverfly - Life Beneath the Surface — TACA Why Riverfly Monitoring Matters & Why We Need You for 2026! If you spend enough time in and around rivers, you eventually develop some rather odd habits. Some people begin checking the weather an...

Under the surface of our rivers lives a hidden world of invertebrates - the tiny “riverflies” that keep ecosystems alive. Discover why monitoring and protecting their habitat matters and what a healthy river really looks like.
www.thetaca.com/news/riverfl...

#Riverfly #FreshwaterLife #RiverHealth

This project is made possible thanks to the generous funding provided by the Government of Canada's Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative.

#nativeplants #shorelinerestoration #StLawrenceRiver #greatRiver #riverhealth #Cornwall #Akwesasne

🎣At WRT the summer = electric fishing season! An essential element of our work to protect and restore rivers in the Westcountry. Now through the autumn we are busy processing the data.

#westcountryrivers #fisheriesscience #riverrestoration #electricfishing #rivers #riverhealth

By coming together to monitor water quality and record ecosystem observations, our volunteers not only help us understand river health but also build meaningful connections within their catchments.
#citizenscience #volunteering #waterquality #riverhealth #riversurvey

🗓️Join us on the 29th October, for a community gathering to learn about the water quality results carried out by citizen scientists across the Ock catchment and a stretch of the Thames.

Come along! 😉

🔗 ow.ly/jemA50X7GBh

#thames21 #ock #riverhealth

First ~25 minutes of Countrywide re this outcome and what needs to be done about river and fish protection. Including live monitoring tech made in Carlow but not used in Ireland...
#RiverHealth
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

#SpéirGhorm

Tomorrow is the last day of the #BigRiverWatch, so if you have a free 15 minutes head down to your local river or stream to see what you can record about river health.

Don't forget to download the free app via your app store before you go.

#BigRiverWatch #Riverhealth #Pollution #Wildlife

A new ‘Rivers at Risk’ report from Campaign for National Parks, in partnership with the Rivers Trust, reveals that 57% of rivers in National Parks fail to meet good ecological status.

This is not only a national concern, but is affecting our west country rivers too.

#Riverhealth #Nationalparks

Rivers at Risk Report - Dartmoor Preservation Association National Parks in England and Wales, including Dartmoor, encompass some of the most biodiverse and important rivers in the country. But new research shows they are being failed by government and water...

A new Rivers at Risk report from @campaign4parks.bsky.social, in partnership with The Rivers Trust, reveals that sewer overflows inside #Dartmoor spill, on average, for three times as long as outside.

Read more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/rivers-at-ri...

#riversatrisk #sewage #riverhealth

Walking and Talking #Citizenscience and #riverhealth at Ars Electronica!

Last week, our partners from @nestauk.bsky.social and our friends from Danube4ll hosted a walkshop along the banks of the Danube River in Linz

You can hear more here

lnkd.in/efvuRadj

Our ops team have been out removing in river barriers again this month by taking out this redundant ford crossing.

Although barriers such as this are not a huge impact as single barriers, accumulatively they can have a major impact on fish and river health.

#Rivers#BarrierRemoval#RiverHealth

What does a healthy river mean to you?

We brought together people who are interested in exploring what makes for a prosperous and healthy river with a Data-Walk along the banks of the River Lea, at London Data Week

impetus4cs.eu/london-data-...

#citizenscience #riverhealth

Con Edison is investigating a dielectric leak in Yonkers that may be contributing to an oily sheen on the Bronx River, reaching as far as the Bronx Zoo.

For more information, call us at 718-893-0202

#BronxRiver #CommunityAdvisory #ConEdison #SouthBronx #CleanWater #RiverHealth #CommunityAlert

🌊 A new review co-authored by a Hutton researcher reveals how current #RiverHealth reporting methods could be masking real gains in #biodiversity.

The @ukceh.bsky.social led study calls for a shift toward biodiversity audits to better reflect ecological recovery.

More: ow.ly/uKfV50WyyRz

Poor health scores for our rivers mask biodiversity improvements, experts tell Defra - Water Magazine The system for assessing the health of England’s rivers states just 14% are in good ecological health.

Poor health scores for our rivers mask biodiversity improvements, experts tell Defra, and suggest a 'biodiversity audit' for rivers...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/07/30/p...

@ukceh.bsky.social #biodiversity #riverhealth #rivers #wildlife #watermagazine

In Kenya’s Thika River catchment, citizen scientists are monitoring water quality through the River Health Assessment. With support from Blue Deal, communities are building stronger data and healthier rivers.
🔗 Read more: vist.ly/3n8cqi8

#BlueDeal #WRUA #CitizenScience #RiverHealth #Kenya

Team Ripple Effect at the Houses of Parliament to celebrate our river science project and demand far better care for rivers and regulation of pollution. In the photo are a group of eight people - seven women and one man- holding glasses of wine and smiling or laughing for the selfie. Project Ripple Effect is a citizen science research project on the upper Medway, a partnership between University of Sussex and riends of the River Medway.

View over the Thames from the Houses of Parliament as the sun sets. The river is to our left, immediately over a pale stone parapet with an ornamental lantern on a metal pole in the centre of the photo. To the right, the walls of parliament, highly decorated pale stone. In the distance, the high rises of the city glowing in the setting sun.

View from the bank of the Thames from the Houses of Parliament, looking west to the London Eye and Waterloo bridge. The sun is setting and an ornamental lantern in the foreground is lit, the old City Hall in the background is glowing in low red light.

Ripple Effect team members taking photos of Big Ben. It's 9.30 pm and it's glowing gold in the late sun - and for the first time in a long time has no scaffolding!

A fabulous evening with the Project Ripple Effect team at the Houses of Parliament last night to celebrate our work to study and protect the Upper Medway, and call for far better care for rivers and regulation of pollution. #Medway #RiverHealth #EcologyandConservation project-ripple-effect.co.uk

#riverhealth #riverstrust #thamesbasin #Conservation #Ecology #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #UKwildlife #biodiversity #nature #conservation #waterquality #riverrestoration #ukrivers #UKGovts

Wear Rivers Trust Staff and Volunteer

Using magnifying glasses to study and identify the freshwater invertebrate

Public engaging with Wear Rivers Trust stall

Wear Rivers Trust stall

Last weekend, we joined the Durham Regatta to raise awareness of invasive species and promote the Check, Clean, Dry method. 💧

We also kick sampled upstream, showcasing river invertebrates to the public and highlighting their role in monitoring river health. 🌿

#INNS #RiverHealth #WearRiversTrust

Application of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding for Predicting Anthropogenic Pollution in Rivers Rivers are among the most threatened freshwater ecosystems, and anthropogenic activities are affecting both river structures and water quality. While assessing the organisms can provide a comprehensiv...

Rivers are under threat, but eDNA metabarcoding offers hope. This study shows that eDNA can profile diverse taxa and predict river pollution status with up to 79% accuracy. A new frontier in monitoring and conservation!

👉 bit.ly/3VZKC8O

#eDNA #Conservation #RiverHealth

Rain or shine ☔️🌞, our #NERC-funded #MICROCYCLE teams are sampling Thames & Avon, uncovering how microbes influence the fate of organic matter🧫💧.

@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪

🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth

2/9 "I want to immerse myself in the ecosystem and paddle it and not be afraid of the water," says Dave Taylor, who kayaks Winnipeg's rivers regularly but avoids touching the water due to dangerous pathogens, including those that cause dysentery and infections.
#RiverHealth

We're using eDNA sampling along the #RiverWandle — from Carshalton to Wandsworth — to detect fish, bacteria & algae at a molecular level 🧬🔬
Our mission is to track pollution impacts and build a long-term picture of river health.

📸 Stay tuned for what we find!
#eDNA #RiverHealth #UrbanRivers