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Upper Aire – Prestigious environmental Green Apple award for pioneering project improving some of Yorkshire’s finest countryside

Environment Agency       ‘A pioneering scheme that is leading the way in improving some of Yorkshire’s best countryside has won a prestigious national award.   The Upper Aire Project won the Green Apple award for its work on improving the environment and wildlife, particularly fish, in the River Aire and its surrounding catchment area.   The project is run by the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the Yorkshire Farming and Wildlife Partnership, with the support of local businesses and landowners.

Having competed against more than 500 nominations, members of the partnership were presented with the Green Apple award for Environmental Best Practice at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament.   Environment Agency fisheries officer Pete Turner, who leads the project and collected the award, said: I’m really proud of this project and I’m over the moon we won this award, especially as the award is for partnership working, which is a major reason it is such a success.’

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Environment Agency   https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prestigious-environmental-award-for-pioneering-project-improving-some-of-yorkshires-finest-countryside

Webinar on Natural Flood Management

Stuart Hall-Cooper   Last week we published a video of a webinar we hosted with the Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, in which they presented a study they are conducting on Natural Flood Management