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Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Upper River Don
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Lower River Don
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
• Fisherman
• Members of Rivers Trust
• General Public
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
My background
• Fly fishing
• Catching Fish
• Invertebrates
• Fly tying
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
My background
• Rivers
• Watercraft
• Inter related systems
• Rivers trusts movement
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
What do fishermen want from rivers
• Clean water
• Free flowing in all seasons
• Pollution free
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
What do fishermen want from rivers
• Floods– fish stocks– bank damage
• Abstraction
• Invertebrates– plentiful supply
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
What do fishermen want from rivers
• Stocking
• Dams & Fish Passes
• Action on pollution
• Undertake work on river
• Willing to pay for fishing
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
What do fishermen want from rivers
• Spend time in rivers
can be Eyes & Ears– Pollution– Insects, lack of– Wildlife– Something is different
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Members of a Rivers Trust
• Aspirations well documented
• Asset of the local community
• Natural
• Supporting indigenous wildlife, fauna and flora
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Members of a Rivers Trust
• Protection for the future
• High water quality
• Work on the river
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Members of a Rivers Trust
• Projects
• Funding
• Stakeholders– Agencies– Local authorities– Landowners– Local community groups
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Focus of Don Catchment Trust
• Connecting with the river• Connecting with people
• Working with other groups
– Improved access for local communities– Increased wetlands – Improved river channelling – Provision of fish passes
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
The General Public
• Hard to determine
• Recreation
• Living
• Flooding
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
The General Public
• Rubbish tipping
• Unaware of what is in their river
• Opportunities to learn
• Must be involved
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Upper River Don