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Claire Zambuni Claire Zambuni

Surprise Pumpkins, Crazy Courgettes, and Baby Butternuts

On Thursday 13 July, The Association Les Trois Rivières in Chalabre, France, organised its first citizen science project of 2023 in collaboration with Earthwatch. We wanted to collect data ahead of the big citizen science project taking place on 14th September as part of the River Festival…

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Iona Mackay Iona Mackay

Citizen Science Project Begins

On Thursday 13 July, The Association Les Trois Rivières in Chalabre, France, organised its first citizen science project of 2023 in collaboration with Earthwatch. We wanted to collect data ahead of the big citizen science project taking place on 14th September as part of the River Festival…

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Iona Mackay Iona Mackay

Inspiring Activism in the Eyes and Ears of Anglers

Led by actor, and an active ambassador for Atlantic Salmon Trust and Angling Trust, Jim Murray, Activist Anglers is a new collective that all the angling community is invited to join. AA aims to empower and educate anglers on how they can make a difference to protect their local waterways.

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Emma Sandham Emma Sandham

The Art of the Mini Adventure

What makes an adventure? For many, it’s all about exploring a new place, water, or summit and the journey that takes them there.

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Iona Mackay Iona Mackay

Food & Drink at the Festival

There is no better setting for a celebration of our natural environment - of rivers and wild food - than L’Oasis. An ancient walled garden, L’Oasis is lined with fig trees and is abundant with persimmon, apricot, cherries, green gauges, olive trees, and vegetables galore. In every sense, food is at the core of the River Summit & Festival and L’Oasis will bear fruits of many kind for this year’s special event.

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Iona Mackay Iona Mackay

Rivers, Science, and Celebration: The River Festival Report

Rivers are the arteries of the land, supplying life-giving water to flora, fauna, and us. We live next to rivers all over the world. Chalabre, for example, is fed by three rivers; the Blau, the Chalabriel, and the Hers. But we are abusing our rivers and threatening their health and well-being.

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