Engaging local communities with the rivers of the Mersey in Merseyside, Cheshire & Greater Manchester. Help us improve river health through volunteering programmes and volunteer river citizen science monitoring. Support our work to deliver local community river education & recreational activities.
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Beneficiaries
* Tackling river pollution from littering, plastic, sewage and industry * Addressing poor recreational access and recreation opportunities in and along rivers that prevents local people from enjoying their local river. * Tackling damage to river habitat to improve river wildlife * Lack of outdoor education opportunities for children & young people to learn about rivers & the environment * Addressing a lack of monitoring of the river environment to assess what improvement works are required.
*Work with local communities to organise volunteer working parties to clean up rivers and improve wildlife habitats. Volunteer working parties will also help improve access to rivers, by managing vegetation and making footpaths safe. *Train volunteer River Guardian citizen scientists in surveying river water quality and identifying animals & plants living in rivers. * Deliver indoor & outdoor river education activities & outdoor river recreation activities for children and young people
