Get connected…
It’s good for your health & good for the health of the river
A healthy river is essential to protect people and nature; it’s also good for wellbeing and the economy. We want to work together with people living and working near the River Culm to help meet the challenges it faces now and in the future.
We believe that huge positive impacts on the health of people and nature can be achieved if people work together to look after their local environment.
There are loads of ways you can get involved and help us to protect and restore the health of the River Culm and the surrounding landscape in Mid and East Devon – complete a survey, become a river scientist, attend an (online) event, have a river day in your school, help us to design the Blueprint for the River Culm…
If you prefer practical action or live events, then we are organising a programme of activities that you can get involved in…
Help us develop the Blueprint for the Culm…
We need your help to create a shared vision for a healthy and resilient River Culm of the future
We are working together with people living in the Culm catchment to help solve the River Culm’s problems. One of the project’s main aims is to create a long-term plan for the future of the river that everyone agrees to – the Blueprint for the River Culm. This plan will set out how we intend to tackle the growing problems of flood and drought, improve water quality in the river and create a better place for wildlife and people.
The plan will also set out how, together with people from across the landscape, will be working with nature to create a more healthy and resilient river.We will be using nature-based solutions like tree-planting and restoring soil health, because they are known to be effective and they have multiple other benefits. You can get involved in the process – we want and need as many local people to be involve din this process as we can.
Latest news on activities
Get all the latest news and information on how you can get involved in Connecting the Culm
Launch of the Culm Himalayan Balsam Action Group
The Culm Himalayan Balsam Action Group (HBAG) is a new initiative that's come out of discussions in our Working Groups. Himalayan Balsam was introduced to the UK
From What Is to What If?
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement, shares his thoughts, prior to joining us for our Climate Resilience Workshop on 29 April. I am obsessed with the
Culm Perspectives: a response to the Environmental Evidence Review
In the following opinion piece, Richard Horrocks (pictured above at a river activity day) responds to the River Culm Environmental Evidence Review. Richard's career was spent with the
Lower Culm water quality – new Scorecard thanks to Culm CSI volunteers!
On Wednesday 17th March an interactive audience joined us for the Culm Citizen Science Investigations (CSI) event, to celebrate the work of the fantastic volunteers throughout the Culm
Culm wildlife – what’s been spotted? How can you get involved?
Wildlife spotting emerged as the second favourite activity* people participate in when out and about around the Culm and its tributaries. But what types of wildlife can people
Cows, potatoes and climate change
Have you ever wondered how cows and potatoes might be affected under climate change in the UK? Scientists at the Met Office have, in a recent paper
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