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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
The mysterious appearance of a sonde on the Culm
During July a mysterious piece of equipment was installed on the River Culm’s main channel: the Culm sonde. But what’s a ‘sonde’ you may ask and why
Nature-Based Solutions – a busy year!
From evidence reviewing to nature-based solution co-creating – why & how it happens Some keen followers of the Connecting the Culm project
Week Six – Clare’s stories take flight
Honey Bees have always been very close to my heart. I have a hive of semi wild bees in my garden. So I’ve decided that creating stories is
Storytelling in person – Cullompton 25 September
Clare Viner, our in-house story generator and fabulist, continues her series of blogs with reflections on her preparations for Saturday's first Connecting the Culm storytelling event. This week
Beaver reintroduction – consultation
Beavers have been a hot topic at Connecting the Culm, especially since last year's landmark decision by the government to allow the beavers of the River Otter, one
Summer Vegetation Survey Success!
Walking along the banks of the River Culm this summer was beautiful. Tall stands of purple loosestrife, carpets of water forget-me-not and reed canary-grass swaying and rustling in
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