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Autumn Conference

The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference & Awards Dinner 2011
Hosted by The Wye & Usk Foundation
Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th September 2011
Caer Beris Manor, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3NP

Conference Summary
Almost one hundred delegates from as far afield as County Durham and Cornwall, Limerick and Norfolk gathered in Wales for the Rivers Trust (RT) Autumn Conference 2011, hosted by the Wye & Usk Foundation (WUF).
The event, which focused on catchment management issues in Wales, showcased the WUF Irfon Special Area of Conservation (ISAC) EU Life+ Project, featuring a huge variety of restoration methods from work in the acidified tributaries, through stream habitat improvements and protection and restoration of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) species.
A busy conference programme was opened by hosts from the Wye & Usk Foundation introducing their work and the Life+ ISAC Project. Speakers from the Environment Agency Wales and England, the RSPB, the National Museum of Wales and the University of Cardiff also provided informative briefings with speakers from MulkearLIFE in Limerick, South Ireland, the Westcountry Rivers Trust, the Countryside Council for Wales and Afonydd Cymru adding to the comprehensive line-up. All the presentations can be seen by following links from the table below.

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Below are all the presentations from the
Rivers Trust 2011 ISAC Autumn Conference.
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Title
File Format
File Size
Conference Programme 1.65mb
Welcome and introduction - Chris Mills - Environment Agency Wales 1.65mb
SESSION 1 - LIFE+ IN THE RIVER IRFON    
Session 1-1 - Dr Stephen Marsh-Smith - WUF 9.66mb
Session 1-2 - Simon Evans - WUF 2.00mb
Session 1-3 - Peter Gough - EA Wales 1.47mb
SESSION 2 - LIFE GOES ON    

Session 2-1 - Mike Morris - RSPB

 3.47mb
Session 2-2 - Dr Ingrid Juettner - National Museum of Wales 1.79mb
Session 2-3 - Dr Fred Slater - University of Cardiff 1.05mb
SESSION 3 - THE AFTERLIFE    
Session 3-1 - Ruairi O'Conchuir - MulkearLIFE 9.06mb
Session 3-2 - Dr Dylan Bright - WRT 2.08mb
Session 3-3 - Damian Crilly - Environment Agency 492kb
SESSION 4 - WALES - AN ENVIRONMENTAL & FISHERIES HAVEN?    
Session 4-1 - Prof Steve Ormerod - University of Cardiff PDF 1.91mb
Session 4-2 - Dr Tristan Hatton-Ellis - Countryside Council for Wales PDF 2.53mb
Session 4-3 - Dr Ben Wilson - Environment Agency Wales PDF 3.14mb
The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference roundup - Huw Evans - Afonydd Cymru PDF 636kb