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|Project title=Skjern River Project
|Status=Complete
|Status=Complete
|Project web site url=www.SkjernEnge.dk
|Themes=Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits
|Themes=Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits
|Country=Denmark
|Country=Denmark
|Main contact forename=Niels Dahlin
|Main contact forename=Niels Dahlin  
|Main contact surname=Lisborg
|Main contact surname=Lisborg
|Contact organisation=The National Forest and Nature Agency (Denmark)
|Contact organisation=The National Forest and Nature Agency (Denmark)
|Contact organisation url=www.naturstyrelsen.dk/
|Contact organisation url=www.naturstyrelsen.dk/
|Multi-site=No
|Multi-site=No
|Project summary=In within a catchment area of 250,000 hectares, the River Skjern (in western Jutland) is the largest river in Denmark in terms of water flow. Previous to human alteration, there was a huge expanse of marshland (4,000 ha) with a mixture of reed-swamps, meadows, meandering watercourses and shallow lakes at mouth of the river.
The delta area constituted the habitat for thousands of migratory bird species and also for stable breeding populations of bittern ("Botaurus stellaris"), black tern ("Chlidonias niger") and corncrake ("Crex crex"). Other species (i.e. European otter ("Lutra lutra"), Atlantic salmon ("Salmon salar"), etc.) were also relatively common until the 1960’s, following the straightening and channelizing of the Skjern and the cultivation of the marshland. This had negative impact on wild flora and fauna species, and dealt to water quality issues with severe effects of the fish and waterfowl populations of Ringkoebing Fjord.
In 1987, the Danish government decided to launch a major strategy to restore marginal areas to their former natural state and to introduce more compatible land use. The River Skjern was to be the milestone of this strategy.
The part involving restoring areas of conservation value of the Skjern was brought as a LIFE-Nature project in January 2001. The "Restoration of habitats and wildlife of Skjern River" aimed to restore 875 ha of the river valley and to improve biological diversity over 1,600 ha by re-introducing grazing. Construction work in the river bed and its tributaries was undertaken for re-meandering 20 km of the river along a more natural course. This enhanced nutrient retention capacity of the river system and enhanced the physical conditions of the site.
By the end of project in December 2004 about 1,200 ha of grassland were established, which was less than originally foreseen (1,600 ha). The reason is that the restoration work finally resulted in increased areas of floodplain. However, these extended wetland areas have benefited important species such as the spotted crake ("Porzana porzana"), avocet (Recurvirostra spp.) and bittern (Ardeidae spp.) and consequently will lead to more enhanced nature conservation.
Monitoring for the assessment of the ecological conditions in the restored area started in 2000. From 2004, the environmental monitoring programme for the project area is part of the national environmental monitoring programme (NOVANA). This surveillance monitoring is more extensive compared to the 2000-2003 monitoring programme for the Skjern River project area.
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|Link=www.naturstyrelsen.dk/Naturoplevelser/Beskrivelser/Vestjylland/SkjernEnge/Skjern_River_Wetlands.htm
|Description=The restoration of Skjern River - The National Forest and Nature Agency (Denmark)
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|Link=www.dmu.dk/udgivelser/faglige_rapporter/nr_500-549/abstracts/fr531_uk/
|Description=NERI Technical report no. 531. Restoration of Skjern River. Summary of environmental monitoring results 1999-2003. Andersen, J.M. 2005. 96 pp.
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|Link=ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=1725&docType=pdf
|Description=Skjern River - Restoration of habitats and wildlife of the Skjern
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|Link=www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=LIFE+and+Europe%E2%80%99s+rivers+-+best+river+restoration+project&oq=LIFE+and+Europe%E2%80%99s+rivers+-+best+river+restoration+project&gs_l=hp.3...1053.1053.0.2369.1.1.0.0.0.0.65.65.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.2.hp.EVLBf1hYbjw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42261806,d.d2k&fp=8b73aa42326402c3&biw=1280&bih=929
|Description=LIFE and Europe’s rivers - best river restoration project
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Removal of an old pumping station
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Flooding of the Skjern River after restoration


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http://www.naturstyrelsen.dk/Naturoplevelser/Beskrivelser/Vestjylland/SkjernEnge/Skjern River Wetlands.htm The restoration of Skjern River - The National Forest and Nature Agency (Denmark)
http://www.dmu.dk/udgivelser/faglige rapporter/nr 500-549/abstracts/fr531 uk/ NERI Technical report no. 531. Restoration of Skjern River. Summary of environmental monitoring results 1999-2003. Andersen, J.M. 2005. 96 pp.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n proj id=1725&docType=pdf Skjern River - Restoration of habitats and wildlife of the Skjern
http://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=LIFE+and+Europe%E2%80%99s+rivers+-+best+river+restoration+project&oq=LIFE+and+Europe%E2%80%99s+rivers+-+best+river+restoration+project&gs l=hp.3...1053.1053.0.2369.1.1.0.0.0.0.65.65.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.2.hp.EVLBf1hYbjw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r gc.r pw.r qf.&bvm=bv.42261806,d.d2k&fp=8b73aa42326402c3&biw=1280&bih=929 LIFE and Europe’s rivers - best river restoration project

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