Case study:Hierdense Beek
Project overview
Status | In progress |
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Project web site | http://www.sprengenbeken.nl/hierdense-beken/#Leuvenumse%20Beek |
Themes | Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Land use management - forestry, Monitoring |
Country | Netherlands |
Main contact forename | Christian |
Main contact surname | Huising |
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Contact organisation | Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe |
Contact organisation web site | http://www.vallei-veluwe.nl/ |
Partner organisations | STOWA |
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Project summary
The upstream part of the Hierdensebeek is called the Leuveumse Beek, which is where Building with Nature measures were implemented. The main stream (upstream and downstream part) has a total length of approximately 17 km. Since 1993, efforts have been made to improve spatial planning, water quality and ecology by reconnecting an old meander. In 1996/1997 there has been large-scale maintenance to the stream. The first Building with Nature activities involving dead wood started in 2011 and ended in 2013. The wood that was used came from the woods directly adjacent tot he stream and was introduced in a braided pattern to allow for optimal throughflow. In addition to the usage of dead wood, the Syngery project started in 2014, in which various BwN measures are combined, like shading, altered mowing regimes and sand suppletion. The University of Amsterdam researched the effect of the wood that was introduced on the flora and fauna.
This experiment is being performed within the WFD innovation programme ‘Beekdalbreed hermeanderen’ (En: Re-meandering accross the stream valley’). As part of this directive, water and nature managers work together to make stream restoration measures as effective as possible. Other partners involved in the project are Natuurmonumenten, Landschap Overijssel, Wageningen University, Wageningen Environmental Research and Utrecht University. The programme was originally initiated by STOWA (Stichting Toegepast Onderzoek Waterbeheer). The Dutch ministry of Infrastructure and environment (Infrastructuur en Milieu) subsidises 70% of this project.
Source: https://www.sprengenbeken.nl/hierdense-beken/#Leuvenumse%20Beek
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