Guardians of Our Rivers: Next Steps (360G-NLHF-HA-24-00380)

Guardians of Our Rivers (GooR): Next Steps will build on the momentum of Buglife’s existing work to protect freshwater habitats and aquatic invertebrates by developing a self-sustaining national network of River Guardians involved in monitoring and protecting the future health of Scotland’s watercourses. Riverfly monitoring provides vital, up-to-date information about how species are faring and the quality of riverine environments. This project will provide extended training and additional resources to enhance the confidence and skills of volunteers empowering community groups to become more actively involved in safeguarding the quality of local rivers and streams. GooR: Next Steps will target underrepresented urban communities and facilitate groups to make connections enabling the development of catchment-scale monitoring of water quality. New regional trainers will be supported to take on responsibility for training new groups ensuring the continuation of the riverfly monitoring initiative in Scotland beyond the funded period.