The Himalayan Balsam season has finished – thank you everyone who helped us whether in organised sessions or at their own pace in the areas of their choice. Let’s hope that the promised wet and windy autumn doesn’t result in hosts of seeds floating down from the upper reaches. Report from Paul Wilson This year there appeared to be less … Read More
Wanted: Committed Citizen Scientists to Help Monitor the Biological Health of the River Foss by Kick Sampling
The River Foss Society is part of an important Citizen Science project, working in partnership with the Environment Agency, the University of York, St Nicks Environment Centre and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to monitor the entire river catchment for chemical and biological water quality, the presence or absence of Water Vole, Otter and Mink, the improvement of bankside vegetation management, etc. … Read More