Recordings

• Free Flow webinar recording – Part 1
• Free Flow webinar recording – Part 2

Presentations

• River protection, restoration, community management and strategies for water security and climate risk reduction Sui Chian Phang and Joshua Royte – The Nature Conservancy
• Blue Heart Beats on the Balkans Ulrich Eichelmann – River Watch (Austria)
• How Northern great rivers were kept flowing freely (featuring Torne river) Christer Borg – Älvräddarna
• Hot spots in Dutch free flowing rivers Wilco de Bruijne – Oak Consultants
• ICPDR River connectivity in Danube catchment Petra Repnik – ICPDR HYMO TG Chairperson (Slovenia)

Day 1

• Andrea Goltara_San Salvatore Dam – 100 years waiting to be removed
• Catarina Miranda_Deconstructing barriers in Portugal – the role of the Rios Livres Project
• Herman Wanningen_The power of a movement – scaling up Dam Removal in Europe
• Jonė Leščinskaitė_Starting up dam removal in Lithuania and future plans
• Jorge Bochechas_Road crossings as barriers to small fish in river Vascão. The first case of removal and rehabilitation of fluvial continuity
• Lorenzo Quaglietta_Dam Removal in Portugal – challengues, opportunities and status quo.pptx
• Paul Brotherton_The European Green Deal to the rescue. New policies to recover and protect EU rivers
• Paulo Branco_Project Damned Fish – Impact of structural and functional river network connectivity losses on fish biodiversity – Optimizing management solutions
• Paulo Costantino_The ecocide of the Tagus River by new dams
• Peter Rudberg_Sweden’s national plan for hydropower reviews
• Sebastian Birk_Towards 25,000 km of free-flowing rivers — the MERLIN project for mainstreaming river and wetland restoration in Europe
• Valentina Bastino_How to deliver the 25,000km free flowing rivers target in Europe
• Amy Singler_Mainstreaming Dam Removal in the U.S.

Day 2

• Andras Krolopp_EU and global policy agendas – how freshwater connectivity could benefit
• Branka Spanicek _First weir demolitions in the Balkans
• Carlos Garcia de Leaniz_What is needed to help MS comply with Article 7
• Chris Bowser_The Community Science Eel Project – Everyone is part of Busting Barriers
• Chris Grzesiok & Paul Herickx_Medieval weir removal in UK – how to deconstruct ancient history
• Gwen Macdonald_Open Rivers Programme – 42.5 millions to open up rivers
• Helena Newell_Financial mechanisms to support dam removal
• Illenia Babetto_LIFE & River Connectivity
• Jean-Marc Roussel_Biggest dam removal in Europe – 2 years later
• Paulo Castro_Planning dam removal in Portugal
• Pedro Brufao Curiel_Never in use standing still
• Pedro Raposo Almeida_LIFE AGUEDA – insights from an ongoing river restoration project

• Full Webinar Recording: Removing ‘Road Dams’ in Europe?
• PDF of webinar chat
• How can ‘deculverting’ become business as usual in Europe. Kim Aarestrup, Technical University of Denmark
• LIFE+ project 2011-2016 Remibar – Remediation of barriers in streams Sofia Perä, County Administrative Board of Norrbotten Sweden 
• Road Crossing Barriers and Systemic Solutions Joshua Royte, The Nature Conservancy Maine
• Restoring river connectivity in Finland by opening up and retrofitting culverts Jenny Jyrkänkallio-Mikkola, WWF Finland 
• What is the Problem with Culverts and Road-Crossings? Nathaniel Gillespie, U.S. Forest Service;
• Death by a Million Pipes Carlos Garcia de Leanis and Amber Consortium, Swansea University
• Stream Simulation Design Principles and Applications in the U.S.A. Robert Gubernick R.G., U.S. Forest Service 
• Some International Culvert Fish Passage Guidance Marq Redeker, CDM Smith 
• Mark Weinhold (Culvertologist) from US Forest Service explains retrofitting culverts (video)

• DRE International Seminar 2021 – DRE goes Alps

• Full Webinar Recording: Removing ‘Road Dams’ in Europe?
• Kim Aarestrup, Technical University of Denmark; How can ‘deculverting’ become business as usual in Europe.
• Joshua Royte, The Nature Conservancy Maine; Road Crossing Barriers and Systemic Solutions
• Jenny Jyrkänkallio-Mikkola, WWF Finland; Restoring river connectivity in Finland by opening up and retrofitting culverts
• Nathaniel Gillespie, U.S. Forest Service; What is the Problem with Culverts and Road-Crossings?
• Carlos Garcia de Leanis and Amber Consortium, Swansea University; Death by a Million Pipes
• Robert Gubernick R.G., U.S. Forest Service; Stream Simulation Design Principles and Applications in the U.S.A.
• Marq Redeker, CDM Smith; Some International Culvert Fish Passage Guidance
• Mark Weinhold (Culvertologist) from US Forest Service explains retrofitting culverts (video)

• The full report on the seminar (English)
• The full report on the seminar (French)
• Dam removal in France: history and portrait. Roberto Epple (European Rivers Network – France)
• French legislation ecological continuity. Claire-Cécile Garnier (Ministère de l’écologie – France)
• Portrait of a new European movement of opening up swimways in rivers. Pao Fernández Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation – Spain)
• Water Environmental Fund for river restoration. Françis Hayes (Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Scotland, UK)
• The largest dam removal in Finland, River Hiitolanjoki, paving the way for new era in river restoration. Ollikainen Hanna, Sampsa Vilhunen (South Karelian Foundation for Recreation Areas, WWF Finland)
• Maisons-Rouges removal on the Vienne river, 20 years later: monitoring sedimentary dynamics, habitats and fauna and flora. Nina Richard (CETU Elmis Ingénieries, Université de Tours – France)
• Lessons learned about the physical and aquatic response of rivers to dam removal. Gordon Grant (Forest Service, PNW Research Station- USA)
• Selune dams removals operation. Gilles Berrée (Direction Départementale des Territoire et de la Mer de la Manche – France)
• The Sélune Research Program. Stéphane Fraisse (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique- France)
• Is the removal of the Selune dams also a failure? Social approach to ecological restoration. Marie-Anne Germaine (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre – France)
• Hydro-sedimentary, biogeochemical and geomorphological characterization and dynamics of the Sélune River. Alain Crave, Ophélie Fovet, Anne-Julia Rollet, Candide Lissak (Université de Caen, INRA, Université Rennes, CNRS – France)
• Design of an observatory device and pre-dismantling inventory (2015-2018). Claudine Thenail, Audrey Alignier, Simon Dufour, Ivan Bernez  (INRA, Université Rennes – France): Landscapes and regions of the Sélune Valley (Séripage project)
• Biocenoses of the Sélune, functioning and evolution. Christophe Piscart, Jean-Marc Roussel and Eric Petit (CNRS, INRA – France)
• Associative organisation for recreational fishing and river continuity. Jean-Paul Doron (Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France)
• Selune Valley revival. Aurélie Jouée et Erick Goupil (SAGE Selune et Communauté d’agglomération du Mont Saint-Michel Normandie – France)
• Selune Observatory. Pablo Rault (INRA- France)
• Korea’s Dam Removal Campaign, Restoration of Four Major Rivers. Jenny Shin (Korean Federation of Environmental Movement – South Korea)
• Creation of values by the return of the salmon in a free valley. Jean Allardi (Association Internationale de défense du saumon Atlantique)
• Ecological and social impacts of dam removals on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers, Maine. Joshua Royte (The Nature Conservancy- USA)
• Restoration of ecological continuity in Orne river,  benefits and biological response. Olivier Fauriel et Stéphane Le Villain (Agence Française pour la biodiversité et Agence de l’Eau Seine Normandie – France)
• Barrier removal and river restoration: benefitting fish, people and the economy. Kim Birnie-Gauvin, (Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark)
• The economic impacts of ecological restoration and dam removal in Massachusetts. Beth Lambert, (Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, USA)
• Dove Cliff Weir Removal: River Restoration or Heritage Vandalism. Christopher Grzesiok, Paul Herickx (Environment Agency – England, UK)
• Restoration of the La Hem river basin in the Nord Pas de Calais. Mathieu Georgeon (Fédération du Pas de Calais pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique – France)

• Overview of investments on rivers in Estonia. Olav Ojala (Ministry of Environment Estonia)
• Remediation of Purtse River Basin and introduction to second fieldtrip. Raimo Jaaksoo (Ministry of Environment, Estonia)
• Dam Removal Europe and introduction of the diverse formula for Finnish dam removals. Sampsa Vilhunen (WWF Finland)
• From Monkey-wrenching to Mainstream: 30 years of dam removal and river restoration in the USA. Bob Irvin (American Rivers, USA)
• Dam removal in Finland: Reasons, goals, status and social perspective. Jukka Jormola (Finnish Environment Institute, Finland)
• River connectivity, habitats and water quality towards restored ecosystem services in Rönne å River. Ivan Olsson (County Administrative Board of Skåne, Sweden)
• Restoration of Pärnu River Basin. Külli Tammur  (Environment Agency, Estonia)
• Dam Removals in Basque Country. Aitziber Urquijo Luengo and Nekane Echandi Almandoz (Basque Water Agency, Spain)
• Barrier removal: The Danish Perspective. Kim BirnieGauvin (Denmark Technical University, Denmark)
• Removal of the Tikkurila Dam: From barrier to breeding place. Otso Lintinen  (Ramboll, Finland)

• Dam removal and dam management in Europe – Pao Fdez. Garrido
• Too Many Dammed Rivers – Rachel Bowes
• Connecting fish, rivers and people – Herman Wanningen
• Art of Dam Removal – Laura Wildman

• Dam removal and restoration of recruitment areas in the Baltic Sea- Lars Ljunggren (Swedish Anglers Association)
• The hydropower industry’s perspective on dam removal- Sara Sandberg (Fortum Sverige) and Johan Tielman (Sydkraft vattenkraft AB) (Sweden)
• Dam Removal vs Invasive Species Report- Gustavo Gonzalez Fernandez (Iberian Centre for Restoration, Spain)
• Implementation of WFD in Sweden – Dam removal as a measure?- Joakim Kruse (Bothnian Sea Authority, Sweden)
• Dam removal campaign finland- Olli Sivonen (WWF Finland)
• Social perspectives on Dam Removal- Rachel Bowes (Karlstad University, Sweden)
• When dam removal is not an option-Rehabilitating River Dalälven- Anna Hagelin (Gavleborg County Administrative Board, Sweden)
• The importance of migratory fish data and monitoring as decision-making tools for dam removal projects-Maxime Portier (Normandie Grands Migrateurs, France)
• Pre- and post-removal study of Vézins and La Roche qui Boit dams – Stéphane Fraisse (French National Institute for Agricultural Research)
• Ukranian rivers and the will to remove useless dams- Olga Denyshchyk (WWF Ukraine)
• Removal of the Krebsbach Dam Lessons Learned – Ercan Ayboga (Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany)
• River basin connectivity and dam management – The importance of sharing practices through knowledge networks – Bart Fokkens (European Centre for River Restoration, Netherlands)
• Irish Barriers – Identification, mitigations and removals – Brian Coghlan (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
• An overview of successful restoration, actual contested dam removals in estonia- Toomas Tamm (Estonian Univeristy of Life Sciences, Estonia)
• Marieberg Dam removal, River Mörrumsån – Andrew Harbicht (Karlstad University, Sweden)
• Practices of small hydropower and dam removal in China – Cui Zhenhua (Hangzhou Regional Centre (Asia Pacific) for Small Hydropower (HRC) National Research Institute for Rural Electrification, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI) China)
• Dam removal in Lake Acksjön – Axel Emanuelsson (Norconsult, Sweden)
• The river rehabilitation tool-box (AMBER, Horizon 2020) – Piotr Parasiewicz ( S. Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Poland)
• Unlocking the Severn – Delivering weir removal as the first phase – Paul Herickx (Environment Agency, England)
• Development of the Lillpite River Valley after Dam Removal – Bo Nordell (Lulea Univeristy of Technology, Sweden)
• Nearshore effects of the Elwha Dam Removals- Anne Shaffer (Coastal Watershed Insitute, USA)
• Bluff Recession in the Elwha and Dungeness Littoral Cells, Washington, USA- David Parks (Washington State Department of Natural Resources, USA)
• Migratory Salmonid fish and dams, do they mix?-Jaakko Erkinaro (Natural Resources Institute, Finland)
• Tikkurila Dam Removal in the City of Vantaa, Finland- Tiia Valtonen (Ramboll, Finland)
• Video Presentations

Watch the Video Presentations 

• AMBER Citizen Science – Rosa Olivo del Amo
• AMBER en España – AEMS, Cesar Rodriguez
• Dam Removal Europe – Jeroen van Herk
• World Fish Migration Day – Arjan Berkuysen
• Estado y Progreso – ENRR, FJ Sanchez
• Adaptacion del uso hidroelectrico – FIThydro, Javier Sanz Ronda
• AMBER en España – UniOvi, EvaGarcia, Eduardo Dopico
• AMBER – Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
• Fragmentacion en España – Gonzalo Rincon
• Obras para la ictiofauna – Fdez Yuste Mnez Santa-Maria
• Flow Regulation Long term effects – Diego Garcia De Jalon
• Herramientas jurídicas y experiencias – Pedro Brufao Curiel
• Demolicion manual de una presa – Nacho Rojo
• Ponencia liberando ríos – WWF, Alberto Fernandez

• The legal and social implications of barrier removal in an Irish context -Allan Cullagh (Inland Fisheries)
• The evolution of an American Movement to restore rivers – Erin McCombs (American Rivers, USA)
• The ecological benefits of barrier removal: evidence and debate – Martyn Lucas (Durham University, UK)
• The comeback of Atlantic salmon in the Orne river – Maxime Potier and Andre Berné (Normandie Grands Migrateurs and Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie, FR)
• Tackling the weirs of the Don catchment – Ed Shaw (Don Catchment Rivers Trust, UK)
• Salmon in the Stour – Dan Johnson (Environment Agency, UK)
• Risk assessment tool for weir removal – Kelly Quantrill (Durham University, UK)
• Restoration of the river Tame in urban Birmingham – Chris Grzesiok (Environment Agency, UK)
• Weg Dammit – Ulrich Eichelmann(RiverWatch, AUT)
• Public perceptions of weirs – Harriet Alvis (Bristol Avon Rivers, UK)
• Pont Aran – Joanne Barlow (Mott Mcdonald, UK)
• Workshop field trips – Simon Evans(WUF, UK)
• Mening Lowland rivers – Perikles Karageorgopoulos (Environment Agency, UK)
• Low mill weir – Daniel Brazier (Eden Rivers Trust, UK)
• Fluss Frei – Chris Hossli (AquaViva – WWF, SWI)
• Dam Removal Europe – Bart Geenen (WWF, NL)
• Challenges in delivering weir removal projects – Chris Gardner (South-East River Trust, UK)
• AMBER and World Fish Migration Day 2018 – Pao Fernandez (WFMF, Spain)
• Geomorphological changes post weir removal in the Urban River Irwell – Kevin Nash (Environment Agency, UK)
• Human-River relationship in the 21th Century – Janos Vargas
• Dam Decommissioning, State of the Art in France – Roberto Epple (ERN, France)

• Dam Removal Workshop, Spain (photos)
• WEF – Francis Hayes
• Dam Removals in the Basque Country – Nekane Echandi Almandoz
• Interaction With Removed Dams – Lissie de Groot
• Law and dam removal – Pedro Brufao Curiel
• Helsinginkoski – Vesa Lindqvist
• DRE project and AMBER – Bart Geenen & Pao Fdez. Garrido
• Duero Basin Authority dam removals – Carlos Marcos Primo
• History of dam removal in Europe and France – Roberto Epple
• Penobscot River dam removals – Josh Royte
• Dam Removal in Sweden – Olle Calles