There are many different ways you can get involved, from carrying out community science, like gathering data, to litter picking, testing water samples and counting invertebrates.
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In July 2023, as part of Anstruther Improvements Association's work on the Dreel Burn, the AIA organised training for a group of volunteers to use the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative. Since January 2024, they have met once a month to monitor the number of invertebrates in the Dreel Burn.
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) coordinates a group of local volunteers, who undertake monthly water quality monitoring on the Dreel Burn and its tributaries. This data has created a baseline measurement for water quality, allowing the results of ongoing and future interventions to be monitored. The dedicated volunteers sample and test
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) coordinates a group of local volunteers, trained in the Riverfly Partnership’s national Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI). The community science group carries out monthly invertebrate monitoring at two locations along the Dreel Burn. Volunteers are working with the University of St Andrews to collate a baseline
Dreel Burn Community litter picks are regularly organised by Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA), and local partners with an interest in the local environment, such as Footprint East Neuk’s Dreelside Woods Community Asset Transfer project. If you would like to participate in an organised litter pick, or organise your own
In 2024 Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) began a campaign to control Himalayan Balsam, an invasive, non-native species that is prevalent in a number of locations along the Dreel Burn corridor. The AIA aims to eradicate Himalayan Balsam on the Dreel Burn and, with the help of volunteers and the
Each year, on the Saturday before Easter, Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) launches 1,000 numbered rubber ducks into the Dreel Burn in a race to the finish line. The ducks are sponsored by members of the community, with local businesses donating prizes to provide a welcome way to fundraise for
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) aims to engage with, involve, consult and inspire the local community about the Dreel Burn and what is needed to achieve its vision of a clean, biodiverse and vibrant burn, valued by the farming, fishing, rural and urban communities of the East Neuk. There are many