‘We’re Basically Starting From Zero’: Restoring Finland’s River Ecosystems

Takeaways:

• Although Finland is the most heavily forested country in Europe, rewilding teams are chopping some trees down for a river restoration project.
• These teams are adding dead wood to the water, gravel to the riverbend, recreating old spawning grounds for fish and moving rocks from the riverbank into the water.
• The goal of these projects is to create healthy habitats and the big win will be to see if after these efforts, the trout will return to them.

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