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News for Upper Colne and tributaries<\/span><br\/>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCampaign to plant 100 Black poplar trees in Hertfordshire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This scheme to reintroduce black poplars in Hertfordshire is called \u2018Nurture through nature\u2019, and is the theme chosen by Nicholas Buxton, the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, which he is implementing in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust<\/a>.\n\n\n\t\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/index.php\/the-action-plans-2\/upper-colne-and-tributaries\/upper-colne-and-tributaries-news\/721-campaign-to-plant-100-black-poplar-trees-in-hertfordshire\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-label=\"Read more:  Campaign to plant 100 Black poplar trees in Hertfordshire\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> \n\t\t\tRead more ...\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- end item -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end span -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items-row cols-1 row-1 row-fluid clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item column-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"blogPost\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  \t\t<div class=\"pull-left item-image\">\n\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"images\/NewsMain\/LitterCollectingFromUpperColne040224width300.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n    \t\t\t\t\t    \t  <span class='publish-date'>05\/02\/24<\/span>\n \t\t  \t    <span class=\"catchment\">&#150; News for Upper Colne and tributaries<\/span><br\/>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteers Pick Litter from River Colne and send to recycling\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Great effort on Sunday 4th February from a group of anglers on the Upper Colne removing litter from in the channel; the whole lot has gone to be recyled by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reap-uk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ReAP UK<\/a> and made into new products, nothing will end up in landfill.\n\n\n\t\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/index.php\/the-action-plans-2\/upper-colne-and-tributaries\/upper-colne-and-tributaries-news\/678-volunteers-pick-litter-from-river-colne-and-send-to-recycling\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-label=\"Read more:  Volunteers Pick Litter from River Colne and send to recycling\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> \n\t\t\tRead more ...\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- end item -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end span -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items-row cols-1 row-2 row-fluid clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item column-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"blogPost\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  \t\t<div class=\"pull-left item-image\">\n\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caption\" title=\"CVFC test the water quality of the River Colne\"\t\t\t\tsrc=\"images\/NewsMain\/TonyMicropollutantWidth750.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n    \t\t\t\t\t    \t  <span class='publish-date'>20\/04\/23<\/span>\n \t\t  \t    <span class=\"catchment\">&#150; News for Upper Colne and tributaries<\/span><br\/>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe River Colne - A Toxic Soup of Chemicals ?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cvfc.org.uk\/cvfc2021\/\">Colne Valley Fisheries Consultative<\/a>&nbsp;has published a report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colnevalleypark.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Micropollutants-and-the-River-Colne-Final-April-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><em>Micropollutants in the River Colne 2023<\/em><\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>revealing detailed analysis of samples of water and&nbsp;sediment&nbsp;taken from the River Colne in Watford&nbsp;and upstream to the headwaters.&nbsp;\n\n\n\t\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/index.php\/the-action-plans-2\/upper-colne-and-tributaries\/upper-colne-and-tributaries-news\/652-the-river-colne-a-toxic-soup-of-chemicals\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-label=\"Read more:  The River Colne - A Toxic Soup of Chemicals ?\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> \n\t\t\tRead more ...\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n\n<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- end item -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end span -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- end row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items-row cols-1 row-3 row-fluid clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item column-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"blogPost\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  \t\t<div class=\"pull-left item-image\">\n\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"images\/NewsIntro\/Watford_Citizen_Science_Socials_Card_2324_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n    \t\t\t\t\t    \t  <span class='publish-date'>22\/03\/23<\/span>\n \t\t  \t    <span class=\"catchment\">&#150; 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