River Cree Hatchery & Habitat Trust SCIO
River Cree Hatchery & Habitat Trust SCIO was established in 2020 to continue the work of The River Cree Hatchery and Habitat Trust which was itself established in 2011 as a community project to address the decline of salmon and sea trout populations in the River Cree system in Dumfries and Galloway. We carry out ongoing programmes of practical habitat management and mitigation stocking of salmon fry in the catchment. We also conduct education, volunteering and training programmes.
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Our work is centred around the restoration of the River Cree catchment by delivering the following programmes.
Salmon Stocking Programme We raise some 200,000 salmon fry annually in our purpose-built hatchery which are then stocked into parts of the catchment where wild salmon cannot spawn successfully.
Habitat We are working to improve water quality and to mitigate climate change impact through such initiatives as controlling Invasive Non Native Species and by replanting native deciduous trees.
Education Our programmes give young people a vivid introduction to the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon and help engender a lasting interest in their local environment. Training We offer quality “on the job” training opportunities, all centred on our river restoration activities.
Volunteering All our programmes offer multiple volunteering opportunities. Indeed, without the enthusiastic help of our volunteers we could not carry on our work.
Achievements
Over the years our activities have gained national and international recognition, culminating in our being the first Scottish recipient of the inaugural “Orri Award” by North Atlantic Salmon Fund UK.
The River Cree is the only “Grade 1” salmon river in south west Scotland. We are firmly of the opinion that this is down to our river restoration activities.
The Trust has a “Wellies On, Hands On” approach.
