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What is the Rivers Project?
Social participation
Preservation of local rivers
INAG
Partnerships Partners: Rivers
Project
Rivers Project
Counties; Associations; Technicians;
national coordination of the Rivers Project:
ASPEA (associação Portuguesa de Educação Ambiental), LPN (Liga para a Proteção da Natureza)
Companies etc.
technical direction: national coordinator + support technician
Implementation: Field trips, actions for improvement and dissemination
Each group has: • a responsible • support technician • a patron Participants: scouts, students, teachers, families, friends, associates, business employees, etc.
monitor of the project
Groups
Initial objectives
To supervise and inspect sections of the river, To assess the quality of the waterline adopted; To
observe
the
importance
of
waterline
ecosystems; To expand awareness to the general population; To contribute to the implementation of an environmental education.
∗ Clique para editar os estilos ∗ Segundo nível ∗ Terceiro nível ∗ Quarto nível ∗ Quinto nível
Sátão’s river
Sátão’s river
Nascent: Rãs, Romãs; Mouth: Fragosela, Povolide; Length: 28,4 Km
∗ Clique para editar os estilos ∗ Segundo The river crosses the nível following places: ∗ Terceiro nível Sátão
∗ Quarto nível Lages
∗ Quinto nível
Vila Boa
Corvos a Nogueira Santos Evos
B
A
C
Adopted waterline
Point A - Alder
∗ Kingdom: Plantae ∗ Species: Aldus glutinosa ∗ Characterization: ∗ Size: up to 20 m; ∗ Branches that present cylindrical flower cluster;
Point B – White wagtail
∗ Kingdom: Animalia ∗ Species: Motacilla alba ∗ Characterization: ∗ Size: 19 cm; ∗ Black and white plumage;
Point B - Rodin ∗ Kingdom: Animalia ∗ Species: Erithacus rubecula ∗ Characterization: ∗ Size: 14 cm ∗ rusty-red breast;
Point B - Blood worms ∗ Kingdom: Animalia ∗ Species : Midge of Chironomidae ∗ Characterization: ∗ Size: up to 20 mm; ∗ Red, due to the presence of hemoglobin;
Point C – Perez’s frog ∗ Kingdom: Animalia ∗ Species: Rana perezi ∗ Characterization: ∗ Size: up to 100mm; ∗ pointed muzzle, prominent eardrum;
Water pollution
The past of Sátão’s river – Interview Mr. Manuel “-Does the current state of the river bothers you? Like the smell?”
“Yes, now it doesn’t smell because there is enough water. But in the summer, the water fails and then it smells down there. And there are some tubes (I don’t know if you have already seen them) and the only water that runs in the river during the summer is coming out of those pipes and it’s sewage water which causes the smell.”
Water quality indicators ∗ Among others, some physical, chemical and biological information are important water quality indicators.
∗ Biological indicators: Presence of Seaweed; Coliforms; Trouts;
Testing the river’s water acid/alkaline balance (PH test)
Examples of pictures that will be featured in the movie
References ∗ Equipa de coordenação do projeto rios, “Projeto Rios”, 2012, retrieved on 9th January 2013 from:http://www.projectorios.org/_x/Apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20geral%20do%20Projeto%20Rios.pdf ∗ Equipa de coordenação do Projeto Rios, 2012, “Metodologia” e “Materiais entregues aos grupos inscritos”. Projeto Rios ∗ Equipa de coordenação do Projeto rios, 2012, “Desenvolvimento de parcerias”. Projeto Rios ∗ FERREIRA, Narciso, 2010, “Unidade de geologia e cartografia”(page 48). Notícia explicativa da folha 17 – A Viseu, Lisboa. ∗ BIS, Barbara and KOSMALA, Grażyna, 2005, “ Larvas de quironomídeo”. Chave para identificação de macroinvertegrados bentónicos de água doce ∗ MICHEL, François, 2004, “As poluições da água”. A água passo a passo ∗ ALMEIDA, Nuno Ferrand de, ALMEIDA, Paulo Ferrand de, GONÇALVES, Helena, SEQUEIRA, Fernando, TEIXEIRA, José, ALMEIDA, Fransisco Ferrand de, 2001, “Rana perezi (Rã-verde)”. Anfíbios e Répteis de Portugal, Lisboa ∗ HUMPHRIES, C. J., 2006, Guia Fapas – Árvores de Portugal e Europa ∗ Equipa de coordenação do Projeto Rios, “Projeto Rios, 2012, retrieved on 12th January 2013 from: http://www.projectorios.org/_x/Apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20geral%20do%20Projeto%20Rios.pdf ∗ Slide 10: http://olhares.sapo.pt/pisco-de-peito-ruivo-foto2507981.html ∗ Slide 11: http://livrodeponto34.blogspot.pt/2010_01_01_archive.html
Riverside Rangers