A river-long exploration, led by the South Devon Bioregional Learning Centre, combining local knowledge, climate science, data and the arts.
Communities up and down the River Dart are figuring out effective ways to keep the river clean, and to save water. Why? Because we live close to it, drink it from our taps, swim in it, and our treated waste water goes back into it.
All life needs water – we need to share it.
Get up to speed.
Our Voices workshops in Dartmouth, Totnes, Buckfastleigh and Ashburton (spring 2022) gave local communities global, national and local data. You too can create and contribute data–be a citizen scientist! Measure water quality with Westcountry Rivers Trust (the map shows where citizens are currently active). Let’s all learn more, together:
Download ‘Water Data Resource Pack’ (PDF)Download ‘Data on Your River, the Dart’ presentation (PDF)
“If water could speak, what would it say?”
Listen to the Voices of the Dart conversations aired on Soundart Radio via the Bioregional Learning Centre website, featuring Tim, Simon, David and John with Isabel Carlisle and Patrick, Josephine, Jane and Grant with Sally Sutton.
See more beautiful images at riverdartspeaks on IG.
BLC gives people doorways into experiencing systems, such as water, in order to demystify systems change and get to grips with the issues we are facing. As a diverse group, we tackle straightforward questions … How can we prepare for both floods and droughts? What can we do to ensure the river ecosystems are healthy and water clean? How do we reduce water consumption by measurable amounts?
BLC's work results in clear pathways for action. See how they did this for the ‘Water’ domain of the Devon Doughnut. Have a look at What people want to know about water from the Water Resilience Workshop BLC organised with Westcountry Rivers Trust in 2019.
Voices artist Ione Maria Rojas worked with local schools to create images for the Queen’s Jubilee ‘River of Hope’ flag parade.
See the artworks made by school children from around the world.