Floods (2 Oct)

I have added a page of photos of the floods. Follow the album link, page 3.

River Don Trust Presentation (31 Oct)

Read  the presentation given by Dave Gordon Trust Chairman to the  Don Salmon Fishery Board AGM .This will take a moment to load depending on your download speed.-Here

Newe Weir Obstruction ( 30 Oct)

Following the recent floods the weir has some unwelcome visitors which Jim Kerr and his team will be removing soon--See photo  

Salmon in the Classroom (27 Oct)

This years salmon in the classroom projects begins this week at Monymusk  and Towie schools. Further details to follow.

Web Site Album (25 Oct)

More photos added courtesy of Matt Cowan of Kintore, thanks Matt. They can be viewed by clicking on the bottom link on the left

My Day Electro Fishing (9th Oct)

I was invited along to assist the Trust's Biologist , Jamie and Don Board Bailiff, Stephen Murphy to electro fish the Goval Burn near Parkhill Bridge . Here is a short note of how I got on--Here

September Don District Salmon Board Report --Here

Obstruction removal project (29th Sept)

All the major obstructions on Donside have now had a engineers survey completed to assess the best way of easing them for fish migration. We are now awaiting the report before developing a plan to remove or ease these. we will then embark on a fund raising programme to fund this. Once completed this will open up many hundreds of km of juvenile habitat.

River Don Trust News Update (24 th. Mar)

 The River Don  Trust are also pleased to announce that applications made to date to RAFTS for funding in respect of the following projects have been successful

• Salmon in the classroom

• Engineering assessments for river obstructions
•  Atlantic salmon Genetic Sampling and Analysis

Details on these projects can be read on this website.
In the next few weeks the river Don Trust will be launching a “Friends of the River Don” initiative which, for the payment of a relatively small sum “the friends”, depending on whether a business individual etc, will be sent the latest update reports, newsletters and information relating to the Don on a regular basis
. We are also hoping to start regular columns in the DonsidePiper on how the Don is fishing together with articles on mink and voles and other aspects of Donside wildlife on the website.
If you want to be advised when the Friends of the Don is launched or have an article you think maybe of interest please drop me an email at iain@riverdon.org.uk.

On Line Donations to the RDT.(18Jan)

In partnership with the ADAA we now have the facility to take online donations to the RDT, go on, support a good cause!

Click here to go directly to our donations partnership page

December River Report (8 Jan)

Read River Superintendent Jim Kerr's fascinating report on the River Don for December 2008-Here

 Well done ADAA (7th.Nov)

Since June 2008 the ADAA has been operating a voluntary contribution on their visitor tickets and have raised £104  for the River Don Trust. It is hoped to develop this initiative next year.