Monday, March 14th, 2022  at 14.00 is scheduled the Final Meeting of the IdroLIFE Project. This event represents the final act of the Project and the occasion in which the results achieved will be presented. The event will be streamed and all interested people can participate by registering on the dedicated page (Click here [...]

Monitoring systems on the Toce River have recently been activated under Action D3 to assess the effectiveness of the Prata fish passage and of the Lake Tana fish passage. The evaluation of effectiveness is carried out through two monitoring systems: detection by PIT tag antenna and video-monitoring. The PIT tag (Passive Integrated Transponder) is [...]

The “boulder bar” fish ramp made at the discontinuity identified as "TOCE01 Briglia del Ponte di Migiandone" is in operation and, with this very suggestive video taken by the drone, we want to show you its operation. The realization of a work of this magnitude requires in-depth preliminary studies in order to achieve the [...]

Today we want to offer you a video of the "Paesaggio elettrico" (electric landscape) reproduced in detail in a plastic exhibited at the Aquamondo of the Val Grande National Park. The type of hydroelectric plant reproduced is among the most frequent in our valleys and this IdroLIFE initiative aims to enhance its educational message [...]

It is possible to observe the progress of works concerning the "Longitudinal connectivity restoration: Action C.4" thanks to the beautiful pictures taken by Marco Tessaro from the drone. The first picture shows the rock ramp at the Migiandone Bridge (Toce01 - Weir on River Toce at Migiandone Bridge) and the second shows the working [...]

The interventions of river restoration have to be done with appropriate environmental monitoring. The defragmentation of the artificial barriers, the restocking of some native species and the control of the invasive alien species, foreseen in the IdroLIFE Project, need adequate environmental investigations, before and after the intervention. The capture with electrofisher allows the temporary [...]

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines as invasive alien species a species introduced outside of its natural distribution, which becomes problematic. The invasive alien species represent one of the most common threats for the biodiversity. The IdroLIFE Project foreseen the containment of the invasive alien species with a strong impact on [...]

The marble trout Salmo marmoratus (Cuvier 1829) is an endemic Salmonidae of the freshwater environments connected to the Adriatic basin. This fish lives in fresh and well oxygenated water, typical of the south alpine side, preferring the piedmonts parts but moving even to the mountain tumultuous parts. It is in the Red List of [...]

It is enough a gap of few meters to stop the flow of the fish in a river. Many human interventions have fragmented the watercourses with hydropower barriers and weirs in order to slow down the down flow of the water. The construction of bridges, like the Migiandone (Ornavasso) one, can create interruptions too, damaging [...]

The visit for the monitoring of the Project IdroLIFE LIFE15 NAT/IT/000823 by the EU took place on February 20th and 21st in order to verify the progress of the works. During the two days  there was the chance even to visit the working sites of Lake Tana and Migiandone to check the status of [...]