To support the community engagement strand of the Findhorn Watershed Initiative, the Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust has commissioned Findhorn Bay Arts to deliver a programme of creative and cultural engagements in the lower River Findhorn catchment area.
Building upon previous strands of their work and inspired by Destination Tweed’s Connecting Threads project, FBA recruited Creative Practitioner and River Animateur, Eve Mosher, who over a period of 3-months reached over 400 people of all ages through a series of pop up and drop in events and activities with communities along the river.
Working with local artists, the programme included craft activities with local primary schools and engaging older people through storytelling, as well as an informal sharing of music inspired by the River Findhorn and a screening of Scotland: the Big Picture’s feature-length documentary ‘Riverwoods’ at local village halls.
This commission has now come to an end, and we’re very pleased to share the report produced by Eve Mosher.
About the Findhorn Watershed Initiative
Coordinated action for nature recovery and connection, at a watershed-scale
The Findhorn Watershed Initiative is a multi-generational vision to restore a mosaic of nature rich habitats, grow a culture of nature connection and enable a thriving nature-based economy for the people and places of the Findhorn watershed, from the Monadhliath Mountains to the Moray Firth.
Catalysed by the global drive towards net zero and ecosystem restoration, the Initiative brings together land managers, communities, businesses, and other river users in an accelerated, collaborative programme of habitat restoration, carbon sequestration and river stewardship.
Led by local environmental conservation intermediary – the Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust – the Findhorn Watershed Initiative was created in direct response to the Trust’s 2021-26 Management Plan which outlines its commitment to the conservation and restoration of its river catchments, as well as global frameworks, such as the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration.
