PROGRAM – PRESENTATIONS PDF, AUDIO – RESOURCES
You will below all presentations (to listen and download) we had at the international conference on dam removal and the restauration of the Sélune river, from 24th to 26 September, 2019 in Brittany and Normandy. (Rennes / Avranches – Mont Saint Michel).
This conference was organised by : European Rivers Network, the French Agency for Biodiversity, the National Federation for Fishing in France and Dam Removal Europe, and the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), the Water Agency Seine-Normandie and the NGO Aliance “Friends of the Sélune”.
More than 200 participants came from 20 countries and three continents with 30% from the local, Rennes-Avranches region. This colloquium in both French and English brought together experts, scientists, managers, NGOs, government representatives, but also users of the Sélune river.
Program & presentations
24th September in Rennes
Conference room: Couvent des Jacobins – Centre des Congrès de Rennes Métropole, 20 Place Sainte-Anne, 35000 Rennes
In the morning, talks began with a discussion on the importance of ecological continuity for rivers, and several presentation of tools, actions, policy to help river continuity restoration in France, Scotland, Finland and Europe. Monitoring results from Maisons-Rouges cases studies and others from United States have also been presented. In the afternoon, the works in progress on the Selune have been shown, including the first results of the remarkable scientific monitoring program coordinated by INRA, which has taken place over the past fifteen years.
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9am: Opening
– Opening
– Roberto Epple (European Rivers Network – France) : Emergence and history of dam removals
– Claire-Cécile Garnier (Ministère de l’écologie – France) : French legislation « ecological continuity »
– Pao Fernández Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation – Spain) : Portrait of a new European movement of opening up swimways in rivers
10:20am : Break
– Françis Hayes (Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Scotland, UK) : Water Environmental Fund for river restoration
– Hanna Ollikainen, Sampsa Vilhunen (South Karelian Foundation for Recreation Areas, WWF Finland) : The largest dam removal in Finland, River Hiitolanjoki, paving the way for new era in river restoration
– Nina Richard (CETU Elmis Ingénieries, Université de Tours – France) : Maisons-Rouges removal on the Vienne river, 20 years later: monitoring sedimentary dynamics, habitats and fauna and flora
– Gordon Grant (Forest Service, PNW Research Station- USA) : Lessons learned about the physical and aquatic response of rivers to dam removal
12:10am : Lunch
– Gilles Berrée (Direction Départementale des Territoire et de la Mer de la Manche – France) : Selune dams removals operation
– Stéphane Fraisse (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique- France) : The Sélune Research Program
– Marie-Anne Germaine (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre – France) : Is the removal of the Selune dams also a failure? Social approach to ecological restoration
2:45pm: Break
– Claudine Thenail, Audrey Alignier, Simon Dufour, Ivan Bernez (INRA, Université Rennes – France) :Landscapes and regions of the Sélune Valley (Séripage project): design of an observatory device and pre-dismantling inventory (2015-2018)
– Alain Crave, Ophélie Fovet, Anne-Julia Rollet, Candide Lissak (Université de Caen, INRA, Université Rennes, CNRS – France) : Hydro-sedimentary, biogeochemical and geomorphological characterization and dynamics of the Sélune River
– Christophe Piscart, Jean-Marc Roussel and Eric Petit (CNRS, INRA – France) : Biocenoses of the Sélune, functioning and evolution
– Discussion
5:30pm: End
25th September in Avranches
Conference room : Salle Victor Hugo d’Avranches, place Carnot, 50300 Avranches
The genesis of the Sélune dam project was presented and also the restoration issues for a general interest and for the territory (general economy, fisheries, local population…). The sociological issues of dam removal were discussed along several talks and participation of association of the Friends of the Dams but also with a resident of the valley in favor to the project. The sharing of experiences from South Corea, France, Denmark, USA, … came to bring concrete examples where dam removal allowed a reconquest of the territories.
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9am : Opening
– Roger Lebeurrier (Association des Amis du Barrage – France)
– Jean-Paul Doron (Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France) : Associative organisation for recreational fishing and river continuity
– Aurélie Jouée et Erick Goupil (SAGE Selune et Communauté d’agglomération du Mont Saint-Michel Normandie – France) : Selune Valley revival
– Pablo Rault (INRA- France) : Selune Observatory
– Jenny Shin (Korean Federation of Environmental Movement – South Korea) : Korea’s Dam Removal Campaign, Restoration of Four Major Rivers
– Discussion
11am : Break
– Jean Allardi (Association Internationale de défense du saumon Atlantique) : Creation of values by the return of the salmon in a free valley
– Samuel Jouon (Lannion-Trégor Communauté- France) : Screening the movie River basin “Léguer Valley” : Reclaiming the river
12:20am : Lunch
– Joshua Royte (The Nature Conservancy- USA) : Ecological and social impacts of dam removals on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers, Maine
– Olivier Fauriel et Stéphane Le Villain (Agence Française pour la biodiversité et Agence de l’Eau Seine Normandie – France) : Restoration of ecological continuity in Orne river, benefits and biological response
– Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark) : Barrier removal and river restoration: benefitting fish, people and the economy
3:00pm : Break
– Beth Lambert, Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (USA) : The economic impacts of ecological restoration and dam removal in Massachusetts
– Christopher Grzesiok, Paul Herickx (Environement Agency – England, UK) : Dove Cliff Weir Removal: River Restoration or Heritage Vandalism
– Mathieu Georgeon (Fédération du Pas de Calais pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique – France) : Restoration of the La Hem river basin in the Nord Pas de Calais
– Discussion
5:30pm : End
26th of September, field trip
In the Selune valley
Thursday was a visit to the Vezins dam removal works, the Biards bridge and the Mazure recreation area. We met and discussed with “les Amis du Barrage”
Talks and presentations
24th of September, Rennes
24th of September, session1 (Rennes – 9:00 – 10:30)
- Roberto Epple (European Rivers Network – France)
Emergence et historique de l’effacement de barrages
Emergence and history of dam removals - Claire‐Cécile Garnier (Ministère de l’écologie – France)
Règlementation française « continuité écologique »
French legislation « ecological continuity » - Pao Fernández Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation – Spain)
Portrait d’un nouveau mouvement européen de restauration de la continuité écologique des rivières
Portrait of a new European movement of opening up swimways in rivers
24th of September, session2 (Rennes – 11:00 – 12:30)
- Françis Hayes (Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Scotland, UK)
Fond environnemental pour l’eau et la restauration des rivières
Water Environmental Fund for river restoration - Ollikainen Hanna, Sampsa Vilhunen (South Karelian Foundation for Recreation Areas, WWF Finland)
Le fleuve Hiitolanjoki, le plus grand enlèvement de barrage en Finlande ouvre la voie à une nouvelle ère dans la restauration des rivières
The largest dam removal in Finland, River Hiitolanjoki, paving the way for new era in river restoration - Nina Richard (CETU Elmis Ingénieries, Université de Tours – France)
Effacement du barrage de Maisons‐Rouges sur la Vienne, 20 ans après : suivi de la dynamique sédimentaire et des habitats et espèces faunistiques et floristiques
Maisons‐Rouges removal on the Vienne River, 20 years later: monitoring sedimentary dynamics, habitats and fauna and flora - Gordon Grant (Forest Service, PNW Research Station – USA)
Effacement de barrages aux USA : réponses des rivières sur le plan morphologique et aquatique
Lessons learned about the physical and aquatic response of rivers to dam removal
24th of September, session3 (Rennes – 14:00 – 15:00)
- Gilles Berrée (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer de la Manche – France)
Opération d’effacement des barrages de la Sélune
Selune dam removals operation - Stéphane Fraisse (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique ‐ France)
Le programme de recherche sur la Sélune
The Sélune Research Program - Marie‐Anne Germaine, Laurent Lespez (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre, CNRS ‐ France)
Le démantèlement des barrages de la Sélune est‐il aussi un échec? Approche sociale de la restauration écologique
Is the removal of the Selune Dams also a failure? Social approach to ecological restorationPresentation PDF Audio FR / Audio EN Résumé FR / Abstract EN
24th of September, session4 (Rennes – 15:30 – 17:30)
- Claudine Thenail, Simon Dufour, Ivan Bernez (INRA, Université Rennes – France)
Paysages et ripisylves de la vallée de la Sélune (projet Séripage): conception d’un dispositif observatoire et état des lieux pré‐démantèlement (2015‐2018)
Landscapes and regions of the Sélune Valley (Séripage project): design of an observatory device and predismantling inventory (2015‐2018) - Alain Crave, Ophélie Fovet, Anne‐Julia Rollet (Université de Caen, INRA, Université Rennes – France)
Caractérisation et dynamiques hydro‐sédimentaire, biogéochimique et géomorphologique du fleuve Sélune
Hydro‐sedimentary, biogeochemical and geomorphological characterization and dynamics of the Sélune RiverPresentation PDF Audio FR / Audio EN Résumé FR / Abstract EN
- Christophe Piscart, Jean‐Marc Roussel, Eric Petit (CNRS, INRA – France)
Biocénoses de la Sélune, fonctionnement et évolution
Biocenoses of the Sélune, functioning and evolutionC. Piscart
Presentation PDF Audio FR / Audio EN Résumé FR
E. Petit
Presentation PDF Audio FR / Audio EN Résumé FR
JM Roussel
Presentation PDF Audio FR / Audio EN Résumé FR
25th of September, Avranches
- Opening and WelcomeEmmanuelle Wargon, video (Ministère de l’écologie – France)
25th of September, session1 (Avranches – 9:00 – 11:30)
- Roger LEBEURRIER (Association des Amis du Barrage - France)
Parole donnée à l’association “des Amis du Barrage”
Presentation of “les Amis du Barrage” - Jean‐Paul Doron (Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France – France)
Structure associative de pêche de loisirs et continuité écologique
Associative organisation for recreational fishing and river continuity - Aurélie Jouée et Erick Goupil (SAGE Selune et Communauté d’agglomération du Mont Saint‐Michel Normandie – France)
- Pablo Rault (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique – France)
- Jenny Shin (Korean Federation of Environmental Movement – South Korea)
Mouvement associatif et citoyen pour l’effacement de barrages en Corée et restauration de quatre grands fleuves
Korea’s Dam Removal Campaign, Restoration of Four Major Rivers
Le renouveau de la vallée de la Sélune
Observatoire de la Sélune25th of September, session2 (Avranches – 12:00 – 13:00)
Création de valeurs par le retour du saumon dans une vallée libérée
Présentation du film Bassin Versant “Vallée du Léguer” : Rivière Léguer histoire d’une reconquête et discussion25th of September, session3 (Avranches – 14:15 – 15:45)
- Joshua Royte (The Nature Conservancy – USA)
Impacts écologiques et sociaux des enlèvements de barrages sur les rivières Kennebec et Penobscot, Maine, USA
Ecological and social impacts of dam removals on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers, Maine - Olivier Fauriel et Stéphane Le Villain (Agence Française pour la biodiversité et Agence de l’Eau Seine Normandie – France)
Restauration de la continuité écologique sur l’Orne, Gains et réponse biologique
Restoration of ecological continuity in Orne River, Benefits and biological response - Kim Birnie‐Gauvin (Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark)
Enlèvements d’obstacles et restauration des rivières : quels bénéfices pour les poissons, les populations locales et l’économie
Barrier removal and river restoration: benefitting fish, people and the economy
25th of September, session4 (Avranches – 16:15 – 18:00)
- Beth Lambert (Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration – USA)
Retombées économiques de la restauration écologique et de la suppression des barrages dans le Massachusetts
The economic impacts of ecological restoration and dam removal in Massachusetts - Christopher Grzesiok, Paul Herickx (Environement Agency – England, UK)
Enlèvement du seuil de Dove Cliff: restauration de la rivière ou vandalisme patrimonial
Dove Cliff Weir Removal: River Restoration or Heritage Vandalism - Mathieu Georgeon (Fédé.du Pas de Calais pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique – France)
Restauration du bassin versant de la Hem dans le Nord pas de Calais
Restoration of the La Hem River Basin in the Nord Pas de Calais
News
The French Agency for Biodiversity summarizes the conference through its magazine “Les Rencontres”:
– Effacement de barrages, Quand la Sélune reprend son cours, – 24 au 26 septembre 2019, Les Rencontres, OFB, n°70, déc.2019, french
– Dam removal: The Sélune River free to run – 24 to 26 september 2019, Les Rencontres, OFB, n°70, déc.2019, english
During this event you were also encouraged to participate to :
September 23rd from 8:30 pm to 10:30pm in Rennes : Public conference “Salmon in our rivers: myth or reality? “, organized for the International Year of the Salmon by Bretagne Grands Migrateurs (Location : Maison des associations in Rennes) – conference in French
>> September 24th at 8:15 pm: Dinner organized for the participants of the conference (Restaurant le 13 Assiettes).
>> September 25th at 6:30 pm: Visit to the dam in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel including a free visit to the Mont itself.
Contact
Corinne Ronot : corinne.ronot@rivernet.org
Photos
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