About the project

Øle Å

The ecological restoration of the upper river Øle Å is a scientific project, based on clear principles and expected to:

  1. Increase significantly the nature and landscape experience of the resident natives and tourists who move along this unique "mountain stream" with its varying expression over a 3.5 km stretch
  2. Increase water flow and water quality in the river, reducing periods of critically low water flow and increase the diversity of animals and plants in the river
  3. Restore the natural vegetation and biological diversity of plants and birds along the river by initiating natural succession processes
  4. Improve our understanding of how we effectively and inexpensively can intervene to achieve the desired results in practical restoration management, thereby developing a new paradigm for evidence-based nature management.

Information on Øle Å and the nearby landscape as well as an introduction to the underlying principles of the project, can be found on the following pages.