Officials celebrate incredible turnaround of crucial waterway: 'Really exciting'

Officials celebrate incredible turnaround of crucial waterway: 'Really exciting'

A stretch of a rare type of river found in the United Kingdom has been restored thanks to a multi-year conservation effort — one of the largest in the country. The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has restored a 4.3-mile stretch of the River Ash, according to the BBC.  The project took nearly eight years to complete. It will restore wetlands, prevent future flooding, and "help to maintain the ecosystem balance," as Sarah Perry, river catchment…