Phase 2 restoration of St. John's Brook completed with tree planting day

With a tree planting day for the pupils of groups 6,7 and 8 of elementary school Sint Anna in Vortum-Mullem, water board Aa and Maas and municipality Land van Cuijk celebrated the completion of phase 2 of the stream restoration project Sint Jansbeek. Alderman Antoinette Maas of municipality Land van Cuijk: "With this Tree Day relay, we let our children discover the value of trees and nature and give them the opportunity to actively contribute to a healthy future. By planting trees together, we make Land van Cuijk step by step greener and more climate resilient."

In the core of Vortum-Mullem, the Sint Jansbeek has been redesigned and an ecological connecting zone has been created. The nature strip along the Sint Jansbeek connects the stream valley before and after the village so that animal species such as the badger and the mud creeper can move around. The renewed Sint Jansbeek is also more resistant to extreme climate changes and provides an improved habitat for fish and other underwater animals. The planting of trees along the stream is part of this. Read more about further work on St. Jansbeek here.
"With this stream development project, we are not only strengthening water management, but also nature in our region. Healthy streams promote biodiversity and connect habitats. Together with our partners and the next generation, we are working on a climate-proof future," said Ernest de Groot, director of the Aa and Maas Water Board.