I stumbled upon the planned work for the near future by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (VARAM), which is responsible for municipalities, and its formally subordinate institution, the Nature Conservation Agency (DAP), and I remembered an article in Latvijas avīze about the Lubāns and Meirāni canal cleaning issue HERE. VARAM has no money for municipalities to restore drainage systems, but it certainly finds the funds for backfilling drainage ditches.

Information available on the Nature Conservation Agency's website regarding specially protected nature territories where management measures ARE A PRIORITY (List updated on 30.06.2016)

Territory

AAA Ziemeļgauja, Pukšu purvs

Necessary management measures

Removal of fallen trees, demolition of beaver dams; backfilling of drainage ditches

Territory

DL Ječu purvs

Necessary management measures

Hydrological research, backfilling of some drainage ditches, shrub clearing and mowing of saplings

Territory

DL Kalna purvs, DL Kaušņu purvs, DL Supes purvs, DL Tīreļu purvs

Necessary management measures

Restoration of the hydrological regime; felling of spruces in capercaillie leks; removal of vegetation from spoil banks, construction of dams, backfilling of drainage ditches

Territory

DL Lielais un Pemmes purvs

Necessary management measures

Restoration of the hydrological regime, demolition of beaver dams; removal of vegetation from spoil banks, construction of dams, backfilling of drainage ditches

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