The River Dee’s Salmon Crisis – and the Unlikely Hero

In the cold, fast-flowing waters of Scotland’s River Dee, a silent crisis is unfolding. Atlantic salmon, once thriving in these rivers, are now teetering on the brink of extinction. Rising water temperatures, caused by climate change and deforestation, have pushed the salmon’s fragile ecosystem to the edge. These remarkable fish, famed for their epic journeys from ocean to river to spawn, are facing a future that’s warming too quickly to survive.

But there is hope and it comes from the trees.

As The Guardian reports , ecologists, landowners, and conservationists are turning to reforestation as a lifeline for Scotland’s salmon. By planting native trees along riverbanks, they're creating “green shade” to cool the water, prevent erosion, restore habitats, and rebalance local ecosystems. In the River Dee catchment, this is more than an experiment. It's a race against time.

Nature’s Interconnected Web

The project in the River Dee is a powerful reminder of nature’s intricate balance and the role trees play in stitching it back together. Trees are not just carbon sinks or scenic backdrops. They are habitat architects, hydrologic regulators, and climate buffers. When planted with purpose, they can transform ecosystems from the roots up.

That’s the kind of change LettsSafari is built to support.

How LettsSafari Helps – One Tree, One Habitat at a Time

At LettsSafari, we’re restoring wild spaces across the UK, one small rewilding project at a time. Like the River Dee initiative, we believe the answer to our biodiversity crisis is to work with nature, not against it. Every time a LettsSafari subscriber supports a rewilding project, they help us plant native trees, protect rivers, and rebuild wildlife habitats. Whether it’s in a city park, a country estate, or a suburban garden.

Our work may not yet be as vast as Scotland’s great glens, but it’s deeply connected to the same mission: cooling rivers, restoring habitats, and giving endangered species from birds and bees to salmon and voles a fighting chance.

Collective Action Starts with Us

The lesson from the River Dee is clear: nature has the tools to heal itself if we give it space, time, and support. Rewilding isn’t just about saving species in remote landscapes. It’s about how we manage every piece of land, including our own. It’s about restoring shade, shelter, and song back to our rivers and our lives.

LettsSafari is here to empower that action.

Whether you subscribe, gift a membership, or simply follow along—you're helping to bring trees back to riverbanks, life back to the land, and balance back to our ecosystems.

Let’s rewild together, before it’s too late.

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