{"id":39954,"date":"2026-04-23T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srfb.be\/?post_type=srfb-formations&#038;p=39954"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:31:08","slug":"hydrologie-regenerative-en-foret","status":"publish","type":"srfb-formations","link":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/formations\/hydrologie-regenerative-en-foret\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerative hydrology in forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main aim of regenerative hydrology is to restore the water cycle in order to reduce the impact of both water shortages and excesses at plot AND catchment level. The approach is best known in agriculture, but could also benefit forestry. How can we improve water infiltration into the soil, groundwater recharge and the water supply to trees? How can we slow the flow of water to reduce the consequences of heavy rainfall downstream in the catchment area? These are the kinds of questions we will be asking ourselves on this day. After a presentation by Aurore Degr\u00e9, professor of hydrology at the University of Li\u00e8ge (Gembloux Agro Bio-tech), we will have the chance to visit the facilities installed by the DNF in the Hertogenwald state forest to retain water as long as possible in the massif. These help to limit the extent of flooding downstream (in the Vesdre valley), keep water in the forest and, as the icing on the cake, provide watering places for wildlife and biodiversity. Fuelled by what we will have seen and heard in the morning, in the afternoon we will visit a plot of private woodland where the owner wishes to set up facilities to improve the water situation. A participatory workshop will help to identify the best management options.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aurore Degr\u00e9<\/strong>, hydrologist, ULi\u00e8ge (Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yves Pieper<\/strong>, head of the Verviers (DNF) cantonment\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christophe Nothomb<\/strong> (Regenerative Hydrology Belgium)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Olivier Baudry<\/strong>forestry expert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anne<\/strong> and <strong>Baudouin Sagehomme<\/strong>owners\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nicolas Dassonville<\/strong>, RFSB\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>9:30\u00a0AM\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Welcome and theoretical introduction&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:00\u00a0AM\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Visit of recent and older developments carried out in the Hertogenwald&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13h00\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Picnic (bring your own)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14h00\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Visit to a plot in a private forest and collective reflection on the development to be carried out there.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4:30\u00a0PM\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>End of the day&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectif L\u2019hydrologie r\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9rative\u00a0a comme objectif principal de restaurer le cycle de l\u2019eau afin de\u00a0r\u00e9duire les impacts tant des manques que des exc\u00e8s d\u2019eau\u00a0\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle de la parcelle ET du bassin versant. L\u2019approche est surtout connue en agriculture mais\u00a0pourrait b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier\u00a0\u00e9galement\u00a0\u00e0 la for\u00eat. Comment am\u00e9liorer\u00a0l\u2019infiltration de l\u2019eau dans les sols,\u00a0le rechargement des nappes\u00a0et\u00a0l\u2019alimentation hydrique des arbres\u202f? Comment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":39937,"parent":0,"template":"single-formation","meta":[],"event-types":[827],"event-languages":[816],"srfb-formations-taxonomy":[839],"class_list":["post-39954","srfb-formations","type-srfb-formations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-types-journee-de-terrain","event-languages-francais","srfb-formations-taxonomy-vulgarisation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/srfb-formations\/39954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/srfb-formations"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/srfb-formations"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-types?post=39954"},{"taxonomy":"event-languages","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-languages?post=39954"},{"taxonomy":"srfb-formations-taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kbbm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/srfb-formations-taxonomy?post=39954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}