UPM’s stream water program expands to include catchment areas

UPM has been working systematically for the benefit of stream waters since 2016. Over the years, the objectives have become more specific and UPM is involved not only in releasing streams, but also in promoting research to better monitor the positive changes in biodiversity after restoration activities.

From now on, UPM’s stream water program will also include assessment of UPM-owned land areas in the catchment area. This means that forest management practices in the catchments of released or restored watercourses will be reassessed on a case-by-case basis.

“Water protection is part of sustainable forestry. We can influence water quality already in the catchment area, on the forest side. In addition to adequate buffer zones for water bodies, this may involve, for example, restoring peatlands”, says Miika Laihonen, Senior Environmental Specialist at UPM Forest.

UPM’s first own dam removal site was the old mill dam in Sapsokoski, which was demolished in 2020. The next site, the Arvajankoski dam in Jämsä, was demolished in summer 2022.
more at: https://www.upm.com/about-us/for-media/releases/2025/06/upms-stream-water-program-expands-to-include-catchment-areas/

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