KKL-JNF River Rehabilitation

There is no better way to show KKL-JNF's impact on the land of Israel than through these photographs. They are the most articulate expressions of KKL-JNF's stewardship and development activities throughout the years, befitting the country and all its people.

*Use of the photos are for KKL-JNF productions/purposes only and requires giving credit to the photographer and KKL Photo Archive, Jerusalem. Any other use can lead to legal action.

Nahal Harod

1927. Nahal Harod begins in Afula, flows along Tel Bet She'an and into the Jordan River. The prophet Gideon gathered his soldiers at the Harod Spring before the battle against the Midianites. (S. J. Schweig)

2004. Nahal Amal, one of the tributaries of Nahal Harod. After years of neglect its riverbanks have been restored and are now popular recreation and leisure sites. (Ovad Dror)

Nahal Alexander

1936. Eradicating mosquitoes in Nahal Alexander. Traditional methods of pest control harmed the flora and fauna of Israel’s waterways. (KKL-JNF Photo Archive) (S. J. Schweig)

2007. Italy Park. Visitors wait to see Nile softshell turtles, a large, impressive species, once common in the stream. The Alexander River Demonstration Restoration Project won a series of prestigious international prizes. (Yaacov Shkolnik)

River nostalgia

1993. During the 1980s, Nahal Hadera became a sewage canal, as did many other streams in Israel. (Alterman)

2008. Together with the Israel Electric Corporation, KKL-JNF transformed the Nahal Hadera stream banks into a beautiful park that attracts droves of visitors. After having cooled the turbines at the Orot Rabin power plant the water is diverted into the lower part of the stream. (Mira Chen)

Life Returns to the Yarkon

1936. The Abu Rabah flour mill near Petah Tikva. A number of flour mills were built in the past along the Yarkon River, powered by the water flowing in the river. (Zecharia Kotler)

2017. KKL-JNF developed walking and cycling trails, ecological ponds, classrooms and an international standard birding center on the banks of the Yarkon River, attracting tens of thousands of visitors and serving as a green lung in the heart of the bustling Gush Dan metropolitan area. (Yehiel Cohen)