Aim of the project is to re-establish the active raised bog habitats and site hydrology in the areas that are influenced by drainage and to protect the raised bog habitats, plants and animals of European and Latvian importance.

Seminar "The Value of Raised Bog Conservetion" 01/12/2010 00:00

On December 17th, 2010 in Viesīte 2 Smulšu Street seminar "The Value of Raised Bog Conservetion" of the project "Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia".

Programme
12:00 Arrival. 
12:30 Introduction. 
12:45 Information about EC LIFE Project "Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia". Project Manager Dr.biol. Māra Pakalne.
13:00 Short film about the Project. Film Studio ELM MEDIA.
13:05 Film "Story of the Mire" from "Exploring the Nature: Five Stories", Film Studio ELM MEDIA.
13:30 Birds in the Bog. Ornitologist Aivars Petriņš, University of Latvia. 
14:30 Quiz about Raised Bogs. 
15:00 Opening of the Exhibition "Who Lives in the Bog". 
Coffee break.


Apply for the seminar sending e-mail to daiga.brakmane@lu.lv.


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Finansed by

Raised Bogs – LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449

Project duration: 01.02.2010.- 31.08.2013.
Funding: European Commission LIFE+ programme
Beneficiary: University of Latvia
Partners: Latvian Fund for Nature, Foundation ELM MEDIA
Co-funding: Ministry of the Environment of Latvia, Ltd. Rīgas meži

Project film "Mires Uncovered"

 

 

Exhibition

 

Exhibition "Secrets of Mires" is traveling around! It is made by Ogre Photo Club.