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International Conference "Wetlands - Nature Protection - Neighbours"

2012/09/21 & 22

The conference aims to bring science, politics, NGO as well as local stakeholders together

2012/09/21-22, Šaukotas, Lithuania Scientific Conference “Wetlands – Nature Protection – Neighbours – Build and Conserve a Livable Environment in the Countryside” about bogs, fens and other wetlands, dedicated to enhance the dialogue between science, politics, environmental NGO's, users and neighbours of this areas

PROGRAMME

To be hold in Šaukotas, Lithuania http://www.maplandia.com/lithuania/siauliai/radviliskio/saukotas/

09/21 (friday)

Centre of culture kultūros namuose, Šaukota, Šiaulėnų g. 27, Radviliškis district

10.00 – 11.00 val. Registration.

11.00 – 11.20 val. Opening: DAIVA ŠEŠKAUSKAITĖ;

11.20 – 11.30 val. N.N. the ministry of environment;

DARIUS BRAZYS mayor of Radviliškis district;

GRAŽINA BRUSOKIENĖ Šaukotas welcomes

11.30 – 11.50 val. SIGITA SPRAINAITYTĖ (strict reserve Kamanai) Bogs of Lithuania and the world [in Lith.]

11.50 – 12.10 val. JŪRATĖ SENDŽIKAITĖ, ROMAS PAKALNIS, LEONAS JARAŠIUS (Institute of Botany, Vilnius) Restoring Raised Bog Plant Communities after Peat Extraction [in Lith.]

12.10 – 12.30 val. VAIDOTAS GRIGALIŪNAS (strict reserve Kamanai) Restoration of hydrological conditions in the strict reserve Kamanai [in Lith.]

12.30 – 12.50 val. ONA MOTIEJUNAITĖ (Vilnius) “Medumėlė” - a NGO dealing with the knowledge of rare plants [in Lith.]

13.50 – 14.10 val. DEIMA PRANCKŪNIENĖ (Tytuvėnai) Local NGOs and environmental protection [in Lith.]

14.10 – 15.00 val. Lunch. Exposition.

15.00 – 15.20 val. MARIUS KAVALIAUSKAS (ASU) Mooses (Alces alces) at Dydysis Tyruliai [in Lith.]

15.20 – 15.40 val. AGNESE PRIEDE (Nature Conservation Agency, Latvia) Vegetation recovery in bog restoration site in Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

15.40 – 16.00 val. LEONAS JARAŠIUS, ROMAS PAKALNIS, JŪRATĖ SENDŽIKAITĖ (Institute of Botany, Vilnius) Experimental Approach concerning Conditions for Restoration of Raised Bogs at Aukštumala [in Lith.]

16.00 – 16.20 val. CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR CECIL GIBSON (London, UK), NADIEŽDA BOBROVA (N. Bobrovos ūkis, Šaukotas) Farming Beside a Protected Wetland Area

16.20 – 16.40 val. VACLOVAS STUKONIS (Akademija, Institute of Agronomy) Lichens of the Protected Area Praviršulis [in Lith.]

16.40 – 17.00 val. Break. Presentation of local herbal brews by DIJANA DOVIDAITYTĖ, INGRIDA OŽELIENĖ.

17.00 – 17.20 val. DAIVA ŠEŠKAUSKAITĖ (Kaunas) Bogs in the language [in Lith.]

17.20 – 17.40 val. AIVAR RUUKEL and ALGIS MARTSOO(Soomaa NP, Estija) Wetland tourism – a case study

17.40 – 18.00 val. BERND GLIWA (Magdeburg, Germany) Dragonflies and Damselflies in a bog vs. a peat cutting site – Praviršulis vs. Didysis Tyrulis

18.00 – 19.00 val. Discussion, comments, poster REDA IRŠENAITĖ, VACLOVAS STUKONIS, BERND GLIWA Mushrooms of the Praviršulis Protected area

19.00 – 20.00 val. Concert: NERIJUS ŠUKUTIS & DAIVA ŠEŠKAUSKAITĖ

20.00 val. Dinner.

09/22 (saturday)

10.00 a.m. Coffee break Field trip to the Raised Bog Praviršulis. Attention! There is no walking path. Just walking straight on. Please take care of suitable shoes and clothes. There will be a small disturbed area of the raised bog (manual peat extraction around 1960 at 70 ha), restoring itself, raised bog, the bog lake Praviršulis. Length of the trip ~ 5 km. ~16.00 p.m. Open Air Lunch 17 p.m. Coffee break

• One day Conference Tour to Praviršulis bogland, 2012/09/22
  • Transfer from Kaunas, Vilnius, Rīga airports/stations could be organized
  • CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
• Wetlands, species, ecology, human impact, protection, conservation measures
• Changes in and restoration of hydrological conditions
• Agriculture, forestry and other economic activities vs. nature protection
• Wetland, riparian soils
• Water resources and wetlands
• Wetland and Biodiversity
• Wetland and Ecosystem Services
• Wetland and Climate Change
• Wetland Governance

Interested authors are kindly asked to submit an abstract covering any themes of the Conference ASAP

Bernd Gliwa - e-mail: gliwa@sargeliai.org

• Food and Accommodation will be provided.

„Mushrooms and Berries - Nature's present to the mankind"

2012/08/25&26 Gudžiūnai, Papušinys

The event will deal with mushrooms and berries from different views.

• Gathering of mushrooms, berries in the forests around Gudziūnai and in the bogland Praviršulis
• Identification of mushrooms by scientists, collecting local names.
• Exhibition of mushrooms
• How to deal with mushrooms and berries: Local cuisine.
• Mushrooms, Berries and Arts - Workshop, Competition

Bring along your own gathered mushrooms for identification and exhibition!

(Gyroporus cyanescens)

Rare species of dragonflies found

Summer camp impressions

More seldom butterfly spieces have been found in Praviršulis.

The Community has acquired a homestead.

2011 March 22, Dr. Daiva Šeškauskaitė attended the concerts Vincas Laukevičius Presentation of book "Deliver Us From Evil" in the public library of Birstonas .