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Boreal Restoration Tour (15—19 August 2016)
The Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
1. Detailled programme
1st day: 15 August STARTING OF THE TOUR
• Picking up participants with the touring bus in Riga airport by 4:00 p.m. at the bus stop (bus
stop from where regular bus No 22 departs to the city centre. The bus will go to the airport only if there will be any participants around 4:00 pm - therefore participants arriving by plane
should inform [email protected] at which time they will be arriving at the airport.
• Picking up participants with the touring bus by 5:00 p.m. in Riga centre, Latviešu strēlnieku
laukums (Old Town near Daugava River, near the Strēlnieki (Riflemen) monument, between
Kaļķu iela and Grēcinieku iela). Latviešu strēlnieku laukums is a very central location in the old
town, close to the bus stop from the airport, close to the tram stop, all central tourist places,
not far from the bus and railway station.
• Early arrivals could consider storing luggage in public luggage storages (bus station, railway station) and have a visit to Riga.
• Picking up Estonian participants in Pärnu around 20:00 (the location will be specified later).
Please inform [email protected] if you will not travel to Riga and start your tour
in Pärnu.
• The accomodation will be in Estonia, guest house “Klaara-Manni”, http://www.klaaramanni.ee/
2nd day: 16 August ESTONIA
• 7.30 Breakfast
• 8:30 Bus travel to a Kuresoo mire restoration site in Soomaa National Park
• 9.00−10.30 Field trip in a Kuresoo restoration site
• 10:30-11:00 Bus travel to the Öördi forest restoration experimental sites in Soomaa
National Park
• 11.00−13.00 Field trip in the Öördi forest restoration experimental sites
• 13:00-14:30 Packed lunch and bus travel to a forest restoration site in Laiksaare Nature
Reserve
• 14.30−15.30 Field trip to a forest restoration site in Laiksaare Nature Reserve
• 15.30−16.00 Bus travel to a forest restoration site in Laulaste Nature Reserve
• 16:00-17:30 Field trip to a forest restoration site in Laulaste Nature Reserve
• 17.30−19.00 Bus travel to accommodation in Salacgriva
• 19.00 Dinner and free time.
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• The accomodation will be in Latvia, Salacgrīva, hotel “Kapteiņa Osta”
http://www.kapteinuosta.lv/en. In the evening, it will be possible to visit the beach in North
Latvia (the hotel is located very close to the sea).
3rd day: 17 August LATVIA
• 7.30 Breakfast
• 8:30 Bus travel to a restoration sites in Gauja National Park
• 10.00−13.00 Field trip in the restoration sites
• 13.30−14.30 Lunch in Cēsis or packed lunch
• 14.30−16.00 Bus travel to a restoration site in Melnā ezera purvs
• 16.00−17.30 Field trip in the restoration site LAT2
• 17.30−18.00 Bus travel to a restoration site in Ķemeri National Park
• 18.00−19.00 Field trip in the restoration site
• 19.00 Bus travel to accommodation in Jelgava
• 20.00 Dinner and free time
• The accomodation will be in Jelgava City. In the evening, if there will be still some energy it
will be possible to have a look around the city (Jelgava palace, an 18th century’s
masterpiece on the river islet).
4rd day: 18 August LITHUANIA
• 7.30 Breakfast in Jelgava
• 8.30 Bus travel to Akmenė (Lithuania) a restoration sites in Kamanos State Strict Nature Reserve
• 10.00−11.30 Visiting of Kamanos State Strict Nature Reserve Visitor Centre and Akmenė Land
Museum
• 11.30−12.00 Bus travel to a restoration sites in Kamanos State Strict Nature Reserve
• 12.00−13.00 Packed lunch in Kamanos Nature Reserve
• 13.00−16.00 Field trip in the restoration site LIT1
• 16.30−17.00 Bus travel to a restoration site in Adomiškiai raised bog (Kamanos State Strict
Nature Reserve)
• 17.00−19.00 Field trip in the restoration site LIT2
• 19.00 Bus travel to accommodation in Mažeikiai
• 20.00 Dinner and free time
• The accomodation will be in Lithuania, Mažeikiai, hotel “Palma”, Respublikos g. 27. In the
evening, if there will be still some energy it will be possible to have a look around the city
(Renavas Palace Park)
5th day: 19 August ENDING OF THE TOUR
Transfer from Mažeikiai to the airport of Riga (around 10:00 a.m. in the airport) and the centre of
Riga (around 10:30 a.m.).
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2. What to bring?
To fully enjoy the site visits, please make sure to pack good footwear (preferably rubber boots or
other kind of waterproof footwear as we will visit bog areas), rain clothing, sun protection and
insect repellent, as well as your binoculars and cameras. Generally, we have to be ready each day
for a long day being in nature in all kind of weather conditions, for waking up early and getting to
bed late in the evening.
3. Tour report
A Diary (publication) of the tour will be produced and include: Background and rational (the
why), What, How, Who involved and who is benefiting, Continuity (long-term). The production
of this publication will be led by Jussi Päivinen and other Finnish participants. Contribution from
other participants to make this publication will be asked later.
4. Essential contacts
General contact: Jussi Päivinen [email protected]; +358 40 866 9346
Local contact: Sandra Ikauniece [email protected]; +371 26532258
Travel agent – SIA Explain: Gaļina Geštovta [email protected]>; +371 67185900
Facilitator: Hans van Gossum [email protected]; +32 498 93 16 09
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5. Detailed description of Latvian sites
3rd day: 17 August
LATVIA
Gauja National Park (Natura 2000 site)
All actions in Gauja National Park were carried out within the LIFE+ project “Forest Habitat Restoration within
the Gauja National Park” (FOR-REST), LIFE10 NAT/LV/000159 FOR-REST.
Gulbjusalas Mire – peatland restoration site. A raised bog, mostly covered with forest. The bog has three
domes and several lakes. In the 1960s, the bog was drained in order to prepare it for peat extraction, which
fortunately was never done. In early 2015, totally 37 ditches were blocked or filled up with peat (totally almost
14 km). In order to restore the hydrological regime, both peat (4 dams) and wooden dams ( 29 dams) were
build, 29 ditch stretches were filled up. Trees on the ditch margins were cleared. In Latvia, this was one of the
first trials to fill up ditches.
Lenčupe – boreal forest restoration site. A
relatively young, homogenous coniferous
forest, dominated by pine.
In order to enhance the biodiversity elements
in the area, the site was proposed for
controled burning in 2015. However, due to
resistance of the local inhabitants and a
massive campaign against prescribed burning
in media it was cancelled. In spite of huge
explanatory work the idea was not accepted.
This the proposed action was replaced by
thinning, ringing the trees and increasing the
amount of dead wood.
Perhaps this was one of the most valuable
lesson learnt in work with local community and
media. Sometimes different opinions can
completely change the initial restoration ideas.
Further reading on LIFE project (FOR-REST) actions and results:
http://for-rest.daba.gov.lv/public/eng/publications_and_documents/
http://for-rest.daba.gov.lv/upload/File/DAP_broshura_eng_5.pdf
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Melnā ezera purvs (Natura 2000 site)
Melnā ezera purvs (Melnais Lake Mire) – bog
restoration site and rewetted peat milling fields. The
present-day Natura 2000 site Melnā ezera purvs is a
fragment of Cenas tīrelis (Cena Mire), formerly one of
the largest bog massifs in Latvia (in the past it covered
ca. 9000 ha). Large areas of Cena Mire were drained
and used for peat extraction (still ongoing). Today
most of Cena Mire is converted into other land use
types (agriculture, forests, built-up areas etc.).
Melnā ezera purvs was restored by blocking the
ditches (by peat dams) in 2012. Part of the former peat
milling areas and some peat fields outside Natura
2000 are spontaneously recovering as the ditches and
drains do not function anymore – the peat milling
fields are covered with shallow water, mosaics of mire
vegetation, and provide an excellent habitat for
waterfowl.
The mire was restored within LIFE project “Raised Bogs”, LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449.
Further reading on this restoration site and other included in the LIFE project:
http://www.purvi.lv/en/
http://www.purvi.lv/files/2014/7/1/purvi_web.pdf
Ķemeri National Park (Natura 2000 site)
The area was restored within LIFE-NATURE project “Conservation of wetlands in Kemeri National Park”, LIFE02 NAT/LV/008496.
Lielais Ķemeru tīrelis (Great Ķemeri Mire) −
former peat extraction site restored by elevating
the water table. The peatland restoration area is
part of Great Ķemeri Mire (> 6000 ha). In the
Soviet time (1950s−1980s) the peat was extracted
in ca. 115 ha area by using both peat cutting and
milling methods. The peat extraction was ceased
in the 1980s as it became a threat for formation
of sulphurous mineral waters, a resource widely
used in the Ķemeri resort at that time. In 2006,
the water table was raised by raising dams built of
mineral soil and peat, thus rewetting the formerly
dry, bare peat milling fields. After 10 years, the
results seem to be promising – the mire
vegetation is recovering and the area is suitable
for waterfowl, waders and different migratory
bird species.
Further reading on Ķemeri National Park:
http://www.daba.gov.lv/public/eng/visiting/zemgale/kemeri_national_park1/basic/
Further reading on the monitoring results:
http://www.purvi.lv/files/2014/7/1/purvi_web.pdf (pp. 148-157)