WHO’S HIDING IN THE WOODS AROUND?

Posted on July 21, 2015

July 16, 2015: “The Secrets of the Kamchiya riverine forest, or Who’s hiding in the woods around?” was the topic of a presentation to the children of Sanitary and Health Complex “Kamchia”, Black Sea Camp, by experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society. The training is part of the “Volunteers for Nature” project, which aims to both strengthen the capacity of volunteers in northeastern Bulgaria to implement biological monitoring, and working with children and by means of educational initiatives to promote the idea of nature conservation. The project is financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area (EEA) – 2009 – 2014

During the presentation the children learned which are typical inhabitants of the dense riverine forest and nature reserve which is located nearby, why it is so unique, what rules we must follow in the protected area and how we can help wildlife and plants. To reinforce the lesson, we made a short walk to a nearby park, where we looked at the trees and climbing plants forming the main habitat in the Kamchia Reserve – the dense riverine forest, and learned to spot and observe forest birds with binoculars.

This first visit of our team to the Sanitary and Health Complex “Kamchia ” initiated a series of educational events that will continue in the coming months.

The project “Enhancing the capacity of volunteers in northeastern Bulgaria for the implementation of biological monitoring,” briefly “Volunteers for Nature”, is funded under the program BG03 in Bulgaria under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009 – 2014.

This document was created with financial support of the BG03 Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. The sole responsibility for the content of this document is borne by the Wildlife Conservation Society and under no circumstances can be assumed that this document reflects the official opinion of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Operator Program – the Ministry of Environment and Water ( www.BG03.moew.government.bg)