The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and Reserves

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Interreg IIIB project EAGLE Nature Centres and
Environmental education in the Baltic Sea Region
BSR EAGLE in Lithuania
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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LITHUANIAN PARTNERS

• The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
  Reserves
• Administration of Zemaitija National Park
• Administration of Curonian Spit National Park
• Administration of Kauno Marios regional Park
• Administration of Kurtuvenai regional Park
• Administration of Grazute regional park

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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THE ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN STATE PARKS AND
RESERVES

• The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
  Reserves (ALSPR) is NGO, in witch activities
  involved all Administrations of National and
  Regional Parks and Strict nature reserves of
  Lithuania and Nature (Visitors) Centres too.
• One of most important aim of the Association to
  rise of public ecological knowledges and involve
  vide public aware and active participation in
  spatial planning and sustainable regional
  development through changes of life style,
  behaviour and production.
• ALSPR is national co-ordinator of BSR EAGLE
  project.
• Contact person Gedas Kukanauskas (
  bsreagle_at_parkai.lt )

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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THE ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN STATE PARKS AND
RESERVES
Main achievments of the project

• Organized national conference Protected areas
  nature schools for society
• Created national web site www.parkai.lt
• Organized national conference Visitor/Nature
  centres today and tomorrow
• Study trips to Denmark and Finland
• Study trip to Norway Sweden ( planned on 2007
  may 26 june 4 )
• National conference( planned on 2007 june, still
  no date)
• Published 2 broshures

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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THE ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN STATE PARKS AND
RESERVES
LSPR conference Protected areas - Nature schools
for society in Plateliai ( 2005 april 28)
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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THE ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN STATE PARKS AND
RESERVES
BSR EAGLE co-ordinators and Lithuanian partners
meeting in Plateliai (Zemaitija NP, 2005 august 2)
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Zemaitija National Park

• Administration of Zemaitija National Park is one
  of the biggest organizer of events on Ecological
  education in Telsiai county (territory af 4
  municipalities more than 180 thousand people).
  Location of the National park are situeted in the
  middle of mentioned region. They have quite good
  possibilities for organizing worshops, meetings,
  seminars and conferences. They have possibilities
  of potential specialists for Nature
  interpretation and use the existing buildings for
  Nature Center.
• Contact person Giedrius Norvaisas (
  dir_at_zemaitijosnp.lt)

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Zemaitija National Park
Main achievments of the project

• Equipped nature centre classroom in Ploktine.
• Prepared ecological education programs for
  national park visitors.
• The ecological education nature trail is in
  creational stage (will be finished in this
  milestone).
• Gained experience and strengthened contacts from
  twining visits in Denmark, Estonia and Sweden.
• Ecological education summer camps and events
  organized for children and youngsters, organized
  seminar for local people.

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Zemaitija National Park
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Curonian spit national park administration

• Ecological education are becoming one of the most
  important function of the Curonian spit national
  park. They staff is lack in knowledge, skills and
  good practice recommendations. It is very
  important for this park to add variety in
  ecological education. To achieve this goal, they
  need to expand existing expasition and construct
  a new educational path Nature Puzzle and
  publish brochure for path visitors. They park
  would like to enquire useful experience and
  improve work in ecological education.
• Contact person Algina Vainilaviciene
  (a.vainilaviciene_at_nerija.lt)

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Curonian spit national park administration
Main achievments of the project

• Organized conference Environmental Education
  Ideas and Concrete Activities
• Published book Games in the Nature
• Constructed new educational path Nature puzzle
• Prepared and approved strategic goals for the
  Ecological Education center 2005 2010
• Study trip to Denmark

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Curonian spit national park administration
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Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Kauno marios regional park direction

• Kauno marios regional park is situated near one
  of the bigest Lithuanian city Kaunas. There more
  than 80 childrens education institutions, so in
  the Nature schools atended more than 1000
  childrens every year. There work 4 high skilled
  specialists. Learning sesions take place in over
  4000 Ha. The nature school is supported by Kaunas
  County Administration, Kaunas City Municipality.
  The Kauko Marios regional park Nature school will
  help to expand the enviromental protection
  educations ideas in Kaunas region, taked ones
  cue from the project partners.
• Contact person Reda Kairiene (r.kairiene_at_kaunoma
  rios.lt)

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Kauno marios regional park direction
Main achievments of the project

• Increased an ecological knowledge and published
  methodological material and some worksheets. Made
  seven portable information boards and three
  brochures.
• Organized working seminar Education in nature on
  sustainable development for Kaunas region
  pedagogues. Weve spread sustainable development
  education ideas.
• Prepared exposition Foots in Kaunas sea bottom,
  it composed by manual model, visualization and
  photo exhibition Old valley by young eyes.

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Kauno marios regional park direction
Collected more than 20 diversiform fossils,
cartographical material and more than 200 old
pictures.
Pazaislis Abbey
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Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Kauno marios regional park direction
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Kurtuvenai regional park

• Since 1997 in Kurtuvenai Regional park organizing
  Kurtuva green school. It is assigned for
  childrens from region. Lectures, practical work,
  summer camps of green school are organized in
  Jautmalke NC. Having a big experience in
  organising educational, recreational programs and
  cooperation with NGOs, other organisations,
  local authorities Administration of Kurtuvenai RP
  can exchange the practical experience with the
  nature centres from BSR. Specific role
  preparation and implementation the program
  Enviromental interpretation based on Baltic
  culturel heritage in LT NC.
• Contact person Laimonas Bartkus
  (laimonas_at_kurtuva.lt)

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Kurtuvenai Regional Park
Main achievments of the project

• Prepared educational program ,,Environmental
  interpretation based on Baltic cultural heritage
  
• Study trips to Denmark and Belarus
• Organized summer camp for childrens
• Bought traditional music instruments and
  equipment for Kurtuva green school

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Administration of Kurtuvenai Regional Park
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Grazute regional park

• Grazute regional park in cooperation with local
  NGOs, Zarasai municipality, forest enterprise,
  local people naturetrails and traces were
  created. Its need improvement and could be use
  for nature camp activities. Main task in this
  project organiation of the nature camp
  improvement of the nature tracks quality
  spreading an ideas of the project proceed the
  tradition of nature camp strenghtening the
  skills and competence of NGO members funds and
  partnership raising participate in creation of
  education program support nature camp organize
  a conference and prepare the leaflet.
• Contact person Gedas Kukanauskas (
  gedas_at_grazute.lt)

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Grazute regional park
Main achievments of the project

• Organized 2 ecological camp for childrens
• Prepared educational program Water. Stone. Wood
• Improved infrastructure of 3 nature trails
• Bought field equipment for nature education.
• Made contracts of cooperation with formal and
  non-formal education institutions, NGOs and
  local municipality.

The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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Photos from project activities in Grazute
regional park
Grazute regional park
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Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania
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thank you!!!
The Association of Lithuanian State Parks and
Reserves Didzioji st. 10, Plateliai, 90420
Plunges raj., Lithuania