SDA404 Protect Krkonose Mountains National Park Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

The project is organized in cooperation with the Association of Friends of the Krkonose Nature. The purpose of the association is nature and landscape protection, cooperation with public and private entities, and environmental education in cooperation with the KRNAP Administration. The aim of the project is to familiarize participants with the unique mountain ecosystems of the national park, to assist in maintaining and restoring species diversity of plants and trees and to motivate the volunteers to engage in local nature protection in their place of residence. At this project, you are actively contributing to the achievement of the UN SDG15 Life on Land.

Localisation

Ubytovna Stare Polesi Horni Mala Upa 18, 542 21 Mala Upa

gare la plus proche

Mala Upa, Pomezní Boudy

aéroport le plus proche

PRG

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

From the airport take bus 119 to Nadrazi Veleslavin stop. Change to green metro line A in the direction of Depo Hostivar, get off at “Mustek” stop and change to yellow metro line B in direction of Cerny Most and go all the way to the final stop “Cerny Most”. From here take the bus Bus 690250 106 leaving from platform 1 at 13:30 to “Pec p.Snezkou, aut.st.” stop. You should arrive at 16:40. Change to bus 453 leaving at 17:11 and go to the final stop “Mala Upa, Pomezní Boudy” where your camp leaders will be waiting for you at the time of your arrival at 17:36 and take you to your accommodation. Keep in mind that it takes around 4 hours to get there from Prague. More information will be provided in the infosheet.

Informations supplémentaires

Please bring suitable clothes that can get dirty or damaged, good shoes, and waterproof clothes or a raincoat.

Remarques

You will spend a lot of time outdoors so you can get into contact with different kinds of plants, herbs, pollen, and insects (risk for people with allergies). The project is suitable for everyone interested in the environment and its protection.

Travail

Work: The work will include: taking care of the forest (cleaning of brushwood after logging, repairing fences against animals’ gnawing, peeling of tree bark after bark beetle infestation), maintaining the meadows (raking, removal of invasive trees and plants, mowing with a scythe, breaking up the turf, making turf after wild pigs, collecting stones), collection and cleaning of garbage, disposal of illegal dumps, cleaning of gutters, etc. Most of the work will be outdoors, bring a long-sleeved T-Shirt and full-length trousers, boots and a raincoat. No previ-ous experience is required. Transport to the places of work will be provided by KRNAP Administration vehicles. Study part: Science excursions, lectures and workshops on environmental education and nature protection, management in the natural park and organization of an international evening.

Logement & nourriture

You will stay in a mountain cottage Stare Polesi in Horni Mala Upa. You will sleep in rooms for 2-6 people on beds, blankets and sheets will be provided. There are bathrooms and a kitchen. There is no washing machine. WiFI is available. You will prepare your own meals together as a group.

Emplacement & temps libre

Location: The project will take place in Horni Mala Upa and its surroundings. Since the area is mainly used for recreation and is located close to the border with Poland, there are not many services in comparison with the cities. There are several restaurants, an information centre, a post office, and an ATM, but there is no grocery store, the nearest pharmacy is in Svoboda nad Upou (18 km) and a hospital is in Trutnov (28 km). During the project, however, as part of the informal education, we will be in the city at least every other day. Leisure time: There are many possibilities for trips such as trips in the Krkonose Mountains (Snezka, Labska Bouda, Pancavsky waterfall), a treetop trail in the Krkonose Mountains, a trip to the ZOO in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Trutnov swimming pool, games and discussions with environmental topics, visits to Krkonose museums, learning about traditional Krkonose crafts, a visit to the KRNAP environmental centre etc.