 8November 2014 / Čavle SCIENTIFIC GATHERING “GROBNIŠĆINA: TRACKS, SIGNS AND GUIDEPOSTS” Every year, Public Institution “Priroda” takes part in the scientific gathering “Grobnišćina: Tracks, Signs and Guideposts”. This year’s presentation was about the endemic elements of flora and vegetation … [more] |
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 6October 2014/ The Obruč – Mali Platak grassland zone ON WORLD HABITAT DAY (6 October 2014): GRASSLAND SUCCESSION ON FIRE SITES Public Institution “Priroda” has decided to set up in 2015 a programme to monitor the process of succession (the sequence of changes that take place in vegetation over time) on the burned grasslands in the mountainous hinterland of Rijeka, a process that is vital to the protection and management of NATURA 2000 areas … [more] |
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 25September 2014/Crikvenica PRESENTATION ON MEDICINAL PLANTS HELD AT THE 2nd TOURISM FORUM IN CRIKVENICA The 2nd Tourism Forum titled “Crikvenica for Body and Soul” was held in Crikvenica on 25 September 2014. The organizer and co-organizer of the forum are the Crikvenica Tourist Board and Thalassotherapia Crikvenica, respectively. Public Institution “Priroda” took part in the forum with a presentation entitled “Medicinal Plants in the Crikvenica Region and Vinodol Hinterland as a Potential Tourist Attraction” … [more] |
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 16November 2013 / Čavle P.I. “PRIRODA” PARTICIPATES IN SCIENTIFIC GATHERING “GROBNIŠĆINA” Public Institution “Priroda” took part in the scientific gathering “Grobnišćina: Tracks, Signs and Guideposts” with a lecture concerning the grasslands on the burnjaks of Grobnik mountains … [more] |
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 4October 2013 / Rijeka-Košljun ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI FEAST DAY St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day is celebrated on 4 October. A great admirer of nature and all of God’s creatures, St. Francis is especially known to nature lovers for his song “The Canticle of the Sun”. Public Institution “Priroda” came to learn more about this Patron Saint of Ecologists through its fruitful collaboration with the Franciscans on the small island of Košljun … [more] |
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 16– 22 September 2013/ Rječina River Canyon EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK AND EUROPEAN CAR FREE DAY This year in the Rijeka region European Mobility Week and Car Free Day, the highlight of the campaign celebrated on 22 September, will be marked with a series of events, one of which is hiking through Rječina River Canyon. Public Institution “Priroda” participated in the celebration together with the Mycological Association “Ožujka” by going into the field and continuing the mapping and research of fungi in the Rječina River Canyon … [more] |
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 2013/ Krk Island “KRK – THE ISLAND OF FAIRIES” “Krk – The Island of Fairies” is a photo project by Iva Lulić. The aim of the project is to tell the fairy-tale of Krk Island with the help of the island’s children and the children of the “Vladimir Nazor” Children’s Home in Karlovac depicted as “little fairies and elves” in a series of photos … [more] |
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 15June 2013 GLOBAL WIND DAY Events on Global Wind Day, celebrated every year on 15 June, focus primarily on promoting and popularizing the use of wind energy. Wind, however, also has an important role in nature conservation. The County of Primorje and Gorski Kotar is known for its strong winds, in particular, the bura wind … [more] |
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 18July 2013/ Bela Vodica – Risnjak National Park WORLD LISTENING DAY/60th Anniversary of Risnjak National Park On World Listening Day we took advantage of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Risjnak National Park to visit the beautiful grassy and wooded landscapes along Bela Vodica Creek where we were “swamped” by a myriad of sounds made by nature. We talked about this with two sound “collectors” – Ana and Nina … [more] |