Litauen 2011

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CYVA 02 OBELYNE I 10/07-23/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10
no more females
PROJECT/WORK:
The hosting organization is Lithuanian University of Agriculture. The idea of the project is to let volunteers contribute to the maintenance of the famous T.Ivanauskas homestead garden.
Tadas Ivanauskas was a famous Lithuanian zoologist and biologist, and one of the founders of Vytautas Magnus University. Among his other achievements, he is known for opening one of the first bird banding stations in Europe, at Cape Vente in 1929. He also founded the Zoological Museum in 1918, the Kaunas botanical garden in 1923, and the Kaunas Zoo in 1938. In 1920 professor T.Ivanauskas immortalized his cultural and educational work in an 8 ha homestead called “Obelyne” (the apple garden). It is an invaluable piece of cultural and historical heritage, including the dendrite park, a collection of fruiters and the family house. This natural monument and the museum of living nature hold huge recreational value and historical importance. It is a precious and numerous gene pool comprised of internationally introduced trees and bushes (246 species). Especially valuable is the large exotic conifer dendrite collection.
A lot of unwanted plants grow independently around the T.Ivanauskas homestead and the nursery gardens of Lithuanian University of Agriculture. They need to be weeded out. It is necessary to renovate the cognitive paths, bring the environment of the exposition in order.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
In a students’ dormitory of Lithuanian University of Agriculture.
4-5 persons per room. Toilets, showers are available
Cooking is done by volunteers themselves.
LEISURE TIME:
Volunteers will have possibilities to visit museums, historical places in Kaunas, ethnographic museum in Rumšiskes. Excursions to Vilnius are possible.
LOCATION:
The distance from Kaunas city centre to Lithuanian University of Agriculture is 10 km.
Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and the fourth in the Baltic States. It is situated in the center of the country. Kaunas is 100 km away from Vilnius and 200 km from Sea port Klaipeda.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas or Vilnius airports/bus stations
WHAT TO BRING:
Sleeping bags (though bed sheets will be provided), long-sleeved clothes; trousers; rain gear; anti mosquito cream; music instruments (if you can and wish to make the evenings more fun); tapes; CD’s; your national games and recipes; songs; dances; ideas how to spend leisure time; swimming things; waterproofed shoes.
MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. More details and the address of the camp will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.
REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 35 Euros. THANK YOU for your support!

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CYVA 04 KURTUVENAI REGIONAL PARK 18/07-30/07 ENVI 18-30 VOLS 10
no more females
PROJECT/WORK:
Wide changing landscapes from forests over wetlands to large fields. This would describe Kurtuvenai Regional Park just in some words. But with a deeper look, it’s a protected area full of history and legends which is as natural as in the manor time.
To hold this stadium of wonderful nature, we issued this voluntary camp. The idea of this project is to rebuild the park as it was in times of the manor house. The park might be one of the oldest of Lithuania, because first written source are from 1498. Just archive information can tell something over detailed maps from 1884. But the park was already savaged in 20th century. Today the regional park directorate takes care of the old manor. In 2002 the park won the ESS Phare (European social survey) grant which supported a clean-up project. After this project the “face” of the park has drastically changed. A concrete street was replaced by a semi-circle way linking the church and the granary. The place where the Manor stood was marked with a fence.
The aim of project is to create preconditions for the retaining of former Kurtuvenai manor and for its application for visitors’ needs. For example, in the Renaissance period people planted species and vegetables in specific shapes. Later foreign plants became fashionable. Afterwards and until today the park tries to give a picture of what it was at the end of the 19th century by replanting local varieties of trees and plants such as oaks, black cherries, jasmines and hazelnuts. This project will encourage the development of the park’s free time areas, application of fishery ponds for recreation goals, and appearance of the new services of horse tourism, catering, accommodation as well as other recreation services.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Volunteers will sleep in our new campsite “Kurtuvenai” near to the orchard, in the centre of the park .This wooden house is the ancient gardener house and was rebuilt on diggings three years ago. Bathroom installations are available for each gender, including a bathroom for the disabled. A kitchen with oven, heating plates and fridge is provided for the volunteers. Cooking will be done by volunteers themselves.
LEISURE TIME:
Free time can be organised independently by the volunteers because there are many opportunities for visiting interesting places. A shared aim could be for example the “Hill of crosses” which is just 30 km far from Kurtuvenai and reachable by bus. Or visiting the famous “Svile” which is known for its variety of birds. For relaxing a lake 3 km away is the best idea. It’s also possible to rent a bike to get there. Especially in the time when you are here two events take place: the theatre festival in Kurtuvenai and the St.Jacobs festival.
LOCATION:
Kurtuvenai is a small village with just 300 inhabitants and 20 km away from Siauliai, the 4th biggest city in Lithuania. The village has some sightseeing to offer, for example the church, the granary and the old cemetery. In the village you have the opportunity to buy food in two shops, have dinner or lunch in the pub or take a lesson in the horse riding center. Our park is also full of fishponds, where you have the chance to go fishing. There is one bus stop in the center of Kurtuvenai, from which you can commute to Šiauliai city.
TERMINAL:
Klaipeda sea port (about 140 km),Vilnius airport (about 220 km), Siauliai bus station (20 km far), Kaunas airport (about 180 km), Palanga airport (90 km)
WHAT TO BRING:
Sleeping bag, rain gear, anti-mosquito cream, music instruments, your national games and recipes, ideas to spend leisure time, swimming things, waterproof shoes, working clothes.
MEETING POINT:
The meeting point is in Kurtuvenai. With prior agreement small groups can be picked up from Siauliai.
More details and the address of the camp will be sent with the acceptance letter and the info sheet.

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