Nature for People

Project funded by the Partnership Foundation Miercurea Ciuc

Project Duration: 01.06.2005 – 31.03.2006

The project was realized by the Romanian Ranger Association in partnership with Piatra Altarului Club.

Activities:

• Junior Ranger camps
  • at the Ic Ponor ecological center, with 22 participants, children from 5 villages of the Margau commune;
  • activities of discovery and learning about the natural heritage values of the area;
  • in collaboration with FRS, PNAp, Salvamont Margau service, Margau Commune Mayor’s office and Local Council, CSPolitehnica
  • Activities: discovering the area, biology, first aid, speleology, alpine speleology techniques, field orientation, games, contests
• Organization of 2 training sessions for protected area custodians, at the Ic Ponor Ecological Center
  • au participat 26 de reprezentanti din partea a peste 10 organizatii neguvernamentale, la traininguri pe temele: managementul ariilor protejate, comunicare, fund raising si scriere de proiecte
• Meetings and discussions with the local community
  • over 30 people from the local communities of Margau, Rachitele, Doda Pilii, Ic Ponor participated;
  • a presentation of the ecological center and its green energy system was held. Presentations about agro- and ecotourism were also held by Paul Iacobas, member of the Romanian Ecotourism Association
• photographic activities for the Apuseni Mountains Album
  • several photo expeditions were organized in the Bihor, Vladeasa, Trascau and Padurea Craiului Mountains.
• an mobile photo exhibition with images from the Apuseni Mountains Album was presented in several schools from the area.