Ecology camp
Tomislav Jurkić (tjurkic@hotmail.com)
Tue Dec 15 12:08:22 1998
The Scout Association of Croatia and Sea Scout Group "Uljanik"
invites you to attend
3rd International Ecology Scout Camp "Scout Marine Watch"
Pula, Croatia, 30th July - 11th August 1999
PLACE: Island of Veruda, Pula, Croatia
TIME: 30th July - 11th August 1999
PARTICIPANTS: Male and female scouts older than 15 years
PRICE: 900 HRK - 260 DEM - 90 ¶ - 260 000 Lit (food, tents, project
expenses included)
MORE INFORMATION: Vladimir Jurkić
Pino Budicin 31
HR-52100 Pula
Croatia
FAX: ++385-52-210-644
PHONE: ++385-52-27018
EMAIL: tjurkic@hotmail.com
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 150
TYPE OF ACCOMODATION: Camping
CATERING/SUPPLY SERVICE, KITCHEN FACILITIES, WASHING FACILITIES: Yes
PROGRAMME:
In the last decade we are witnesses of growing pollution which destroys
nature. Sea is not an exemption. Adriatic sea is one of the hidden
corners of the Earth where pollution did not damaged marine life. We are
trying to keep it clean, so we started an environment protection project
to lead the public efforts to protect the sea. Our main goal is to
inform public about the sea pollution and main problems of growing
industrialisation, but also to raise the level of conscious about
environment problems among scouts. Our project includes research and
action (cleaning of beaches from garbage, cleaning of sea from some
animal species and poison seaweed and their products). The project was
made in accordance with the University of Zagreb, and Institute for
Oceanographic Research. Ecology students and engineers lead the
scientific part of the programme.
The Sea scout centre "Veruda" is situated on the beautiful island of
"Veruda" near the city of Pula, on the southernmost spot of Istria, well
known for beautiful Adriatic coast. Campsite is completely covered by
pine forest, and there are lot of beautiful beaches on and around
island. Scout marine watch (started in 1997) is a project for marine
life protection. Scouts can join in numerous work groups working on
different fields of ecology and biology: 1. Chemical and biological
analysis of sea water - scouts collect water samples and they determine
the level of pollution. 2. Identification and measurement of population
of living species in the sea and on the beach - in this way we can
obtain results of impacts of pollution on living species. 3.
Identification and measurement of population of herbs, trees, insects,
seagulls. 4. Measurement of sea and air temperature, air pressure, sea
visibility, wind velocity. 5. Making of water filter, desalinisation of
sea water. The results are usually published in nature and ecology
magazines.
The second topic of the project is exploration and discovery of Istrian
villages, inheritage and history. Through lot of hikes scout will become
familiar with the lifestyle, national music and dances. They will visit
old towns, villages, castles, parks of nature, mountains, the city of
Pula with lot of Roman monuments. Also there will adventure: canoeing
and rafting, cruising, scuba diving, horse riding, swimming, sailing,
orienteering, topography, chart making, knots, tent pitching,
signalisation (Morse), astronomy, sport games (soccer, volleyball,
scoutball, waterpolo, hockey), woodwork, pioneering. Instructors will
lead groups to learn national and modern dances. Scouts will learn how
to survive in nature and they will try to do it practically during
two-day surviving on a deserted island collecting food from nature and
building a shelter.
Sea scout group "Uljanik" from Pula (Croatia) is organising the second
ecology scout camp in a scout centre on the Island of Veruda.
The project is included in "Project Eurosteps", organised by European
Scout Bureau, and it has also become a member of SCENES, project
organised by WOSM (Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and
Environment) and a part of Croatian national scouting program for the
next year. We are also doing this project in association with REC
(Regional Environment Centres for Eastern Europe).
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