about nature/culture trails and open day activities karen marie mathisen, ecologist hihm, evenstad...

About nature/culture trails and open day activities

Karen Marie Mathisen, EcologistHIHM, Evenstad

RUTH 2008

Karen Marie Mathisen, RUTH 2008 Evenstad, On nature trails...

Program Open day / Research day

8.00-8.30 Breakfast

8.30-10.30 Placing out nature trail for children from Stabburet along the river and forest

10.30-11.00 Demonstration of wool and straw work in the hall of Låven

11.00-11.30 Potato race between Finland, Litauania and Norway on the main square

11.30 -12.45 Making a fire and cooking stick-bread by stabburet– take shifts with lunch break

12.45 – 13.30 Eric Raunio: The development of forest reindeer hunting into reindeer herding and cultural effects.Auditorium in Låven

13.45-15.00 Building of Finnish Lavvu instructed by Eric, outside the cantina

15.00-16.00 Everybody helps to tidy up from building, fire and remove sign trail

16.00-17.00 Dinner

19.00-20.00 Writing the learning diary in Wikispaces


Nature- and culture trails

• A nature/culture path is a guided tour to see natural or cultural signs in the landscape

• The goal of the path Make people interested in natural/cultural signs Learn to know their own local area Learn about ecology, biology, nature conservation,

geology and cultural heritage Get fresh air and exercise


How do you make a nature/culture sign path?

• Easy access• Along an already established trail or small road (easy) or

make a new trail (demanding)• Depends on the goal of the trail and who it is meant for• The starting and ending point should be close to each

other• Benches in steep slopes• Is the landowner interested?• Do we need to mark the path?


What do we include information about in a nature/culture trail?

This depends on who the trail is made for:• Plants• Animals• Geology• History• Cultural landscape• Cultural heritage sites• Nice viewpoints• Archaeology• A combination – more interesting ?• Use the surroundings


Where do we get the information from?

• Elderly people with local knowledge• Municipality • Organisations for cultural heretige, history etc.• County• Nature conservation authorities• Library


How do we present the information?• Signposts with information

Direct infomation, no preparation Changable Maintanence Disturbance of natural sites

• Folder to carry with you No disturbance Cheap maintenance The folder can be kept for information However, the folder has to be provided

• A combination, changeable posters• Guided tour


Useful information to include

• Name of the path• Length (km)• Theme, topic• Facilities (wheelchair, pram, trekking?)• Marks and signs• Who the trail is for• Map• Presentation of the area• Who is responsible• Nature conservation regulations in the area


Examples

• http://frolfjellet.no/bjorn/• http://www.museumsnett.no/al

ias/HJEMMESIDE/nordosterdalsmuseet/15_07_kultursti_tylldal.htm

http://frolfjellet.no/bjorn/

http://www.museumsnett.no/alias/HJEMMESIDE/nordosterdalsmuseet/15_07_kultursti_tylldal.htm





We are going to make a trail for the open day!

• Target group: school children• Marked by: animal footprints• Information: laminated posters• Moveable/changeable path• Location: campus, start Stabburet

http://braanaas.skedsmo.kommune.no/Arkiv/003CD802-0119ED67.5/Natursti.jpg


Group work

• 1 Norwegian, Finnish and Lithuanian student in each group!

• Each group 1 animal – make prints and information about ecology and signs

• Questions that the children can answer? Riddles, stories, signs they can look for?

• Big animals, carnivores: Bear, wolf, lynx, wolverine, moose, reindeer

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