Visit us at cleaning action Ljubljanica 2013

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Created on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:36

On Saturday, 20^th April 2013, from 9 am, will be held 22^nd Traditional cleaning action Ljubljanica 2013 in Ljubljana. Cleaning Ljubljanica is organized by the DPA Vivera. The river will be cleaned by divers in the area between Špica and Three Bridges. Found rubbish will be collected at the Čevljarski Bridge, where the team Aquaviva will be present. We will have a standfor passers where the biodiversity of freshwaters will be represent. Water is not cleaned just for us, but also for all the organisms living in and along the water. You are invited to join the campaign and visit our stand where you will get to know especially smaller freshwater inhabitants.

More about the campaign you can find at organizer's page and his facebook profile.

We visited primary school Tone Čufar

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Created on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:24

Yesterday, 16^th April 2013, we visited primary school Tone Čufar. To a group of pupils from the 1^st to 5^th class and Eco dudes were presented freshwaters. First, we designed three different models of wetlands. We've tested the models and saw what is happening to our water. How fast the water flowed from the model? How much water flowed from the wetlands? Is spilled water as dirty as at the beginning? We compared all three models and learned how people influence the wetlands.

After we learned about wetlands, we took a closer look at aquatic invertebrates. Since these organisms are small and often hidden among the rocks, in the sand, they are often overlooked. Although invertebrates are inconspicuous, are very important indicators of the state of the water body. Pupils were shown invertebrates from the stream from Ljubljansko Barje. They get to know stoneflies, minors, mayflies, dragonflies, leeches, turbellaria... After this we performed several water experiments and learned how oils and detergents affect some organisms in the water.

Nature education day was co-financed by the City of Ljubljana.

Medvedki created a home for otter

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Created on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 14:57

Today, on 9^th April 2013, accompanied with otter I visited group Medvedki (Teddy bears) from kindergarten Vrhovci, unit Rožnik. First we made a circle and got to know mysterious otter: what does it eat, how do we track it, where is its den and how is adapted to water environment. We touched its fur and compared our size with otter. Children still have to grow a bit to be bigger then otter. When we learned about otter, it was to time for some creativity. We were colouring, cutting and gluing. Together we created a new home for otter. A pond filled with life. On the bottom there is crayfish guard, colourful fish are hidding among water lilies, on the bank frogs are croaking, above all dragonflies are flying. On the nearby tree a kongfisher is sitting and a beaver is having a snack. And somewhere in the middle is otter, taking care that everything is in its place. Biodiversity as "teddy bears" see it.

Nature education day was co-financed by the City of Ljubljana.