Picnic time for Aquaviva

20130608 3ekopiknikFinally the weather obeyed and 3rd eco family picnic (3. eko družinskega piknika) came to life. After postponement the event took place on 8th June 2013 in Bio park Nivo in Žalec. Project Aquaviva was represented with a stand, which presented the diversity of aquatic life. Otter, beaver, dragonfly, crayfish, ... some of them we caught in nearby pond so children could get to know their mysterious neighbours. To get a taste of what was going on, visit our gallery.

Otter visit at kindergarten Ivanjkovci

On Friday, 7th June 2013, our otter headed to Prlekija (NE Slovenia). It visited kindergarten Ivanjkovci and presented itself to children. They learned what otter eats, where it lives, how we trace it, ... In the end we did some simple water experiments, since water is connected with us, with otter, with everything alive. Through experiments we showed children few water characteristics and how we influence them with our everyday life.

Aquaviva at primary school Oskar Kovačič

20130605 os oskarjakovacicaLjubljana Moors have been representing a research area for pupils of primary schools Oskar Kovačič in Ljubljana already for 20 years. Anniversary was celebrated with special event for parents and children. Institute Lutra was invited to present their work nad projects. First pupils represented their researches of Ljubljana Moors, taking place on a working Saturday (6th April 2013). Afterwards Mrs. Marjana Hönigsfeld Adamič, project manager, presented project Aquaviva and freshwater biodiversity with otter and beaver at the head. In the end visitors had a chance to stop at our stand and learn more on freshwater biodiversity. Many visitors took the opportunity and shared with us their own observations of freshwater mammals, which was in most cases coypu.

The stand was co-financed by the City of Ljubljana.

Kids were excited about the otter and beaver

20130525 zivzav2Last Saturday, 25th May 2013, Lutra Institute attended 12th Andersen's charity Živ Žav entitled "Water, the source of youth". We presented the project Aquaviva with the emphasis on the presentation of aquatic animals to preschoolers, their parents and other visitors. We spoke about the otter, beaver and their habitat and the food web, in which they are situated. The children were especially excited over the instructive stuffed toy otters and beaver. With parents we chatted about non-native species of mammals that can be found in the Ljubljanica River (coypu, muskrat). According to our estimates, our stand was visited by at least 500 people.

Our stand was cofinanced by the City of Ljubljana.