Two organized visits for teachers took place in the beech forests of the National Park at the beginning of July.
12 July 2024
Central Balkan National Park Directorate organized two two-day visits with guides to the beech forests of Central Balkan National Park. The participants, teachers of various educational levels and pedagogues, actively involved in extracurricular forms, passed on July 4 and 5 along the route Apriltsi - Interpretation Complex "Forest" - Pleven hut - Water Holes cave and on July 8 and 9 along the route Kalofer - Ray hut - Raysko praskalo waterfall.
The staff of the National Park Directorate accompanying the groups demonstrated how the natural heritage can be interpreted in a real environment, giving useful tips for leading groups of children and young people, organizing games and outdoor activities. Along with the eco-educational orientation, the participants received additional information about the National Park and its reserves, about the regimes of the protected areas, their biodiversity, and the possibilities for joint partnership initiatives.
The National Park Directorate expresses its sincere gratitude to the participants for the interest shown, the exchanged experience and the desire to share the acquired new knowledge about the natural heritage of the region.
We remind that in 2017 the most preserved and most representative natural beech forests of the nine reserves of the Central Balkan National Park were included as part transnational serial nature UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
The visits were realized in implementation of activity "3.02. Raising awareness at the local and national level" under the LIFE PROGNOSES Project - "Strengthening the protection of old and primary forests in Europe by focusing on sites from the World Heritage List" (LIFE PRotection of Old Growth Forests in Europe: Natural heritage, Outline, Synthesis and Ecosystem Services (Strengthening primary and old growth forest protection in Europe by capitalizing on World Heritage sites) LIFE20 PRE/BE/00011).
The staff of the National Park Directorate accompanying the groups demonstrated how the natural heritage can be interpreted in a real environment, giving useful tips for leading groups of children and young people, organizing games and outdoor activities. Along with the eco-educational orientation, the participants received additional information about the National Park and its reserves, about the regimes of the protected areas, their biodiversity, and the possibilities for joint partnership initiatives.
The National Park Directorate expresses its sincere gratitude to the participants for the interest shown, the exchanged experience and the desire to share the acquired new knowledge about the natural heritage of the region.
We remind that in 2017 the most preserved and most representative natural beech forests of the nine reserves of the Central Balkan National Park were included as part transnational serial nature UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
The visits were realized in implementation of activity "3.02. Raising awareness at the local and national level" under the LIFE PROGNOSES Project - "Strengthening the protection of old and primary forests in Europe by focusing on sites from the World Heritage List" (LIFE PRotection of Old Growth Forests in Europe: Natural heritage, Outline, Synthesis and Ecosystem Services (Strengthening primary and old growth forest protection in Europe by capitalizing on World Heritage sites) LIFE20 PRE/BE/00011).