Picture Spread: A Children's Environmental Festival in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, 2009
Schoolchildren from across Belarus came to the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park on September 19, 2009 to participate in the environmental festival titled, The Nature of Belovezhskaya Pushcha through Children's Eyes, and a national forum of young environmentalists which looked at the ancient forest's flora and fauna.
Click on the links below to read about the events in detail (in Russian):
- 600 Years of Belovezhskaya Pushcha's Protection
- Following the Crystal Wisent
- Under the Canopy of the Old Forest
This section contains only photos of the environmental festival.
The shots below show the participants of the festival lined up in front of the Kamenyuki Environmental General Education School in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
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| (The festive opening on September 19, 2009) | |
The first photograph shows the national park's management (left), senior officials from the ministry of education (middle), and the administration of the Kamenyuki school (close up right). The second photograph shows Deputy Education Minister Tatyana Kovalyova speaking before the participants of the event.
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This is a so-called "nature sensing track". The objective is to walk along boxes filled with cones, hay and sand while blindfolded, and tell which material is under your feet each time you step on a new box.
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Sampling and identification of herbal tea flavors.
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Straw braiding and card-making workshops.
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Environmental poster workshop.
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Environmental poster display.
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Ornamental plant growing workshop.
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An exhibition of children's drawings.
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A nature photograph show and photography workshop.
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An art show.
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Wisents made of straw, deer made of moss, storks made of leaves wild boars made of lichen and other environmental handicraft.
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The participants of the environmental festival.
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The teachers of the Kamenyuki Environmental General Education School.
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Performances by artists and a campaigning team.
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A retail stall operated by the national park.
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Arrangements were made to keep the area clean and orderly during the festival.
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(All materials and photographs by Heorhi Kazulka)
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Translated by Alexander Sukhoverkhov