Arhiva LIFE - Drava Life

Action Day at the New Educational Water Center in Legrad

Iva Naglić Dolić — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:15:59 +0000

September 11, 2024 – Representatives from the Public Institution for the Management of Protected Natural Areas in Koprivnica-Križevci County, the Green Osijek Association for Nature and Environmental Protection, and Croatian Waters hosted an Educational Action Day at the Educational Water Center in Legrad. The event was attended by 47 students from Fran Galović High School in Koprivnica. Its aim was to equip students with new knowledge and practical experience related to nature and river conservation, while also encouraging their active participation in environmental protection.

As part of the event, the students watched the film “DRAVA LIFE – A New Life for the Drava,” which provided insights into the project’s activities and innovative methods for restoring the Drava River. Following the film, they engaged in a quiz through an interactive presentation, where they tested their understanding of the importance of river conservation and biodiversity.

Invasive Species Hunting

In the field, the students learned about invasive species, their biology, and ecology, and participated in their removal. They gained new knowledge about the threats invasive species pose and actively contributed to the preservation of local ecosystems.

River Habitat Restoration

During a walk to the newly restored side channel of the Drava River, the students learned about the habitat restoration process and the importance of revitalized side channels through the DRAVA LIFE project. This topic emphasized the critical role habitat restoration plays in preserving biodiversity and introduced students to the positive changes within their community.

This educational-action day provided students with a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of nature conservation through interactive and practical activities. We believe that this experience will encourage the students to further reflect on environmental issues and motivate them to actively participate in future ecological initiatives.

Photos: Association for Nature and Environmental Protection Zeleni Osijek and the Public Institution for the Management of Protected Natural Areas in Koprivnica-Križevci County

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Community Gathering in Hlebine

Iva Naglić Dolić — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:16:53 +0000

At the Social Center in Hlebine on Thursday, March 7th, a presentation of the project “DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management” was held. The local population was presented with the achieved results so far, as well as the announced plans and activities for the upcoming period.

The Mayor of the municipality, Božica Trnski, received the book “Drava Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” by author Goran Šafarek. The book, made within the framework of the DRAVA LIFE project, summarizes the most relevant data about the river and illustrates them with beautiful pictures. It provides information on the physical characteristics of the river, its social and cultural importance, species and habitats, threats, and the future of this river landscape, taking into account the restoration projects currently underway on the Drava River. We thank everyone who attended!

This year ahead of us is full of activities, both in the field and in the municipalities and places covered by the DRAVA LIFE project. If you wish to receive our news, we invite you to subscribe to the newsletter on the homepage of our website.

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A.4 Nature Visitor Guidance Plan Maps

Ana Kuzmanić — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:49:05 +0000

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Press trip: Gabajeva Greda – Lienz

Ana Kuzmanić — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 08:11:14 +0000

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Repopulation of German Tamarisk Along the Drava River

Ana Kuzmanić — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:31:57 +0000

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Dwarf Cattail Monitor

Ana Kuzmanić — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:09:49 +0000

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Repopulation of German Tamarisk Along the Drava River

Ana Kuzmanić — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:20:03 +0000

Donja Dubrava, Legrad – Along the drainage channel of hydropower plant Dubrava more than twenty German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica) plants can be found. Although German tamarisk, as well as dwarf cattail could be found until recently on sandbanks and riverbanks of the Drava in Croatia, nowadays this is no longer the case. They are extinct from the area due to river regulation activities from the past; the remaining German tamarisks no longer survive in their natural habitat.

To reverse that process, within DRAVA LIFE project, the activity of repopulating German tamarisk was carried out. Of course, to do that it was needed to collect seeds as well as cuttings of the plant. On the 2^nd of August, the DRAVA LIFE team collected seeds from 15 plants living along the drainage channel of hydropower plant Dubrava and 10 cuttings from the same plants.

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The seeds were then immediately taken to selected sites on the Drava and Mura-Drava confluence, to repopulate the Drava River’s habitats with them. These sites are the same that were selected for German tamarisk repopulation with plants extracted from three gravel pits in Varaždin and Koprivnica-Križevči County as well as for dwarf cattails (Typha minima) taken from the Upper Drava in Austria.

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The repopulation activity served at the same time as an opportunity for a check of the survival rates of the dwarf cattails planted in spring 2018 and 2019. Unfortunately, no dwarf cattails planted in 2018 could be found probably due to the unfavourable weather conditions during the past year, however, those planted in March 2019 were found in all locations. Even better, on few locations seedlings of dwarf cattail were found, which raises hope that at least some of the plants will survive until the next monitoring.

The repopulation and monitoring activity was organized by the DRAVA LIFE team under scientific advice by Dr. Dragica Purger of the University of Pécs.

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Representatives of the DRAVA LIFE project attended the opening of the Ormož Basins Nature Reserve in Slovenia

bspanicek — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:40:45 +0000

Ormož, Slovenia – LIVE DRAVA Project – The restoration of the ecosystem of the lower part of the Drava River started in Slovenia in 2012 under the leadership of DOPPS and partners from the water management, energy sector and local municipalities. In the area of the basins and waste water treatment plant of the former sugar factory in Ormož, successful restoration was carried out through the project funded by European funds for nature protection of the LIFE + program.

Restoration through the manageable irrigation system from Ormož Lake on the Drava River creates new habitats for birds (e.g. nesting islands and free water surface) within the lagoons. The habitat management system includes water level regulation in the basins and grazing of 14 water buffalos that will prevent excessive growth of vegetation in the lagoons. A service facility as well as four bird watching towers were built. Also, old containers with a functional model for blind and partially sighted people was refurbished. A former processing plant for waste water has been transformed into a management center of the Reserve with an educational garden displaying nature conservation tips for every home.

The nature conservation of this area is dedicated to the protection of endangered wetland birds, which will have appropriate nesting habitats here. The area of Ormož Basins has a great national and international importance due to the appearance of a large number of bird species in the nesting and migration period. In the wider area of Ormož Basins, ornithologists have recorded 266 bird species by the end of 2016, which is 69% of all identified bird species in Slovenia says Dr. Damjan Denac, Director of DOPPS and LIVE DRAVA project manager.

Five representatives of the DRAVA LIFE project from Hrvatske vode VGO Varaždin and Green Osijek attended the official opening of the Ormož Basins Nature Reserve in Slovenia near the Drava River. All the present partners from LIVE DRAVA project thanked the colleagues of the neighbouring Croatian Life project on Drava River for participating.

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