On November 16-17th the Euronews producer and journalist Aurora Velez was filming episode on floating wetlands for the program Smart Regions. Smart Regions show how Cohesion Policy projects are helping people live better lives across the EU. The episode is … Continued
Also our islands in the Curonian lagoon in Lithuania were harvested this month with lots of manpower: Students in Biology & Marine Biotechnology of Klaipeda University supported us. The total above-ground biomass was removed, weighted and sampled for nitrogen and … Continued
Have a look at the beautiful flowering of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) on our island in the IGA park just before senescence starts and the plants translocate their nutrient into the root network below the water. September has been busy … Continued
A newly built island using more ecofriendly and local materials such as reed was installed in a Klaipeda city water reservoir. The frame is still made out of plastic, but the coating is plastic-free and the stainless steel construction was … Continued
Common reed (Phragmites australis) now completely dominates the Polish floating wetland that was installed in 2019 in the marina of Wicko Lake in Wolin National Park (Szczecin lagoon). The island that started with a colorful mix with a variety of … Continued
After loads of preparation, we could finally install another floating island in a public recreational park in Rostock, Germany, just in time for the official summer start. The island location in the IGA Park is in a sheltered bay off … Continued
The floating island in Klaipeda (Lithuania) was re-planted again in spring because ducks damaged the freshly installed plants severely last year. This time we chose plant species such as Carex acutiformis (lesser pond-sedge) which tend to be more prone and … Continued
Environmentally friendly island is being constructed at the premises of Marine Research Institute of the Klaipeda University; island will be placed in the local waters of Klaipeda city municipality. The new construction will be tested as plant growth media and … Continued
In later spring another floating island will be set up by the EUCC-D team in a public recreational park in Rostock (Germany). The installation site is located in a shallow, sheltered bay (1-2 m water depth) of the Warnow estuary … Continued
In the summer of 2020, an artificial floating island appeared in an old defensive fortification place called Jonas hill in Klaipėda city center, Lithuania. From a distance, it could be seen by all the visitors of Jonas Hill or the … Continued