Campo: OBELYNE II(CUOTA EXTRA 35 EUROS) (CYVA06) País: Lituania Proyecto: Environmental (ENVI) Edad: 18 - 30 Fechas: 25/07/10 - 07/08/10 Plazas Totales: 1 Descripción: CYVA 06 OBELYNE II 25/07-07/08 ENVI 18-30 VOLS 10

PROJECT/WORK: The hosting organization is Lithuanian University of Agriculture. The idea of the project is to let volunteers contribute to the maintenance of the famous T.Ivanauskas homestead garden. Tadas Ivanauskas was a famous Lithuanian zoologist and biologist, and one of the founders of Vytautas Magnus University. Among his other achievements, he is known for opening one of the first bird banding stations in , at Cape Ventë in 1929. He also founded the Zoological Museum in 1918, the botanical garden in 1923, and the Kaunas Zoo in 1938. In 1920 professor T.Ivanauskas immortalized his cultural and educational work in an 8 ha homestead called ¿Obelyne¿ (the apple garden). It is an invaluable piece of cultural and historical heritage, including the dendrite park, a collection of fruiters and the family house. This natural monument and the museum of living nature hold huge recreational value and historical importance. It is a precious and numerous gene pool comprised of internationally introduced trees and bushes (246 species). Especially valuable is the large exotic conifer dendrite collection. A lot of unwanted plants grow independently around the T.Ivanauskas homestead and the nursery gardens of Lithuanian University of Agriculture. They need to be weeded out. It is necessary to renovate the cognitive paths, bring the environment of the exposition in order. ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: In a students¿ dormitory of Lithuanian University of Agriculture. 4-5 persons per room. Common toilets, showers are available Cooking is done by volunteers themselves. LEISURE TIME: Volunteers will have possibilities to visit museums, historical places in Kaunas, ethnographic museum in Rumðiskes. Excursions to Vilnius are possible. LOCATION: The distance from Kaunas city centre to Lithuanian University of Agriculture is 10 km. Kaunas is the second largest city in and the fourth in the Baltic states. It is situated in the center of the country. Kaunas is 100 km away from Vilnius and 200 km from Sea port Klaipeda. TERMINAL: Kaunas or Vilnius airports/bus stations WHAT TO BRING: Sleeping bags (though bed sheets will be provided), long-sleeved clothes; trousers; rain gear; anti mosquito cream; music instruments (if you can and wish to make the evenings more fun); tapes; CD¿s; your national games and recipes; songs; dances; ideas how to spend leisure time; swimming things; waterproofed shoes. MEETING POINT: We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. More details and the address of the camp will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet. REGISTRATION FEE: As DEINETA doesn¿t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 35 Euros. THANK YOU for your support!