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Online forest lessons with foresters

The initiative is dedicated to International Forest Day and the upcoming Forest Week The Forest Executive Agency has launched the "Be a Forest Ambassador" campaign. The initiative is aimed primarily at children who participated in last year's campaigns of the Executive Forest Agency and who are already ambassadors of the forest. These children and their teachers will be provided with short videos dedicated to the forestry profession and the activities carried out in the...

Collection of herbs in 2021

In 2021 the collection of 24 species of medicinal plants from their natural habitats throughout the country is strictly prohibited. This stipulates Order № RD-162 / 25.02.2021 of the Minister of Environment and Water. On the territory of Rila Monastery Nature Park, prohibited for picking are the following: medicinal locust, grasshopper, Iceland lichen, ungulate, bearberry, panchichi tweeter and salep.

Competition for student creativity

Competition for student creativity on the topic Protected plants and animals in Rila Monastery Nature Park   The competition will be held in 2 categories: Drawing, collage, layout, panel Computer presentation or short video   Dear participants, Use your imagination, be creative, show your talent in several ways. Draw a picture, or create a layout, collage, or video of your choice.   CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION: Children from 1st to 12th grade...

First observations of the flora

First observations of the flora for this year were held in the Rila Monastery Nature Park. The monitoring started with the harbingers of spring - the snowdrops. They peek impatient from the still cold ground covered with snow. Snowdrop is a protected species included in the Red Book of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Biodiversity Act. The species is observed annually on the territory of Rila Monastery Nature Park, and the monitoring results show that the population of...