📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Pro-Svet is an ecological project of Center of recourse economy, which works for promoting separate waste collection and other environmental topics in Russia. This year the project is organized in cooperation with Botanical Institute named by V. Komarov, one of the first scientific institutes in Russia. Pro-Svet is a part of the Project of Development Foundation of Botanical Garden named by Peter the Great on the creation of recreational and educational center "South Karelia Botanical Garden".
💼 What the programme involves
Сleaning the territory from fallen trees and young growth, creation of road and path system, installation of wooden flooring for trails, plant transplanting, weeding, arrangement of volunteer camp, reconstruction of old building, assistance in organizing sightseeing itineraries.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Sleeping in tents on bank of lake. Camp cook will provide meals 3 times a day. The food is only vegetarian. You also may buy some grocery in the city nearby. Solar power to charge gadgets.
📍 About the location
The camp will take place in beautiful territory of scientific and experimental station "Otradnoe" of Botanical Institute, well known for huge variety of unique plants, trees and wonderful nature. Location is about 130 km from St. Petersburg. Meeting point will be in St. Petersburg from there volunteers will reach the place by local train and bus.
Free time activities: About 80-100 Russian participants will take part in the camp. There will be rich educational and entertainment program for the participants of the camp in second part of the day after working time: various workshops, yoga, Russian games, excursions, concerts, different trainings with invited experts, international cultural events.