📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Sport Fishing Association Deliblatsko Jezero , a local NGO from Deliblato, is a legal custodian of the Special Nature Reserve Kraljevac. The Reserve was declared the first category protected area of greatest national importance in 2009. The Sport Fishing Association Deliblatsko Jezero protects biodiversity, maintains order in the Reserve and organizes the Park Ranger Service.
💼 What the programme involves
This workcamp contributes to sustainable tourism in the Special Nature Reserve Kraljevac, in particular by reconstructing picnic areas and constructing the Eco trail, as well as habitat restoration and biodiversity conservation. The volunteers will make and paint picnic benches, as well as paint picnic tables, umbrellas, rubbish bins and toilets, make and install tourist information boards, and paint walls of the Visitor centre. The volunteers will also collect and remove rubbish from the Reserve, eradicate invasive plant species, and present results of the eco camp at the Reserve Open Day.
🏠 Accommodation on site
in twin rooms and 6 bed dorm with shared facilities (toilets, showers and kitchen) in the Visitor center. Sheets provided. Food will be prepared by a professional cook with the help of volunteers.
📍 About the location
On the edge of Deliblatska Pescara, in the midst of the Vojvodina plains, in the picturesque village of Deliblato, lies an oasis of peace and tranquillity, the Special Nature Reserve Kraljevac. Lake Kraljevac with its floating and permanently anchored islands, surrounding reed beds, woodlands, meadows, and pastures supports a rich diversity of plant and animal life. http://srpkraljevac.rs/en/2015/10/18/snrikraljevac/Volunteers in the Reserve can enjoy sport fishing and other leisure activities, such as rowing and swimming in the clean and peaceful waters of Lake Kraljevac, hiking, birdwatching, nature photography and painting. During the Eco camp two field trips will be organised, to the recently declared protected area of meandering rivers Karas Nera situated at the border with Romania and to the Special Nature Reserve Deliblatska Pescara, the largest sandisteppe area in Europe. Also, during the Eco camp a series of workshops will be organised covering a variety of environmental issues, nature conservation and basic carpentry techniques.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers should be prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions (dust, high summer temperatures, no shade). Volunteers with painting skills are welcome.