📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
NICE - Never-ending International workCamps Exchange - is an NGO to organize workcamps and other voluntary service projects mainly in Japan. Project is organized together with Onuma Milestone 22, a local NGO made by President of
Fishermen's Cooperative and Director of international exchange association since 2004.
Though Onuma lake has been a popular tourism spot for a long time because of its
beautiful scenery, it has been polluted by over use of agricultural chemicals in cattle
farming and erosion from abandoned forests with alien trees. President of Cooperative has
bought a forest and wants to revive it to original nature with native trees.
💼 What the programme involves
We will remove some alien conifer trees that disturb growth of other plants and animals,
make rafts with reeds and carbon fivers in the lake to purity the water and help the
research of the water quality with some specialists. Part of World Tanabata Action. 100 years plan of the forests and sustainable town planning. Bring some info.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Cabin rent for the workcamps. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is
necessary.
📍 About the location
South of Hokkaido island, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for
romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples. -- LEISURES : Excursion, sports, exchange parties with local people, etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
Revive the beautiful lake as 100 years ago through our small, but valuable step by making rafts of reeds and forest maintenance! The place and food are so beautiful here.