The City of Kankaanpää, in collaboration with the Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas Geopark project, is organizing unique nature trips to the surrounding area in the summer of 2019. At the beginning of June, the program includes children's Geopark Suviseikkailu nature trips and a family trip, and other Geopark nature trips starting on June 15.6.
Children's Geopark Summer Adventure nature trips is aimed at school children. Children under school age can also participate, but a guardian must be with them on the trip. Some of the trips will be carpooled, so some guardians are welcome.
Family trip Saturday 8.6th June is for the whole family; grandmas and grandpas are welcome too!
Geopark nature tours are open to everyone. The tour guide is nature expert Kristiina Peltomaa. Check out the tours and choose the most interesting ones. However, please pay attention to the tour content description in terms of your own condition and situation. The tours are mainly carpooled, starting from the city hall (Kuninkaanlähteenkatu 12). When registering, please indicate your possible need for a ride or your availability.
Children's Geopark Summer Adventure nature trips
Vintiöt as ornithologists
Fri 7.6. from 6:8 to XNUMX:XNUMX
Kyynärjärvi birdwatching tower (own rides)
On the trip, we listen to the sounds of birds and solve the riddle of what bird is singing. From the tower, we observe and identify birds based on their plumage and explore what different "celebration costumes" birds actually have.
Vintiöt as forest researchers
Mon 10.6. from 13 to 15
Shared departure with carpooling from City Hall
We go into the forest to make observations and draw conclusions. We estimate the age of the tree, consider what the tree's feeding time is, how it always makes it possible to grow vegetables, and see different forest types. At the end of the trip, we go on a poop hunt. We look for poop from the flying squirrel, which has been in the public eye a lot. The expert on the trip is forester Hannu Raitio.
Vintiöt as geologists
Wed 12.6. from 13 a.m. to 15:XNUMX p.m
Shared departure with carpooling from City Hall
On the trip, we will see our local earth as a modeling clay, shaped by the ice age. We will look for exciting different rocks and wonder if we could find traces of an ancient volcanic eruption. The expert on the trip is geologist Pasi Talvitie.
Vintiöt as nature photographers
Friday 14.6. from 13:15 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m
Shared departure with carpooling from City Hall
Let's learn the secrets and tricks of photography. We will photograph local nature and landscapes. Those who are interested can start collecting digital plants. The expert on the trip is photographer Terttu Hermansson.
Family trip
| Geopark nature trip for the whole family to Kauhaneva Sat 8.6. Departure at 9.30 by shared bus from in front of Postelli. Trip to Alpon Savanni and Kauhaneva. Lunch break at the Nummikangas rest area in Kauhaneva, bring your own snacks. Possibility to fry sausages, soot-pan coffees are offered. Departure for the journey home at 15 pm. Guides are Geopark Rangers Kristiina Peltomaa, Päivi Nummijoki and Eira-Maija Savonen, and Kyrönkangaantie history expert Pentti Luodetlahti. |
The family trip is supported by Vatajankosken Sähkö Oy.
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Geopark nature tours
JUNE
Night Singers Bicycle Tour
Sat 15.6. and Mon 24.6. at 22 pm
Departure from the Hirvikangas crossroads.
Listening to the chirping and melodious sounds of night warblers and observing other species. The route runs through the Kyynärjärvi boat ramp, Laurin bridge, Oppaankanga and the Kyynärjärvi bird tower to the starting point at the Hirvikanga junction. The route is approximately 17km long.
Wildflower tour
Mon 17.6. at 12 noon and Tue 18.6. at 17 pm
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
The beauty, joy and stories of wildflowers. We explore the splendor of wildflowers in our local environment on paths, roadsides and alleys.
Dragonfly adventure in Lake Kyynärjärvi
Wed 26.6. at 12 and 17
Departures from the end of Kalatie (Pohjanmaantie 387)
NOTE! The tour is done by boat, one participant at a time.
On the trip, you will learn about dragonflies and their exciting development from caterpillars to flying "gems". At the same time, you will learn about the plants of the lake environment.
Karvianjoki our beauty
Friday 28.6. at 17 p.m
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
The trip will introduce you to the river's effects on the landscape and the special features of nature.
JULY
The wonders of spore plants from ferns, mosses and even a few lichens
Mon 1.7. at 17 pm
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
On the trip, you will get to know ferns, be surprised by the abundance of moss species, and if you have enough time, you will go around looking at the "corals of the North" and lichens.
The hiding places of the palm trees and the sweet places of the groves
Thu 4.7. 12 o'clock
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
We will search for the sedges in their hiding places and get to know a less-noticed group of sedge species.
Trip to Jämijärvi to Soininharju
Sat 6.7. at 12 p.m
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
We head to the beautiful landscapes of Lake Jämijärvi to admire the ridge plants, traces of the ice age, and the stream bank.
On the corners of the King's Fountain
Tue 9.7. at 17 p.m
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
The destination of the trip is the legendary King's Spring.
Let's get to know the special features of Kuninkaanlähte's nature through stories and memories.
A forested swamp trip to the Neva
Thu 11.7. 17 o'clock
Departure by carpool from City Hall.
We will visit Lintukulma on the picturesque Neva. We will learn about the special features of the Neva and the marsh plants. We will exercise, aiming for fitness and well-being from the marsh.
Hämeenkangas trip
Sat 13.7. at 14 p.m
Departure for the hike from in front of the Jämiareena
(carpool departure from city hall at 13 pm)
During the trip, we will learn about the history of the forests of Hämeenkangas and the ecology of the pine forests of the dry, barren Kangas, and we will get to know the old experiments established by the Forest Research Institute. While we enjoy the body and mind-reviving effects of forest nature, we will have the opportunity to hear the latest research results in the field. The tour leader is forest researcher Hannu Raitio.
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Registration
You can register for summer adventures and family trips at: https://my.surveypal.com/geopark_suviseikkailu_luontoretket
You can register for Geopark nature trips at: https://my.surveypal.com/geopark_luontoretket
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