05.03.2009 - RMK to organise family day in East-Viru County 05.03
Various activities will be offered for all ages for the whole day. Sportier people can try ski orienteering and Nordic skating or just go skiing or sledding. It will also be possible to try snow tubing and sledding, as well as take a trip on foot, with snowshoes or a push sleigh.
If the ice allows and there are fishing permits, fishing can be tried. The experienced fisher Vladislav Koržets will give tips and show correct fishing moves, talk about the fish living in Lake Peipus and fishing. You can take your own fishing gear, but they will also be provided on the spot for trying.
In workshops, it will be possible to try shingle braiding, saw discs from logs, and a special handicraft workshop will be open for children. At the nature centre, video training on forest wisdom can be taken and hunting trophies viewed; a local hunter will talk in greater detail about life in the forest and the hunting trophies.
“The aim of the family day of RMK is to promote the nature-awareness of people via active family holidays and introduce possibilities for hiking in nature and for sustainable forest recreation,” said Marge Rammo, Head of the Nature Preservation Department of RMK. Lunch is provided for all who have paid the participation fee.
Register for the event at the website of RMK, at wwweng.rmk.ee, more information available by calling 676 7532. Participation for a family or group of friends (5 members) will be EEK 200, EEK 50 for an individual. With bus transport from Jõgeva, Tartu, Rakvere, Narva or Jõhvi, the prices will be EEK 275 and EEK 75, respectfully. Free participation for children up to 3 years of age. Among the people who have purchased the family or friends ticket, 10 overnight stays at the forest houses of RMK will be raffled as well as many other smaller prizes.
The previous family day of RMK in West-Viru County was attended by almost 600 forest friends. Similar family events have been organised by RMK previously in the years 1999-2002, under the name of Hiiesti hiking days.
RMK has established 720 km of hiking trails, 42 camping sites and 499 campfire sites in the state forest. It is possible to stop at 24 forest houses or forest huts. RMK offers nature education activities at 13 nature centres and the Sagadi Forest Centre. As of 1 July 2008, the Elistvere Animal Park is managed by RMK. In 2008, the state forest was visited 790 000 times for the purposes of forest recreation.
RMK is a profit-making state agency established under the Forestry Act, aimed at the sustainable and efficient management of the state forest. In addition to this, RMK creates possibilities for forest holidays and shapes nature awareness. RMK maintains almost 40% of Estonian forests.
Additional information:
Marge Rammo
Head of the Nature Preservation Department of RMK
Tel: +372 676 7530, +372 513 7035
E-mail: marge.rammo@rmk.ee
www.rmk.ee/en
