Youth to Take Part in Conservation of National Parks at Nuuksio
Published 10.8.2009
Nuuksio National Park is the first protected area in Finland to arrange Junior Ranger programme activities aimed at 11-15 year olds. The programme kicked off with a camp organised in Nuuksio National Park August 4-6, 2009, at which 15 young people gathered to camp and work for nature conservation.
The Junior Ranger programme is coordinated by the EUROPARC Federation, and takes place in numerous European countries. The camp was organised as a joint project between Metsähallitus and the Uusimaa College for Rural Development. Our goal is to expand the Junior Ranger programme and make it a nation wide. Next year, in addition to the camp in Southern Finland, similar ones are to be held in Ostrobothnia and Lapland.
The Junior Ranger programme is a combination of living outdoors, practical work and nature experiences. It can be seen as a cross-section of a national park employee’s everyday work and events schedule. The aim of the programme is to impart information on the reasons why protected areas are established and the conservation work done within them. The best way to learn is by doing and junior rangers carry out the same tasks as Finnish forest rangers.
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