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Conference Tour and Post-conference Excursions
Walking Tour in the City Park, Tuesday August 14, 2012
The
walking tour will take conference participants into the City Park,
located next to the city centre. The Park features hydrological
interests such as old water powerhouses, small brooks and creeks
with scenic white wooden bridges, and a fishway built not only for
fish migration but also to increase detention time in the pool
below.
Rokua Esker Aquifer and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems,
August 16, 2012
This excursion will pass through
the Oulu river basin, ending at the
Rokua
esker, about 70 km east of Oulu. The excursion will finish with a
traditional Finnish summer evening event, with sauna and
refreshments.
Programme outline
Departure from
Oulu city centre (in front of City Hall) at 8:00; Surface-groundwater interaction monitoring
at the Lake Ahveroinen; Geology of the esker and geophysical
measurements at the
Lake Saarinen/Salminen isthmus; Arrival in Oulu at about 21:00
Cost:
85 €; includes travel from and to Oulu, meals and refreshments.
Read more and see the full program
here.
Oulanka Reasearch Station
and National Park,
August 17 to 19, 2012
Oulanka Research Station
was established in 1966 to promote research
and education at the
University of Oulu. In the 1990s, the environmental monitoring programs of
the station were complemented by the European Monitoring and
Evaluation Programme. Other important activities include
phenological monitoring and analyses of water quality in streams,
rivers and ponds.
Oulanka National Park is located in north-eastern Finland in
an upland region. Oulanka is a unique and versatile combination of
northern, southern and eastern nature. The landscape is made up of
pine forests, river valleys with sandy banks and rapids, and in the
north of vast mires. Oulanka National Park in 2002 the park
received the international PAN Parks Certificate (www.panparks.org).
Programme outline
- Friday August 17, 2012: Departure at Oulu
at 8.30, stops on the route;
Research activities in Oulanka Research Station;
Short walks
- Saturday August 18, 2012: Optional activities,
e.g.Shooting the rapids; Tour to lakes (lowered lake hydrology);
Hiking on own (marked routes)
- Sunday August 19, 2012
Hiking;
Departure at 13.00; Arrival in Oulu at about 17.00
Accommodation options: Single room/
Double room/
Separate apartment
Cost 160 €; includes
travels to and from Oulanka, accommodation in double room, linen,
all meals, small bus tour.
Extra costs: rafting, canoeing; accommodation in
a single room / in separate apartment
Read more and see the full
program here
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