Neringa Forest Architecture Tours 2023
- Published on Monday, 20 February 2023 12:33
Tours with forest growing specialist Gražina Banienė
Architecture of Curonian Spit pinelands Saturday, 4 February, 12 pm
A tour, with a forest growing specialist Gražina Banienė about the Curonian Spit's pines, in forests surrounding Pervalka and the edge of the Nagliai Nature Reserve. During the tour, you will get to know the characteristics of the mountain, Banks', black and Baltic pines. Saturday, 21 January 12:00 pm
Forest specialist Gražina Baninenė shares knowledge and expertise from seed growing to taking care of snags in parallel to human growth. Pointing out the intersection of human everyday actions and tree lifespan. The route takes visitors through various pine tree life cycles; mountain pine seedlings planted this spring and upland pine woodland planted 120 years ago. Saturday, 13 May, 12 pm Tours with landscape specialist Gražina Žemaitienė Nida - a settlement located in the amphitheater of Parnidis, Urbas and Angys dunes During the tour Gražina Žemaitienė focuses on Nida, the settlement located in the amphitheater of Parnidis, Urbas and Angių dunes while discussing the Curonian Spit and the questions surrounding its existence today. Žemaitienė answers question: what draws people here - the forest, dunes, sea or the settlements and a different way of living compared to mainland Lithuania. Saturday, 28 January 12:00 pm
Greenkeepers of Nida dunes
In the Curonian Spit, the dunes were forested to tame the desertification. This is a product of the hard labour and dedication of people. The Nida Greenkeepers' old cemetery is separate from the other burial grounds. During the tour, Gražina Žemaitienė answers the questions. Who were the planters of dunes in Nida and why are their tombs located separately from the rest of Nida's inhabitants? Where did they lived? What does Urbo hill represent today and what was its significance in the past? Saturday, 11 February, 12 pm
Saturday, 18 March, 12 pm Parnidis landscape reserve tour
During the tour G. Žemaitienė discusses the stories and myths behind the Parnidis dune, why it still exists as a sand dune and hasn’t been planted as the rest of the dunes. Whether we really improve the landscape with outdoor sculptures, and the five hills settlement.
Saturday, 8 April, 12 pm
Tours with architect and educator Anton Shramkov Forest as a Space Anton Shramkov will explore the spatiality of the forest. The forest is understood here as a space with its laws and spatial compositions with immediate influence on humans. Neringa small-scale architecture: benches Saturday, 25 Feburary, 12 pm Saturday, 20 May, 12 pm
Hike to Giedružė Dune
Forester Gediminas Virginijus Dikšas leads the group to the top of Giedružė dune, which is hardly reached by touristic paths. On the way G.V. Dikšas shares more than 50 years of experience in working with ancient forest and coppice of young trees that group passes. Saturday, 22 April, 12 pm
Hike to Bulvikis Cape
The tour route passes Purvynė village, Purvynės bay, Nida’s airport, Bulvikis cape and reaches Bulvikis camping ground. On the way, long-time forester Gediminas Dikšas tells a history and maintenance works that took place in Purvynė, airport area and how reeds were planted to protect the dune from washing away. Saturday, 27 May, 12 pm
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