Hogland is waiting for you

The stairs to the northern lighthouse of the Hogland Island
The stairs to the northern lighthouse of the Hogland Island

«The Complex expedition Hogland» project, having been realized since 2013, is aimed at extensive research conducting in the field of geography, geology, biology and historical-cultural heritage of 14 outlying islands of The Gulf of Finland, taking special place in the history of the region.

Within the frames of the project for the year of 2016 there is planned conducting environmental watch with the involvement of the volunteers, who will be engaged in liquidation of consequences of human impact on natural systems of the Big Tyuters island and the Hogland island, collection and localization for going to the mainland the objects polluting nature (dumps, etc) and parsing of potentially dangerous flammable forest debris.

Date and venue of the environmental watch:

The first change:

The 15-17th of May, 2016 - Saint Petersburg: a two-day preparatory stage (training);

The 17-31st of May, 2016 – the Hogland and Big Tyuters islands (The Gulf of Finland).

The second change:

The 29-31st of May, 2016 - Saint Petersburg: a two-day preparatory stage (training);

The 31st of May – 16th of June, 2016 - the Hogland and Big Tyuters islands (The Gulf of Finland).

 

The first stage of the contest for participation in two changes is being held from the 4th of March to the 8th of April, 2016, to take part in it is necessary to individually fill in the portfolio on the website of the contest http://volunteer.rgo.ru/ru in «Current expeditions» chapter.

The second stage of the contest is being held from the 8th to 20th of April of 2016 and includes providing the documents according to the requirements for the selection of participants by the participants to the Commission, and approval of the volunteer corps of the expedition as well.

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Welcome to the headquarters of the Comlpex expedition of Hogland
Welcome to the headquarters of the Comlpex expedition of Hogland

The winners of the contest will be free of charge given the opportunity to take part in one of the changes of the environmental watch within the framework of the expedition. The participation presumes transportation from the gathering place in St Petersburg to the place of holding the environmental watch and back, payment of board and lodging for the time of holding of the environmental watch, including a two-day preparatory stage (training). Travel to the Northern capital (the Moskovsky railway station square or other place specified further by the guidance of the expedition) and back is paid by the participants themselves of carried out by voluntary donations of other individuals and legal entities, not forbidden by the Russian legislation.

Paying your attention to the fact that seeing harsh conditions of the expedition there are only men invited to participate in the expedition.

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