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The organisational structure of the park consists of 4 departments, of which the department for environmental education was emphasized the most. It’s because education is a crucial step toward making the issue of nature conservation more familiar to visitors, students and children. There are many target programs for the public as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for the public and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults, too. Other programs are targeted at the local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Besides education, communication and cooperation with representatives from the departments of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important; they meet 3 times a year. | The organisational structure of the park consists of 4 departments, of which the department for environmental education was emphasized the most. It’s because education is a crucial step toward making the issue of nature conservation more familiar to visitors, students and children. There are many target programs for the public as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for the public and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults, too. Other programs are targeted at the local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Besides education, communication and cooperation with representatives from the departments of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important; they meet 3 times a year. | ||
What we really liked is the way that employees of the national park educate children, schools and the public. They do it in a very attractive and interactive way; it’s something very different from boring informational tables full of text that are read only by really interested people. Sadly, this system still mainly the case in the national parks of the Czech republic. We should be inspired by NP Gesause where classes and families are attracted by observing small insects under the microscope, walking in | What we really liked is the way that employees of the national park educate children, schools and the public. They do it in a very attractive and interactive way; it’s something very different from boring informational tables full of text that are read only by really interested people. Sadly, this system is still mainly the case in the national parks of the Czech republic. We should be inspired by NP Gesause where classes and families are attracted by observing small insects under the microscope, walking in a labyrinth of an ecological footprint, listening to the story of a tree or river, watching 3D movies or using an application for smart phones - Gesäuse App - which is not finished yet but is going to contain information about the NP related to geography. There are also 2 trails that are open from the beginning of May to the end of October, and a pavillon with a geological museum and a restaurant. | ||
=== The national park and sustainability === | === The national park and sustainability === | ||
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The Gesäuse National Park is divided into four parts - the Department of Nature Conservation and Research, the Department for Forestry and Management, the Department for Communication, and the Department for Environmental Education. We will concentrate on the last one. In the park, one can choose from many educational programs, for example, the Lettmair Au path, the Rauchbodenweg themed path and the Sagenweg themed path. There are many targeted programs for the public, as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for the public, and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults, too. Other programs are targeted at the local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and at schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Besides the education, communication and cooperation with representatives from the departments of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important; they meet 3 times a year. | The Gesäuse National Park is divided into four parts - the Department of Nature Conservation and Research, the Department for Forestry and Management, the Department for Communication, and the Department for Environmental Education. We will concentrate on the last one. In the park, one can choose from many educational programs, for example, the Lettmair Au path, the Rauchbodenweg themed path and the Sagenweg themed path. There are many targeted programs for the public, as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for the public, and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults, too. Other programs are targeted at the local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and at schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Besides the education, communication and cooperation with representatives from the departments of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important; they meet 3 times a year. | ||
The park employees concentrate their activities on working with universities and other research workplaces. There is a research workplace situated in the Weidendom, and through the "Journey to Microcosm Nature" children can see nature much more extensively. | The park employees concentrate their activities on working with universities and other research workplaces. There is a research workplace situated in the Weidendom, and through the "Journey to Microcosm Nature" children can see nature much more extensively. | ||
Visitors can get Gesause app from | Visitors can get the Gesause smart phone app from Apple, which we haven’t seen in Czech Republic yet. The employees of the Austrian park offer relaxation programs, for example, by building a porch from willows when people can relax and enjoy it. They have Christmas markets there in December where people can buy products from 15 stalls. | ||
The national park has a special building which is inspired by the example of nature, which is called Pavillon Gstatterboden where there is geological exhibition. The exhibition is not boring because it is interactive and visitors can try everything like climbing an artificial wall, etc. In this building, people can spend time relaxing in the restaurant or buying some presents. | |||
=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
Goals both of | Goals both of the parks provide education for children, youth and adults, and protect the parks' natural environment. The park employees offer many educational programs for school and provide the public, for example, with field trips, lectures, etc. We consider the Gesäuse National Park to be a little bit more modern for the public than in the Czech Republic. | ||
Although | Although conservation and education in the Czech republic for all students at school level and the general public is now greatly expanded in national parks, we need to learn a lot from Austria. | ||
(Completed the rest of the group - Ivona Janecká, Karolína Vlčková and Filip Pokorný). | (Completed the rest of the group - Ivona Janecká, Karolína Vlčková and Filip Pokorný). | ||