Photo: Claes Lönnblad-Björkholm talked about water restoration in general, the completed restorations of the SeaMoreEco project, and the ongoing HIDDEN project, both funded by Interreg Aurora. Photographer: Gun Dahlvik, Ostrobothnia Australis
Ostrobothnia Australis r.f. (OA) was founded in 1924 and serves as a meeting point for people interested in nature in Swedish‑speaking Ostrobothnia. The association’s purpose is to promote scientific research in the natural sciences and to foster interest in nature and nature conservation. This is achieved by funding scientific projects—such as species inventories and monitoring—and by organising engaging and educational lectures, courses, and excursions. OA’s area of activity stretches from Kokkola in the north to Kristinestad in the south, while its office is located at the Ostrobothnian Museum in Vaasa.
Ostrobothnia Australis regularly arranges lectures on different topics related to the Ostrobothnian nature and environment. On March 18th Claes Lönnblad-Björkholm visited the association to hold a lecture on the topic of Cross‑border cooperation in the restoration of various watercourses in the Bothnian Bay.
The session, lasting for over an hour, covered topics of general marine restoration goals and methods, homed in on the restorations carried out within the Interreg Aurora funded project SeaMoreEco and the ongoing work within the HIDDEN project and addressed funding mechanisms available to citizens and associations. The emphasis was on restoration efforts in Ostrobothnia – from the underlying problems in our ocean and the selected restoration sites the measures. These measures ranged from plant based actions such as waterweed eradication and stonewort planting to environmental focused restorations of brooks and flad thresholds.
Learn more about the project SeaMoreEco
Learn more about the project HIDDEN
