I think this will be the most difficult experience to describe. First, my first experience as a “long term” group leader at a volunteering activity. Second, a beautiful place to stay and work. Third the best volunteers group possible so… Where to start? Let´s try from the beginning: First day at ELF and they proposed me to lead th…

Next to the city of Tartu there is this area of meadows and little water bodies where some invasive species such as the Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) and the lupine (Lupinus polyphylus), spread easily over open spaces. This area also hosts native species which might be endangered, so here is needed a bit of help from us. …

Just arrived to Estonia and ready for the first adventure. Rammu island is a 1km² piece of land located at the Northern coast, next to Tallin. This island, as well as others nearby, was planted with pines during Soviet times. In this particular place, it grows a unique habitat of crowberries (Empetrum nigrum) that needs to be pres…

Hello! This is Celia López, Spanish biologist and Erasmus master´s student at the University of the Azores in Portugal. This blog aims to share my experience as a nature conservation volunteer, taking part in camps, or talgud (in Estonian) of the Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF).