I think this lighthouse just had a brilliant idea. Bien le bonjour! The 22th of August, we drove to Osmussaar. Thanks to the wind, the boat ride was unforgettable. Kirke and I, the closest to the bow of the boat, felt like being on a rollercoaster. Once arriving on the island, we were driven by locals to our house, which also works …

This project requires a lot of people... こんにちは ! On the 17th of August, Kadri and I took the train from Tartu to Tapa. There we joined a group of international volunteers - a class of Hungarian students, and a few of their teachers, as well as a few other volunteers from Italy, France, Japan and Taiwan through the EstYes program. T…

Thanks for the button, Jaan. Hello everybody!  On the 7th of August we departed for Saarnaki island,in the west. To get there, we drove to Rohuküla, where we took the ferry to a port on Hiiumaa. From there we drove to a small port where we were led to Saarnaki. Mighty vikings taught the locals how to safely dock ships. They still us…

Tere! On the second of August, after a good week of rest, I went with Kadri and Kaia (and other volunteers, one of them a local journalist) to Karula, sleeping in the very house I slept in one month prior.  We went there to complete what had been done there: pulling out the Himalayan bastardos  Impatiens glandulifera . Indeed, they …

I'm Elina Melet-Garel, a student from France, and I will be volunteer here in Estonia until the end of November/ beginning of December 2019.  For the past two years I have been studying naturalism, and how to lead activities that raise awareness of nature conservation. Next year I would like to continue my biology studies and th…

Dank jullie wel en tot ziens Dag iedereen! On Tuesday afternoon, on the 23th of July, a group of Belgian volunteers came in Tartu. Through the organisation Bouworde, they had the opportunity to come here in Estonia for two weeks of environmental work (and some tourism as well).  We all gathered and went on our merry way to Haanja Na…

Butterflies! Moths! Come see my insects! Hello everybody ! On the18th of July, we took off for the west of the country, direction Hobulaid (Horse Isle in English). As its name indicates, wild horses used to live on the island, but everything changed when a forest grew there. Our tasks was to restore meadows on Hobulaid. Once we wer…