February has begun with a very large peatland-forest complex of Korppiaapa joining the Landscape Rewilding Programme. In other news microplastics work is in the news in the US, Tahltan Event Database is highlighted in the High North and seining continues. March will bring a Pacific tour.
Korppiaapa, a significant relatively intact peatland at the Arctic Circle region in Sodankylä, Finland joined the rewilding work in late January. It is a 347 hectare (850 acre) ecosystem significant for its biodiversity and other qualities. It will be one of the landscapes involved in the Climate Breakthrough work that commenced in January. Other important sites for January included peatlands in Sotkamo for support of the wild forest reindeer and Kuosku intact north boreal forest.
A set of news items has highlighted the science and Indigenous knowledge news – Mongabay the portal for environmental news recently summarized the microplastics work with the Skolt Sámi. High North News reported on the Tahltan Event Database.
Winter seining is under way in Puruvesi. In the Snowchange fisheries crew Karoliina Lehtimäki will assume leadership position from mid-February onwards. Looking towards rest of the winter and early spring, a tour of the Pacific will commence in March with visits across the region.
