Tag: outreach

PredPeat at SciFest 2024

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The 12th edition of the science festival took places in Fyrishov between 10-12th October. The days were filled with workshops, lectures, competitions, and experiments organized by a wide range of faculties from Uppsala University and SLU. Sara Camiolo from the PredPeat project joined the colleagues from Climes and CNDS to explore the themes of meteorology and hydrology with schools and the general public. On Friday, Sara led the workshop “Build your own peat-filter and have fun cleaning rainwater” for students from 6 to 10 years old. On Saturday, many families stopped by to learn more peat, wetland restoration and the...

Peatlands and Art meet at the Ecotone exhibition

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Gustaf Granath worked with the artists of “Ecotone: transition area between biology and art”. The term “ecotone” is used in ecology to describe a border where two ecosystems meet and create a new species-rich area. What happens when peatlands and art meet? The resulting ecotone was on exhibition at the Uppsala konstnärsklubb for the period 21-29th October 2023. Collaborating artists and researchers: Malin Franzén, Hanna Norrna, Ida Lindgren, Amanda Selinder, Ioana Onut Brännström, Gustaf Granath. Poster of the exhibition at Uppsala konstnärsklubb. Picture by Sahra Gibson. From the exhibition “Ecotone”. Picture by Sahra Gibson. From the exhibition “Ecotone”. Picture by...