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City/State: Skaftafell National Park |
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Country: ICELAND
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| WorkingAbroad Projects |
PO Box 454, Flat 1
East Sussex
UNITED KINGDOM
BN1 3ZS
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Program description: |
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Volunteer to work, restore and preserve the Skaftafell National Park in Iceland - a collaboration between BTCV, Iceland's Environmental Agency and WorkingAbroad Projects. Iceland is a country filled with legend, sagas, rich history and folkore, and its wild landscape contains mist-filled volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, dramatic valleys and waterfalls everywhere you look.
Skaftafell National Park is an oasis wedged between sand and glacier. Its unique natural beauty is a result of favourable weather conditions and the interplay of fire and ice.
Wilderness Management Volunteer Programme details - two week programmes from June to July 2006. The project will focus on Morsa´rdalur, which is an area inside the Skaftafell Park and also in a recently expanded crater area. For two weeks, you will complete a series of conservation/restoration tasks that will include: lupin cutting, way marking, trail repair work etc. as elements of the wilderness management programme. There is a base camp in the National Park where you will be staying and eating, however. You should be between 20 to 40 years old, fit, healthy and capable of carrying out work in all conditions in a cold and wet climate. In addition, you need to be prepared to hike to get around, and to be comfortable living in rustic conditions and camping in a tent for two weeks.
The area of Skaftafell is pristine wilderness, so it is important that you have already had some exposure to this type of terrain. No specific skills are needed, but those with previous experience of manual conservation work, trail work, botany, terrestrial monitoring etc. would be particularly useful, as well as those who are self-motivated, as you will get more out of the project if you are. The project will especially appeal to those with an interest in conservation, restoration, wilderness and low impact camping. Anyone with additional skills are especially welcome!
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 20-40 years
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group
No. in group: 6
Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation
How long does the program last?: 2-4 weeks
What are the dates of this program: June and July 2008
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Cost or price of this program: |
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The cost for the two week programme is £430, which covers all project costs, including all food for two weeks, camping in the National Park, equipment provided for the project (not personal), comprehensive insurance cover, one organised day-off activity (hot pools) including transport, lightweight cooking facilities, all training and supervision by project manager and volunteers etc.
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