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The city is about to sign a contract with another cultural association in Kouvola for the planting.

Already another local association is getting involved in the creation of cherry orchards in Kouvola. On Thursday, the city’s technical committee will discuss signing a cooperation agreement with the Kymenlaakso Cultural Support Association. The association aims to start planting as early as this spring.

– The city’s decision came so late that we decided to postpone the planting until spring 2024,” says Lammi.

Councillor fed up with delays

– It pained me to watch all the rowing and flapping around the park project. When the decision was made to postpone for a year, that was the start of it.

The association led by Silén was founded at the end of February. Silén is also a member of the technical board, so he has to stay by himself while the project is being processed.

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For the time being, no trees may be felled in areas such as Hesperia Park, the Administrative Court’s injunction says. However, Helsinki is confident that tree felling will be allowed in the final ruling.

The Helsinki Administrative Court has temporarily banned the felling of trees in both Hesperianpuisto and Hesperian esplanade between Töölönkatu and Mannerheimintie.

The area is undergoing a major reclamation of the Mannerheimintie, which is why old deciduous trees are planned to be felled.

The felling of trees on Mannerheimintie started yesterday, Tuesday, on the west side of Mannerheimintie, where the felling has now been completed. On Tuesday, 19 linden and four maple trees were felled.

– We didn’t even plan to go to that area this week, we had it planned for next week.

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Climate change has brought forward the flowering of cherry trees in many countries. In Japan, the flowers burst this year at the earliest time on record.

In Tokyo, Japan, cherry trees blossomed last week, 10 days earlier than usual.

Only twice before, in 2020 and 2021, have the cherry blossoms bloomed so early in the spring.

According to the researchers, the earlier flowering is due to the effects of climate change.

In the hanami tradition, which originated in Japan, the blooming of cherry trees is celebrated with various events such as family picnics.

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Metsähallitus is a state enterprise whose funding also guides wilderness management. This year, seasonal control on state lands will be reduced in the north. In the east, the control will be carried out by permanent batch inspectors.

Metsähallitus’ wilderness control will remain strong in Eastern Finland for the rest of the year.

Metsähallitus usually hires extra staff from spring to autumn to monitor hunting and fishing on state land. Now costs have increased and the state enterprise is reducing its seasonal workforce.

In northern Finland, the number of seasonal guards hired this year with licensing revenue will be reduced from eight to three this year.

In addition, batch inspectors hired with separate funding will continue their work. In this way, both patrolling to prevent wolf damage in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Eastern Finland Police Department and monitoring of the Saimaa water area will continue.

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The highest deer densities in winter were observed in the familiar areas of Ristijärvi and Sotkamo.

The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) estimates that there are about 900 deer wintering in Kainuu. Between 2015 and 2019, the wintering population has fluctuated between 700 and 750 wood deer, but over the past four years the population has increased by about 5% annually.

The current slight increase has been preceded by a recovery in calf production from the trough of recent years, which has been monitored in autumn since 1996.

This year, calves accounted for around 15% of the wintering deer population in Kainuu, which is higher than usual.

Like last year, the highest deer densities this winter were observed in Ristijärvi in \u200b\u200bthe area of \u200b\u200bHiisijärvi and Laahtanen and in Sotkamo in the ridge area between Huhtikkanka and Kukkoharju. Outside these areas, small forest deer populations were found, where moose were mostly found.

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Global warming will reach an average of 1.5°C in the early 2030s. While we need to prevent worse damage, we also need to adapt to changes that are already certain, say climate scientists.

The climate will warm by an average of 1.5 degrees by 2030, according to the IPCC summary report released on Monday. Worse damage can still be avoided by stepping up the pace of the green transition and the move away from fossil fuels.

It remains to be seen whether we will succeed in containing the warming. What is certain, however, is that the damage already done will change the world.

The recent IPCC report called for major investments in adaptation to climate change.

According to Gregow, who previously worked as a researcher for the IPCC, for example, the warming has accelerated so much that the glaciers in the northern hemisphere may be lost Rain forests may be partially lost. In Europe, the vegetation zones will shift towards the north.

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Volunteer nature guides are experienced outdoors people who want to share their skills with young people.

The Finnish Mental Health Federation’s Skutsi kuulee pilot brings nature guides to support young adults in Pori and five other localities.

The Confederation for Mental Health has found that young adults with mental health problems are interested in getting out and about in nature and fostering a connection with nature, but lack the skills and courage to go out alone, says the Confederation in a press release.

With a nature guide, a trip to the local nature can be a walk along a nature trail, a trip to a campfire site, a short hike, mushroom picking or berry picking.

Nature senders are volunteers trained by the Finnish Mental Health Association. There are three nature ambassadors in Pori.

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Last spring, the Natural Resources Institute Finland discovered a new species of fish in Virolahti in Finland, the germ-fish. It is originally from the Caspian Sea and is an alien species in Finland.

It is a small demersal fish that grows to a maximum of 11 cm. It has two tubular nostrils above the mouth. It is not harmful to humans, but its harmfulness to other species is not yet known.

As an avid fishing enthusiast, Kamppinen decided that he had to catch that fish.

– I looked on the map to see where it could be found, and the very next evening I headed to Virolahti. The first place I couldn’t find anything, but the next place I started to find them in spades. I recognised them by their big nostrils.

The fish rose with a bang

Kamppinen was equipped for the trip with a headlamp and wading pants. The fishing tool was a meter-long rod with a very small hook. There were pieces of fly maggots all over the place.

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Vaccination recommendations have been updated in seven municipalities across Finland.

The national vaccination programme against tick-borne encephalitis will be extended this year to Espoo’s Suvisaaristo.

In practice, this means that all permanent residents and long-term holidaymakers over the age of three in the Suvisaaristo area will receive a free vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis.

The incidence of the disease has increased significantly in the Suvisaaristo area during the five years of monitoring.

The vaccination series includes three vaccine doses. It is good to start the vaccination series at the beginning of spring at the latest, so that you have time to get two vaccination doses before summer. The third vaccine dose will be given the following summer.

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