On 22-23 July in Pape (Rucava County) the Kurzeme Planning Region together with its 10 UniGreen project partners (Auk\u0161taitijos nacionalinis parkas,\u00a0Bir\u017e\u0173 Regioninis Parkas,\u00a0DURBE un Durbes novads,\u00a0Kretingos rajono savivaldyb\u0117,\u00a0Kuld\u012bgas Novada Dome,\u00a0Rojas novada pa\u0161vald\u012bba,\u00a0Saldus novada pa\u0161vald\u012bba,\u00a0Skrundas novada pa\u0161vald\u012bba,\u00a0Ventspils novada pa\u0161vald\u012bba,\u00a0\u017demaitijos nacionalinis parkas) organised the pre-closure project management meeting to discuss the progress made in the project so far and remaining tasks for the final project period till 31 October 2019.
\nSo far the project has successfully finished all the initially planned activities on training, experience exchange and seminars, as well as infrastructure development in Kurzeme. The majority of marketing activities have also been finished. To more actively raise the interest of travellers on the Nature Trails Guidebook developed in the project, few additional marketing activities have been included \u2013 the campaign \u201cHike in Kurzeme\u201d and \u201cHike in Lithuania\u201d, as well as the photo exhibition on nature trails in Kurzeme, which can currently be visited at the shopping mall Riga Plaza. The additional marketing activities are running successfully and are foreseen to finish in September.
\nUnder the infrastructure development activities in Lithuania, the partners have successfully finished the construction of wooden boardwalks and pontoon bridges at Kirkilai karstic lakes in Bir\u017eai Regional Park and reconstruction of the viewing platform on the coast of Lake Plateliai in \u017demaitija National Park. The work on the improvement of Jaurykla park in Kretinga and construction of pontoon piers, adjacent trail stretches and resting areas in Auk\u0161taitija National Park continues. The building and installation works are foreseen to finish in September. In addition, a number of individual detailed trail maps have been issued for \u017demaitija National Park and Auk\u0161taitija National Park. Development of trail maps for Bir\u017eai Regional Park and Klaipeda region continues.
\nAt the end of the meeting the partners discussed the organisational issues for the Final Project Conference, which shall take place on 17 September in Talsi. More detailed information on registration and timing will follow.
\nProject activities are being implemented with the support of the Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Programme 2014-2020. <\/p>\n
Information prepared by:Kurzeme Planning Region
\nTel.: + 371 26315137,\u00a0aiva.jakovela@kurzemesregions.lv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"