City of Tartu invites everyone to communal work at Maarjavälja green area and Jaamamõisa stream

In June, all interested are invited to communal work in the Maarjavälja experimental area (between Viljandi road and the University of Tartu Physicum) and at Jaamamõisa stream.

Participating in these activities helps improve the urban environment and provides an opportunity to learn more about urban nature. Timely scything, a keen eye and many helping hands are needed to control invasive species in the urban meadows. Instead of using leaf blowers in autumn, rakes are increasingly preferred in Tartu. The help of the residents of Tartu is needed for all these tasks, and in some cases, even horses are required.

Communal work in June

On 16 June at 12:00, removing the lupine, an invasive species, from Maarjavälja. Käthlin Rillo, Senior Specialist for the Nature Conservation Works Unit of the Environmental Board, will introduce invasive species and how to control them.

On 18 June at 18:00, branches will be removed and sorted at Maarjavälja. Tuul Sepp, Professor in Animal Ecology at the University of Tartu, will talk about urban nature. The city horse Hermon will help transport the branches.

On 25 June at 18:00, making a biodiversity hedge at Maarjavälja. Merle Karro-Kalberg, Landscape architect and one of the leaders of the Curated Biodiversity project, will discuss biodiversity in the city.

On 30 June at 18:00, scythe-mowing the Jaamamõisa stream meadow.

For more detailed information and to register for the communal work, please visit the website of Tartu (in Estonian).

All residents of Tartu are welcome to make suggestions for communal activities through the registration form. Such activities may be organised with support from the LIFE programme’s Tartu Rohering project, which promotes urban nature in Tartu.