September closes with fisheries, fish exports and rewilding season drawing towards its end. Large gatherings at the Arctic Circle peatlands and in Koitajoki were a major highlight of this month and new StoryMaps highlight the International Week of Peatlands in Finland. Muddusjärvi forests and Sevettijärvi lake restoration in Sámi territory were important milestones for Indigenous-led restoration.
The fisheries team is headed to the ANUGA exhibit in Cologne, Germany soon as the brand new artisanal vendace cans are on the move! Equally so the fish processing facilities received an uplift over the summer and fish traps are in the waters of lake Onkamo.
In September the International Week of Peatlands drew over 40 participants across Europe and the boreal. Exchanges on the week are summarized in a recent StoryMaps.
In rewilding work the conclusion of the 10 years of lake Sevettijärvi restoration with Skolt Sámi has concluded. The erosion controls are in place and water hydrological regime on the comeback. The Sámi forests of Muddusjärvi under the Landscape Rewilding Programme were surveyed and new plans made.
In Western Lapland in the community of Muonio, Tapojoki river joined and also the large Liepimäjärvi peatland complex was a highlight of September.
October will bring collaboration visits to Germany, Estonia and international exchanges later in the month. The Arctic Passion monitoring project comes to a conclusion in Potsdam, Germany – after five years of EU-funded polar research. Check back for updates in mid-October.