Category Archives: News
Spring Fisheries, Pacific Tour Ends, Restoration Season on the Way
1st May marks the boreal spring to be in full swing – our fisheries are open, Pacific tour is concluded, new honorary member accepted and restoration of habitats proceeds. Captain Karoliina and the crew have begun their harvests on lake Onkamo … Continue reading
Tracks in the snow: a winter survey in Koitajoki
In the quiet of late winter, tracks in the snow across Rahesuo and Valkeasuo peatlands reveal the hidden movements of wildlife. This field survey offers insight into how species survive the coldest months and how restoration in the Koitajoki Watershed … Continue reading
Two Indigenous Knowledge Holders Pass Away
We mourn the loss of two Indigenous knowledge holders from the Russian Arctic. Pyotr Kaurgin, a Chukchi reindeer herder and leader of the nomadic community of Turvaurgin in Siberia and Alexander Paul, Kola Sámi from Murmansk, have left us. Pyotr … Continue reading
Early spring ends winter seining abruptly, Arctic Circle peatlands expanded, science articles discuss Oura archipelago and ICCAs in Finland and Pacific workshops and tour announced
April is here with “heating” of the activities across the board – new science, sudden end of winter fishing, new sites from the Arctic, and a Pacific tour are in the works. Winter seining comes to a sudden halt with … Continue reading
Spring Opens with a Major Boreal Forest Turn, International Visits, Bowhead Whales, US Media and Science of the Freshwaters
Spring begins. Winter seining is in full swing. During February one of the most significant forests of rewilding programme, Rahekangas, was secured, appearances in US media on rewilding and fisheries and new science papers out. A new database of Indigenous knowledge … Continue reading
February Brings Nets Full of Vendace, New Funds and Action on Wild Forest Reindeer
February begins in very cold temperatures across Finland at -35 C. Winter seining is under way in tough conditions but with good catches as well. New funding associated with the Earthshot Prize expand the restoration efforts for 2026. Equally so, … Continue reading
January Expands Natural and Old Growth Forests in Lapland and Celebrates the Lifework of a Karelian Singer Jussi Huovinen with a site in his Village
In January over 380 hectares of old growth and natural forests have been included into the Landscape Rewilding Programme. Additionally a site in Suomussalmi celebrates the legacy of a Karelian rune singer Jussi Huovinen. Pauttiselkä old growth forest is a … Continue reading
Pacific Tour Ends with Success, New Mussel Population Breakthrough and Sub-Arctic Peatlands Closure to the Year
Snowchange Pacific Tour has ended. Visits and collaborations extended across Tasmania, Aoteroroa, Vanuatu and ended with visits to restoration and partner sites in British Columbia. In Finnish Sámi area a major conservation breakthrough emerged from discovery of new population of … Continue reading
Whitefish Spawning Sites Restored, Taumako Traditional Culture and Voyaging School Opens and a New Pacific Tour Announcement
Restoration season comes to an end with cleaning of spawning sites on river Koitajoki, and attention focuses on the Pacific – the Taumako Traditional Culture and Voyaging School Opens and a New Pacific Tour brings Snowchange delegates to Tasmania, New Zealand … Continue reading
Vendace Cans Are Out – Rewilding of Sevettijärvi Lake Completed, Peatland Summit a Success
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 … Continue reading