One of the top priorities in Bioclimatic Park is to restore biodiversity and natural ecosystem functions of the land. There was no life in 2014. Today, 5 years later we can see an explosion of life in many ways. Look at few wild animals moving to Bioclimatic Park: The area of Bioclimatic Park is a…
ECO Programs for schools
ECO Educational Program for school kids is called EXPLORE Bioclimatic Park. 382 school kids from Zilina region visited Bioclimatic Park during 2018. In 2019 the ECO Programs were kicked off in May and will continue in June, every Tuesday and Wednesday. “Learning by doing ” is our way how to educate kids in nature. They…
2019 challenges
Civic Association Ecoenergy has been managing Bioclimatic Park Drienová (20 ha of land) since April 2018. It is not our priority to farm for income but for nature friendly land revitalisation. Long term focus is to create demonstration area for climate change adaptation measures. Five years ago the area was destroyed. Unhealty soil produced a minimal…
Incredible water activity
When we started to create a philosophy of Bioclimatic Park, we soon realized that the water restoration project would be the major challenge. Smaller part of the area was covered by permanent grasslands, half of in hard-to reach terrain. The other half of the area was totally devastated: dead soil without humus, monoculture, zero nearing…
Distinguished visitors
Dr. George Pikler with his wife Mrs. Elaine Pikler from Baltimore in USA visited city Rajec and Bioclimatic Park Drienova on 29. august 2018. Dr. George M. Pikler is highly regarded doctor specilaized in oncology and hematology. He was born in 1942 in Equador. Today he lives and works in Baltimore, presenting his experience worldwide….
Explore trail
20. july 2018 – Explore trail in Bioclimatic Park was opened for every curious explorer – the both small and big ones. You can explore ecosystem measures providing land revitalisation here – biodiversity and soil restoration, natural measures for small water cycles restoration and the synergies among the measures. You will learn how to improve the…
Bioclimatic Park
Bioclimatic Park Drienova is a long-term activity involving great many people. There is a wish to establish such a facility, which will show a harmony between nature and man. The harmony is built on traditions relating to farming and on modern understanding of biodiversity and cultural perception. The wish is to build a small eco-village…
Summer camp 2018
Summer camp was held in July this year (16.7.- 20.7.2018). The participants spent 5 summer days in nature in Bioclimatic Park Drienová. Altough the wheater was unpredictable, as the nature always is, the schedule was busy. 31 smart kids joined the camp this year. The kids were working in groups dedicated to farming, beekeeping, fruit…
Visit from Switzerland
Mr. Roland Frutig, Swiss philantropist interested in watershed development projects, visited Bioclimatic Park accompanied by our friends from Rain for Climate initiative Michal Kravcik and Vlado Zaujec. He was interested in water retention measures implemented in Bioclimatic Park. The results are visible and excellent – simple water catchments bring life back to destroyed country. …