Ice and Snow covering the Island
Islands are in deep hibernation. Ice and snow are covering the vegetation but as soon as spring starts, the plants will grow back and remove efficiently the nutrient from the eutrophicated waters.
Islands are in deep hibernation. Ice and snow are covering the vegetation but as soon as spring starts, the plants will grow back and remove efficiently the nutrient from the eutrophicated waters.
Our floating wetlands became habitats for birds, insects and aquatic animals. The root network removes not only nutrients but serves also as a shelter for endangered fish species such as the eel. And even FOX & OTTER come together – … Continued
Studies in rivers and urban ponds showed that floating wetlands are not only capable of reducing excess nutrients but also bacterial contamination. As a coastal municipality at the Szczecin lagoon repeatedly suffers from high loads of E.Coli bacteria, we installed … Continued
Our floating wetlands in the brackish Darss-Zingst-Bodden-Chain were well adopted as habitats by birds, fish, amphibians, crustacean, molluscs and insects. The large and diverse root network benefits not only nutrient removal capacity but serves also as a shelter and retreat … Continued
Two Juodkrante islands (Curonian Spit National Park in Lithuania) were harvested in the end of September. It was exciting to find out that island production doubled this year! The total harvest (fresh weight) is 97 kg from Gintaro Bay island … Continued
During high season floating installations accelerate plant development at enormous pace. Dense vegetation is more resistant to various factors like wave damage and bird effect. We can state for sure that floating islands enhance habitat and aesthetic value. Check the … Continued
Our polish partners filmed interesting underwater records of the plant root system below the floating island in Wolin national park, Poland. At the time of the footage the island is already one year in the water. Watch the video on … Continued
In June 2020, the third in Lithuania and sixth within the LiveLagoons project floating island was installed. Jonas hill island is installed in an old defensive fortification place called Jonas hill in Klaipeda city center. The area is an enclosed … Continued
After installing and planting the islands in spring 2019, we can see how different environmental factors and treatments affect the survival and condition of plants. In Lithuania the most important factors seem to be the inserted plants density, the hydrodynamic … Continued
Floating island initiative is rising awareness on coastal environment: eutrophication, climate change, coastal protection and biodiversity. Klaipeda municipality will contribute by 5000Eur to support new island maintenance. This will help us to involve professional botanists from the Botanical Garden of … Continued