{"id":10319,"date":"2026-11-14T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/2026\/11\/14\/in-search-of-novembers-treasures-students-from-velyka-uholka-completed-a-two-day-eco-quest-in-the-carpathian-biosphere-reserve\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T02:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:00:31","slug":"in-search-of-novembers-treasures-students-from-velyka-uholka-completed-a-two-day-eco-quest-in-the-carpathian-biosphere-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/2026\/11\/14\/in-search-of-novembers-treasures-students-from-velyka-uholka-completed-a-two-day-eco-quest-in-the-carpathian-biosphere-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of \u201cNovember\u2019s Treasures\u201d: Students from Velyka Uholka Completed a Two-Day Eco-Quest in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students in grades 5\u20137 and 9 at the Velyka Uholka Lyceum explored the mysteries of the autumn forest, studied meteorological instruments at the central farmstead, and got to know the inhabitants of mountain rivers at the trout farm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young researchers from the Tyachiv District spent two days immersing themselves in the world of wildlife in their native region. Students in grades 5\u20137 and 9 at the Velyka Uholka Lyceum participated in a comprehensive environmental education program held at the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve on <strong>November 10\u201311<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press service of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve reported on the students\u2019 educational trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the \u201cCenter of Europe\u201d to the trout farm: how the quest unfolded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlight of the two-day excursion was the interactive field quest <strong>\u201cThe Autumn Forest of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve.\u201d<\/strong> The quest route ran from the \u201cCenter of Europe\u201d ecological and educational center to the demonstration trout farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As they made their way along the route, the high school students had to apply their ingenuity, teamwork, and knowledge of natural sciences at several themed stops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interactive stations:<\/strong> students identified tree species based on ancient legends, unraveled the mysteries of the mushroom kingdom, identified natural objects by touch and smell, solved fall-themed crossword puzzles, searched for plants based on biological descriptions, guessed the forest \u201chomes\u201d of wild animals, played the \u201cFact or Fiction?\u201d quiz, and hunted for the \u201cLost Treasure of November\u201d;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Getting to Know the Inhabitants of Mountain Rivers:<\/strong> At the quest\u2019s final location, the children toured a demonstration trout farm and learned from experts about the life habits of brook trout and other rare fish in the cold mountain waters of the Carpathians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A meteorology lesson, an eco-trail, and a nature museum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the quest, the students\u2019 program at the nature reserve included several other educational stops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hands-on session at the weather station:<\/strong> at the reserve\u2019s main estate, <strong>Natalia Andriychuk,<\/strong> a lead engineer at the environmental monitoring laboratory, conducted a hands-on lesson for the high school students. She demonstrated how professional thermometers, data loggers, a weather vane, and a rain gauge, and explained how scientists have been recording climate changes for decades in the reserve\u2019s main document\u2014the \u201cChronicle of Nature\u201d;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nature Trail and Museum Exhibition:<\/strong> The students also walked along the marked \u201cRespect Nature\u201d nature trail and visited Ukraine\u2019s only Museum of Mountain Ecology and the History of Natural Resource Use in the Ukrainian Carpathians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reserve notes that such hands-on approaches to environmental education allow children to go beyond the pages of school textbooks and realize, through their own experiences, the fragility and value of Transcarpathia\u2019s mountain ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source and photo:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbz.in.ua\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" 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