Annual International Field School FORESTA-2025
07 - 11 of June 2025
NARFU named after M.V. Lomonosov
Arkhangelsk, Russia
Organizers and Partners
About FORESTA
International summer school FORESTA is organized for bachelor and master students majoring in natural sciences.
The School's mission is to give its participants insight into typical ecosystems of high latitudes, biodiversity management and methods of ecosystems protection, as well as to ignite discussion of problems in the Arctic region and the past, present and future role of human beings in the biosphere transformation.
The School's mission is to give its participants insight into typical ecosystems of high latitudes, biodiversity management and methods of ecosystems protection, as well as to ignite discussion of problems in the Arctic region and the past, present and future role of human beings in the biosphere transformation.
FORESTA program
(time can be adjusted)
(time can be adjusted)
Friday
June 06
June 06
Arrival day
Saturday
June 07
June 07
First day: introduction
09:20-09:50 registration of participants
Place: NARFU main building, foyer 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
09:30-10:00 coffee break
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
10:00-10:10 School opening
Place: room 1409, 4 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
Lectures (room 1409)
13:00-13:40 lunch
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
13:45-15:25 excursions to NARFU laboratories and museums
15:30-17:00 workshop on polygraph test
Place: shared-use center "Neurophisiology", 2 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
18:00-19:00 dinner
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
09:20-09:50 registration of participants
Place: NARFU main building, foyer 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
09:30-10:00 coffee break
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
10:00-10:10 School opening
Place: room 1409, 4 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
Lectures (room 1409)
10:10-10:50 | Arctic vulnerability through a chemist's eyes Maria Viktorovna Nikitina |
10:50-11:30 | "Onezhskoye Pomorye" National Park Tatiana Aleksandrovna Parinova |
11:30-12:10 | Values of "Pinega" Nature Reserve Irina Borisovna Amosova |
12:10-12:50 | Sustainable tourism Natalia Viktorovna Burova |
13:00-13:40 lunch
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
13:45-15:25 excursions to NARFU laboratories and museums
15:30-17:00 workshop on polygraph test
Place: shared-use center "Neurophisiology", 2 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
18:00-19:00 dinner
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
Sunday
June 08
June 08
Second day: city
10:00-12:00 Setting up for project work
Place: room 1409, 4 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
12:20-12:55 lunch
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
13:00-17:00 excursion to museum of wooden architecture "Malye Korely"
Place: Malye Korely village
18:00-19:00 dinner
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
after 19:00 preparation for trip to Golubino
10:00-12:00 Setting up for project work
Place: room 1409, 4 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
12:20-12:55 lunch
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
13:00-17:00 excursion to museum of wooden architecture "Malye Korely"
Place: Malye Korely village
18:00-19:00 dinner
Place: canteen, NARFU main building, 1 floor, Northern Dvina emb. 17.
after 19:00 preparation for trip to Golubino
Monday
June 09
June 09
Third day: journey
09:00 departure to Pinega region, village Golubino,
(road will take 4-5 hours)
Bus departs from NARFU library, Smolnya Buyan 1.
14:30-15:30 lunch
15:30-17:30 Excursion along the ecological trail to the waterfall
18:00-19:00 dinner
20:00-21:00 Excursion along the ecological trail to the waterfall
09:00 departure to Pinega region, village Golubino,
(road will take 4-5 hours)
Bus departs from NARFU library, Smolnya Buyan 1.
14:30-15:30 lunch
15:30-17:30 Excursion along the ecological trail to the waterfall
18:00-19:00 dinner
20:00-21:00 Excursion along the ecological trail to the waterfall
21:00-22:00 project work
Tuesday
June 10
June 10
Fourth day: field practice
08:00-09:00 excursion to caves for those who interested
(paid by the participants themselves)
09:00-10:00 breakfast
10:00-15:00 excursion to Sotka river
17:00-18:00 dinner
08:00-09:00 excursion to caves for those who interested
(paid by the participants themselves)
09:00-10:00 breakfast
10:00-15:00 excursion to Sotka river
17:00-18:00 dinner
after dinner project work
Wednesday
June 11
June 11
Fifth day: back to Arkhangelsk
08:00-09:00 breakfast
09:00-12:00 defense of projects by groups, closing of the School, awarding certificates
13:00 departure to Arkhangelsk
08:00-09:00 breakfast
09:00-12:00 defense of projects by groups, closing of the School, awarding certificates
13:00 departure to Arkhangelsk
Thursday
June 12
June 12
Departure day
Organizers
- Irina
AmosovaPhD in Agriculture
NARFU - Lyudmila
DrachkovaPhD in Geography
NARFU - Svetlana
LukinaPhD in Pedagogy
NARFU - Maria
NikitinaPhD in Chemistry
NARFU - Tatiana
ParinovaPhD in Biology
NARFU - Anna
CherkasovaPhD in Biology
NARFU
