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At the beginning of this year, we were joined by MTÜ Siuts and with that, two young talents: Software Engineer Tanel Peet, who is the creator and developer of the bird song app Siuts, and Designer of Web Services Kaja Kruus, who is the author of the app's quirky design.

As of 10th of May managers of seminatural grasslands can apply for maintenance support from PRIA. For the first time, they will be able to select assessment of natural values of the land they manage as an additional activity. Forms and guidance materials have been developed for the assessment of natural values, and extra funds will be received for completing them.

The Environmental Board has sent out the first newsletter to 6,000 Estonian landowners who have at least 1 ha of seminatural grasslands.

The newsletter sheds light on our traditional landscapes and the need to manage them, and gives advice on how to proceed if a landowner has the desire and interest to start managing the seminatural grasslands on their land.

On 25th of January the Ministry of the Environment and the Environmental Board, in cooperation with the LIFE IP ForEst&FarmLand project, acknowledged the most outstanding managers of seminatural grasslands for the second time! Among the seven nominees, Astra Ait from Saaremaa, Kalju Simpson from Läänemaa, and Mario Talvist from Saaremaa and Muhumaa were awarded the title.

With the LIFE IP ForEst&FarmLand project, we have taken on the task of restoring the water regime of wet forests and improving their natural condition over an area of 3,500 ha.

Heavy snowfall and blizzard ended the ‘Notice alien species’ campaign. A total of 94 observers of alien species contributed to the mapping of knotweed, common snowberry, false spiraea, giant goldenrod and Canadian goldenrod, recording a total of 422 sightings.

In 2 years (2021–2022) we have restored 29 small bodies of water in Lääne-Viru County, 4 in Harju County and 4 in Läänemaa, and this summer's inventory of small bodies of water showed that the number of amphibian species in them is on the rise!