Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, to Commemorate World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2)

The Korea Wetland Project is a nationally executed Ministry of Environment project, supported by UNDP and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) that is working with local communities to protect globally important wetlands in the ROK.

Thousands of volunteers from the public and private sector have already responded to the Hebei Spirit oil spill (Dec. 7); however, there is still a lot more work to do on the ground.

World Wetland Day is an international day to raise the awareness of all peoples to protect these very threatened ecosystems and to celebrate the day in a meaningful way. The project has organized two separate free one-day bus trips to Taebae (near Gureumpo Beach, Chungnam Province, Taean Peninsula) to join the clean-up efforts.

If you had wanted to join the teams of volunteers who showed up in December but were not able, here is your chance to be involved.

Schedule:

Bus pick-ups:

Fri. 1 Feb.&#153Gyesan Station (Exit 1, Line 1 in Incheon) @ 06:40 or Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station (Exit 2, Line 2) @ 07:30 Sat. 2 Feb.&#153Baeksoek Station (Exit 2, Line 3 in Ilsan) @ 06:50 or Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station (Exit 2, Line 2) @ 07:30 Please arrive at least five minutes before the pick-up time

ETA:

Taebae, near Gureumpo Beach in Sowon-myeon, Taean-gun National Park = 10:00 Clean-up: 10:00 – 14:30 (including lunch break) Visit nearby Du-ung Wetland (Ramsar Wetland site) 15:00 – 15:45 ETD for Seoul: 16:00 ETA (contingent on local traffic): Seoul = 18:00; Incheon or Ilsan = 19:00 Provided: Protective outerwear (including boots, gloves), simple one dish lunch (e.g., Beef Stew), and water English Language Services: Individuals will be available to translate as needed. What to bring: Warm clothes, extra snacks and/or drinks (no alcohol), and an abundance of energy and enthusiasm combined with a spirit of service

RSVP Ms. LEE, Namue (Public Awareness & Training Officer) no later than 10 AM on Thurs. 31 January to reserve a bus seat
E-mail: namue99@yahoo.co.kr
Telephone: Office = 032-562-2650 or Cellphone = 016-796-4591

P.S. Please go to our website to see pictures from our Friday (25 Jan.) Taean clean-up activity.
http://koreawetland.org/participate/gallery_list.asp