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Sammen beskytter vi truede arter, gjenoppretter skjøre habitater opp naturenkunnskap og empati for naturen.

Undersøk en truet art i Tromsø sentrum.

Mål : Bidra til sameksistens med den utrydningstruede krykkja [Rissa] i Tromsø.

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Restaure tareskog rundt Tromsø.

Mål :Gjør kråkeboller om til undervannsjungler hvor livet i havet kan trives.

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Truger i skogen for Tromsø-meisprosjektet.

Mål : Forstå effekten av kunstig lys på fugler i Arktis.

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Kelp & urchins: Citizen Science at Bukta
Kjøp billetter
17. mai 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
Kvaløyvegen 30, 9013 Tromsø, Norway
The best way to celebrate 17.Mai ! We will be in the water for an hour, documenting urchin density and marine biodiversity inside our study site. Snacks and hot drinks provided to the volunteers :)
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Kittiwalker outdoor workshop 4-5pm
Kjøp billetter
18. mai 2025, 16:00 – 17:00
Muségata 2, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Join this 1 hour workshop, and learn how you can contribute to the protection of the black-legged kittiwake, a highly endangered species that finds refuge in Tromsø. Today, we will focus on the kittiwake hotels.
4 dager til arrangementet
Pint of Science
Kjøp billetter
20. mai 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
Skippergata 1C, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Quench your thirst for knowledge! Join for a pint and four short and refreshing science talks at FINT kafé & bar.

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Nyheter og historier

A citizen scientist is mapping kittiwakes in Tromsø

A citizen scientist is mapping kittiwakes in Tromsø

Skattøras krykkje: oversett og på kanten.

Sigurd Vaagland films kelp forest restoration at Sørsjetéen.

Sigurd Vaagland films kelp forest restoration at Sørsjetéen.

Restaurering av tareskoger i Tromsø – av Sigurd Vaagland.

582 krykkjereirene ødelagt i Tromsø: Hvem tjener på dette?

582 krykkjereirene ødelagt i Tromsø: Hvem tjener på dette?

582 krykkjereirene ødelagt i Tromsø: Hvem tjener på dette?

Promising developments for the kittiwake colony in Skattøra, Tromsø.

Promising developments for the kittiwake colony in Skattøra, Tromsø.

Hva slags framtid venter krykkjekolonien på Skattøra?

🤿 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

✊ Volunteers bring kelp forest back in Tromsø city center.

🦦 Sørsjetéen—a 200-meter jetty in the heart of Tromsø—was once a barren seafloor, overrun by sea urchins. But thanks to the efforts of the “Kelpers”, one side has been brought back to life. Now, it’s a vibrant underwater jungle teeming with marine life.

🤿 Time to share the results!

👉 Read the full article on Rissa’s website.
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube

🤩 Cover photo @anncoolsphotography 🤩

#citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #natureconservation #kelp #kelprestoration #naturerestoration #marine #volunteer #marinebiodiversity

🤿 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

✊ Volunteers bring kelp forest back in Tromsø city center.

🦦 Sørsjetéen—a 200-meter jetty in the heart of Tromsø—was once a barren seafloor, overrun by sea urchins. But thanks to the efforts of the “Kelpers”, one side has been brought back to life. Now, it’s a vibrant underwater jungle teeming with marine life.

🤿 Time to share the results!

👉 Read the full article on Rissa’s website.
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube

🤩 Cover photo @anncoolsphotography 🤩

#citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #natureconservation #kelp #kelprestoration #naturerestoration #marine #volunteer #marinebiodiversity

👉 New article on Rissa’s website/ NEWS

Kittiwake hotels are a win for both the birds and the city.

They are alternative breeding sites that help keep kittiwakes away from buildings.
They are partly compensating for the destruction of nearly 600 nests on Tromsøya this winter.

More about this positive side of the kittiwake story in Tromsø on Rissa’s website/ NEWS.

#citizenscience #coexistence #birdlife #fugleadvokatene #fuglevern #kittiwake #kittiwakes

👉 New article on Rissa’s website/ NEWS

Kittiwake hotels are a win for both the birds and the city.

They are alternative breeding sites that help keep kittiwakes away from buildings.
They are partly compensating for the destruction of nearly 600 nests on Tromsøya this winter.

More about this positive side of the kittiwake story in Tromsø on Rissa’s website/ NEWS.

#citizenscience #coexistence #birdlife #fugleadvokatene #fuglevern #kittiwake #kittiwakes

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Just another way to celebrate 17.Mai!

🦦 Join us, in the sea, on land, we’ll document urchin density and marine biodiversity inside our new study site.

Sign-up on Rissa’s website/EVENTS

#citizenscience #kelprestoration #kelp

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Just another way to celebrate 17.Mai!

🦦 Join us, in the sea, on land, we’ll document urchin density and marine biodiversity inside our new study site.

Sign-up on Rissa’s website/EVENTS

#citizenscience #kelprestoration #kelp

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It’s that time of year when owls might be starting to nest! We’ve just returned from inspecting some of our nestboxes, checking their condition and looking for the first signs of occupancy.
The season has begun!

Read the full story on Rissa’s website/NEWS

#citizenscience #tromsø #owl #owls

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It’s that time of year when owls might be starting to nest! We’ve just returned from inspecting some of our nestboxes, checking their condition and looking for the first signs of occupancy.
The season has begun!

Read the full story on Rissa’s website/NEWS

#citizenscience #tromsø #owl #owls

The FOOTPRINTs citizen science project is led by Rissa’s research partner Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. A collaboration with @artsdatabanken @trondheimby and @itrollheimen . @tettriseu is funding this project.

The goal of the project is to use artificial intelligence and citizen science to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

👉 More about the FOOTPRINTs project on Rissa’s website/Projects

#citizenscience #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #natureconservation #animaltracks #tromsø

The FOOTPRINTs citizen science project is led by Rissa’s research partner Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. A collaboration with @artsdatabanken @trondheimby and @itrollheimen . @tettriseu is funding this project.

The goal of the project is to use artificial intelligence and citizen science to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

👉 More about the FOOTPRINTs project on Rissa’s website/Projects

#citizenscience #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #natureconservation #animaltracks #tromsø

👉 new article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

While continuing our restoration efforts at Sørsjetéen in Tromsø’s city center, we have begun restoring kelp forests in Telegrafbukta, at the southern tip of Tromsø Island.

🗾 The first step was to map the site, laying the groundwork for the upcoming work with the Kelpers — the Rissa volunteers helping restoring kelp forests — in collaboration with research parthers at the Tromsø University Museum.

👉 new article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

#kelp #kelprestoration #tromsø #telegrafbukta #telegrafbuktatromsø #citizenscience #healthyoceans

👉 new article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

While continuing our restoration efforts at Sørsjetéen in Tromsø’s city center, we have begun restoring kelp forests in Telegrafbukta, at the southern tip of Tromsø Island.

🗾 The first step was to map the site, laying the groundwork for the upcoming work with the Kelpers — the Rissa volunteers helping restoring kelp forests — in collaboration with research parthers at the Tromsø University Museum.

👉 new article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

#kelp #kelprestoration #tromsø #telegrafbukta #telegrafbuktatromsø #citizenscience #healthyoceans

👉 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

The Kittiwalkers & @rissa_citizen_science have been invited to join Kittiwakes.org, a platform dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences about urban kittiwakes in Europe.

👉 Read the article on the NEWS page of Rissa’s website (link in bio)

Photos by Martin Kitching, Baltic Art Center for Contemporary Art, Ian Cook, Andy Rickeard, Ann and Steve Toon.

#kittiwakes #kittiwakesonthetyne #coexistence #citizenscience

👉 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

The Kittiwalkers & @rissa_citizen_science have been invited to join Kittiwakes.org, a platform dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences about urban kittiwakes in Europe.

👉 Read the article on the NEWS page of Rissa’s website (link in bio)

Photos by Martin Kitching, Baltic Art Center for Contemporary Art, Ian Cook, Andy Rickeard, Ann and Steve Toon.

#kittiwakes #kittiwakesonthetyne #coexistence #citizenscience

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👉 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

The highly endangered kittiwake has settled in SKATTØRA, an industrial area filled with warehouses, car dealerships and tall metal buildings.

Even there, far away from Tromso city center, COEXISTENCE remains a challenge.

Fortunately, a SOLUTION exists that could pave the way to peaceful coexistence.

👉 Read the article on the NEWS page of Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#kittiwakes #tromsø #coexistence #citizenscience

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👉 New article on Rissa’s website/NEWS

The highly endangered kittiwake has settled in SKATTØRA, an industrial area filled with warehouses, car dealerships and tall metal buildings.

Even there, far away from Tromso city center, COEXISTENCE remains a challenge.

Fortunately, a SOLUTION exists that could pave the way to peaceful coexistence.

👉 Read the article on the NEWS page of Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#kittiwakes #tromsø #coexistence #citizenscience

🎉🎉 We are launching Rissa’s YouTube channel, with a 1-minute clip showing our last dive at Sørsjetéen, near Tromsø city center.

🤩 Watch the clip on YouTube, in its original — horizontal — version!

Cover photo by @cleclebrun ❤️

#citizenscience #kelp #kelprestoration #tromsø

🎉🎉 We are launching Rissa’s YouTube channel, with a 1-minute clip showing our last dive at Sørsjetéen, near Tromsø city center.

🤩 Watch the clip on YouTube, in its original — horizontal — version!

Cover photo by @cleclebrun ❤️

#citizenscience #kelp #kelprestoration #tromsø

🎥 Watch Sigurd Vaagland’s film about kelp forest restoration at Sørsjetéen in Tromsø, highlighting a grassroots effort led by Rissa Citizen Science.

Watch the film and read Sigurd’s interview on Rissa’s website/News (link in bio).

📷 Analog photos by @jackstarockintheair ❤️

#citizenscience #kelp #kelpforest #kelprestoration #kelpforestrestoration #tromsø

🎥 Watch Sigurd Vaagland’s film about kelp forest restoration at Sørsjetéen in Tromsø, highlighting a grassroots effort led by Rissa Citizen Science.

Watch the film and read Sigurd’s interview on Rissa’s website/News (link in bio).

📷 Analog photos by @jackstarockintheair ❤️

#citizenscience #kelp #kelpforest #kelprestoration #kelpforestrestoration #tromsø

Read the full article on Rissa’s website/News (in bio too).

At least 582 nests destroyed on Tromsø island.
At least 211 nests destroyed in Tromsø city center.

‼️ Despite ongoing effort to support the highly endangered kittiwake in Tromsø and promote coexistence, a surge of interventions over the winter threatens recent conservation gains, and will amplify disturbances for local residents.

Tromsø’s dilemma: are we hastening the kittiwake’s extinction or just spreading conflict?

👉 Read the article on Rissa’s website/News (in bio too).

#coexistence #citizenscience #kittiwakes #tromsø #tromso

Read the full article on Rissa’s website/News (in bio too).

At least 582 nests destroyed on Tromsø island.
At least 211 nests destroyed in Tromsø city center.

‼️ Despite ongoing effort to support the highly endangered kittiwake in Tromsø and promote coexistence, a surge of interventions over the winter threatens recent conservation gains, and will amplify disturbances for local residents.

Tromsø’s dilemma: are we hastening the kittiwake’s extinction or just spreading conflict?

👉 Read the article on Rissa’s website/News (in bio too).

#coexistence #citizenscience #kittiwakes #tromsø #tromso

Meet biologist and nature photographer Clément Brun in a short interview (👉Rissa’s website/News).

Clément published an article in @oceanographic_mag about Rissa’s kelp forest restoration initiative in Tromso city center (Sørsjetéen).

It’s called BRING BACK KELP.

Stunning photos, and an inspiring story ☀️☀️
Read Clément’s interview on Rissa’s website/News.

Having such a talented photographer - and a fantastic human being- in the team has been a pleasure and an honor 🙏 ❤️

Thank you @cleclebrun and best of luck in your next adventures! 🌎⛵️🐠🐋

#kelp #kelprestoration #citizenscience #rewilding #naturerestoration #healthyoceans #protecttheocean #ecosystemrestoration #tromsø

Meet biologist and nature photographer Clément Brun in a short interview (👉Rissa’s website/News).

Clément published an article in @oceanographic_mag about Rissa’s kelp forest restoration initiative in Tromso city center (Sørsjetéen).

It’s called BRING BACK KELP.

Stunning photos, and an inspiring story ☀️☀️
Read Clément’s interview on Rissa’s website/News.

Having such a talented photographer - and a fantastic human being- in the team has been a pleasure and an honor 🙏 ❤️

Thank you @cleclebrun and best of luck in your next adventures! 🌎⛵️🐠🐋

#kelp #kelprestoration #citizenscience #rewilding #naturerestoration #healthyoceans #protecttheocean #ecosystemrestoration #tromsø

What future for the kittiwake colony in Skattøra?

As it is now, some kittiwakes get trapped between the cliff and the net that is supposed to keep birds off the cliff.

Today, Rissa Citizen Science reached out to the owner, who agreed to cut the net a few meters above ground to provide an escape route for any kittiwakes that might find themselves caught between the cliff and the net in the future.

The owner also agreed to meet and explore long-term solutions. We are looking forward to this.

👉 Read the article on Rissa’s website/News

Photo #4 @ritaweenas 🙏

#kittiwakes #coexistence #natureconservation #seabirds

What future for the kittiwake colony in Skattøra?

As it is now, some kittiwakes get trapped between the cliff and the net that is supposed to keep birds off the cliff.

Today, Rissa Citizen Science reached out to the owner, who agreed to cut the net a few meters above ground to provide an escape route for any kittiwakes that might find themselves caught between the cliff and the net in the future.

The owner also agreed to meet and explore long-term solutions. We are looking forward to this.

👉 Read the article on Rissa’s website/News

Photo #4 @ritaweenas 🙏

#kittiwakes #coexistence #natureconservation #seabirds

🐦‍⬛ A few months ago, the Center for European Volunteering @volunteeringcev reached out with a question: can 120 volunteers engage in a hands-on activity and support Rissa’s mission?

Our events usually accommodate no more than a dozen volunteers, but this was a unique opportunity. With so many eager hands, there was one valuable task the volunteers could take on: building nest boxes for the Songbird Project!

@sageofficial made this happen!
Afterwards, we thought of Mark Twain’s quote: “They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it”.

👉 Read the whole story on Rissa’s website/News.

#citizenscience #lightpollution #nestbox #birdbox #tromsø

🐦‍⬛ A few months ago, the Center for European Volunteering @volunteeringcev reached out with a question: can 120 volunteers engage in a hands-on activity and support Rissa’s mission?

Our events usually accommodate no more than a dozen volunteers, but this was a unique opportunity. With so many eager hands, there was one valuable task the volunteers could take on: building nest boxes for the Songbird Project!

@sageofficial made this happen!
Afterwards, we thought of Mark Twain’s quote: “They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it”.

👉 Read the whole story on Rissa’s website/News.

#citizenscience #lightpollution #nestbox #birdbox #tromsø

❄️ After a day looking for animal tracks, we ended up with a proper downhill ride!

🇺🇸 Participants were students from the USA studying abroad with @disabroad.

🇪🇺 We were out for the FOOTPRINTs citizen science project, led by Rissa’s research partner Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. A collaboration with @artsdatabanken, @trondheimby and @itrollheimen. @tettris is funding the project.

The goal of the project is to use artificial intelligence and citizen science to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

👉 More about the FOOTPRINTs project on Rissa’s website!

#citizenscience #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #artificial_intelligence #natureconservation #animaltracks #tromsø

❄️ After a day looking for animal tracks, we ended up with a proper downhill ride!

🇺🇸 Participants were students from the USA studying abroad with @disabroad.

🇪🇺 We were out for the FOOTPRINTs citizen science project, led by Rissa’s research partner Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. A collaboration with @artsdatabanken, @trondheimby and @itrollheimen. @tettris is funding the project.

The goal of the project is to use artificial intelligence and citizen science to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

👉 More about the FOOTPRINTs project on Rissa’s website!

#citizenscience #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #artificial_intelligence #natureconservation #animaltracks #tromsø

Many thanks to Tromsdalen Videregående Skoke for participating!

The FOOTPRINTs citizen science project is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. Our other partners are @itrollheimen @trondheimby and @artsdatabanken. Financial supports comes from @tettriseu.

The goal of the project is to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

We engage the local youth thanks to these collaborations with schools around Tromsø and Senja. The participants learn about citizen science, nature conservation, animal tracks and about the importance of sharing their naturalist observations on open-access platforms.

If you are a teacher, and want to give your class an opportunity to participate in an outing, send us a message. We’ll provide the snowshoes.

#citizenscience #communityengagement #natureconservation #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #tromsø #animaltracks

Many thanks to Tromsdalen Videregående Skoke for participating!

The FOOTPRINTs citizen science project is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu. Our other partners are @itrollheimen @trondheimby and @artsdatabanken. Financial supports comes from @tettriseu.

The goal of the project is to fill a knowledge gap where wildlife monitoring is most needed, with a focus on Norway’s protected areas.

We engage the local youth thanks to these collaborations with schools around Tromsø and Senja. The participants learn about citizen science, nature conservation, animal tracks and about the importance of sharing their naturalist observations on open-access platforms.

If you are a teacher, and want to give your class an opportunity to participate in an outing, send us a message. We’ll provide the snowshoes.

#citizenscience #communityengagement #natureconservation #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #tromsø #animaltracks

Today, pupils from Grønnåsen high school in Tromsø joined a citizen science project led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu, in collaboration with @artsdatabanken.

One goal of the project is to develop an app that will identify animal footprints from photos— to help fill a knowledge gap concerning the mapping of wildlife (mammals in particular) in Norway’s protected areas.

The initial step is to teach the machine. Which is why we looked for animal tracks, so that in a near future the app will tell us whose species the footprints we see belong too.

The project is funded by @tettriseu. Our other partners are @trondheimby and @itrollheimen.

#citizenscience #tromsø #animaltracks #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #natureconservation

Today, pupils from Grønnåsen high school in Tromsø joined a citizen science project led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu, in collaboration with @artsdatabanken.

One goal of the project is to develop an app that will identify animal footprints from photos— to help fill a knowledge gap concerning the mapping of wildlife (mammals in particular) in Norway’s protected areas.

The initial step is to teach the machine. Which is why we looked for animal tracks, so that in a near future the app will tell us whose species the footprints we see belong too.

The project is funded by @tettriseu. Our other partners are @trondheimby and @itrollheimen.

#citizenscience #tromsø #animaltracks #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #natureconservation

What a fabulous day out!!
🇺🇸 Students from Adelphi University, NY joined for a day in the field, and contributed to two citizen science projects:

🐾 The FOOTPRINTs project, led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville at @ntnu, funded by @tettriseu and
🐣 The Tromsø Tits Project, led by Dr Barbara Tomotani @uitnorgesarktiske.

👉 Check out these projects on Rissa’s website!

❤️ Thank you @adelphiu for contributing!❤️

#citizenscience #tromsø #communityengagement #natureconservation #naturvern #publicengagement #studyabroad

What a fabulous day out!!
🇺🇸 Students from Adelphi University, NY joined for a day in the field, and contributed to two citizen science projects:

🐾 The FOOTPRINTs project, led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville at @ntnu, funded by @tettriseu and
🐣 The Tromsø Tits Project, led by Dr Barbara Tomotani @uitnorgesarktiske.

👉 Check out these projects on Rissa’s website!

❤️ Thank you @adelphiu for contributing!❤️

#citizenscience #tromsø #communityengagement #natureconservation #naturvern #publicengagement #studyabroad

We can’t protect what we dont know. This is what the FOOTPRINTs project is about!

🦊 Over 20 pupils from @senjavgs joined Rissa Citizen Science for a day out to find animal tracks, learn to identify them, and enter their observations in biodiversity databases.

🫎 These findings will help our research partners at @artsdatabanken to train an image recognition model to identify animal footprints.

🦶 The FOOTPRINTs project is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu and funded by @tettriseu.

👉 Visit Rissa’s website to learn about our projects (link in bio).

#citizenscience #animaltracks #communityengagement #natureconservation #norway #wildlife #norwaywildlife #senja

We can’t protect what we dont know. This is what the FOOTPRINTs project is about!

🦊 Over 20 pupils from @senjavgs joined Rissa Citizen Science for a day out to find animal tracks, learn to identify them, and enter their observations in biodiversity databases.

🫎 These findings will help our research partners at @artsdatabanken to train an image recognition model to identify animal footprints.

🦶 The FOOTPRINTs project is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu and funded by @tettriseu.

👉 Visit Rissa’s website to learn about our projects (link in bio).

#citizenscience #animaltracks #communityengagement #natureconservation #norway #wildlife #norwaywildlife #senja

We can’t protect what we don’t know. That is what this citizen science project is about! It is called FOOTPRINTS, and it aims to deepen our knowledge of the animals we share our outdoor playgrounds with.

🐾 FOOTPRINTs is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu, and one of the goals is to develop a mobile app that will eventually identify animal footprints, with a focus on protected areas.

🤲 FOOTPRINTS is also an opportunity to raise awareness about coexistence. While nature is often seen as a resource for profit or a space for recreation, we sometimes overlook the fact that it is also home to countless other species.

👉 🔗 More about FOOTPRINTs on Rissa’s website/Projects.

❤️ Many thanks to the pupils and grownups from @tromsointernationalschool for contributing today ❤️

🙏 @tettriseu is funding this project. 🙏

#citizenscience #coexistence #artificialintelligence #wildlife #natureconservation #publicengagement

We can’t protect what we don’t know. That is what this citizen science project is about! It is called FOOTPRINTS, and it aims to deepen our knowledge of the animals we share our outdoor playgrounds with.

🐾 FOOTPRINTs is led by Dr Caitlin Mandeville @ntnu, and one of the goals is to develop a mobile app that will eventually identify animal footprints, with a focus on protected areas.

🤲 FOOTPRINTS is also an opportunity to raise awareness about coexistence. While nature is often seen as a resource for profit or a space for recreation, we sometimes overlook the fact that it is also home to countless other species.

👉 🔗 More about FOOTPRINTs on Rissa’s website/Projects.

❤️ Many thanks to the pupils and grownups from @tromsointernationalschool for contributing today ❤️

🙏 @tettriseu is funding this project. 🙏

#citizenscience #coexistence #artificialintelligence #wildlife #natureconservation #publicengagement

Sørsjetéen is a jetty on the outskirts of Tromso city center.
🐟 Volunteer-based restoration efforts have turned this artificial reef into a marine life heaven.

🤿🤿 Some of the Kelpers are snorkeling for the first time, others are confirmed free divers, while experienced scuba divers join the events as well. Everyone is welcome to join these free events.

✊ @rissa_citizen_science is leading the restoration programme along Sørsjetéen, but it is really a community project, where success depends on public participation.

🦦We will keep snorkeling along Sørsjetéen to maintain the conditions that are favorable to marine life, and document the changes.
🦦 We are also starting restoring a new site, at Telegrafbukta, on the southern tip of Tromsøya.
👉Reach out if you’d like to join the Kelpers or stop by during the next event (listed on Rissa’s website).

#kelp #kelpforest #citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #naturerestoration #marinerestoration #publicengagement #volunteer #marinebiodiversity

Sørsjetéen is a jetty on the outskirts of Tromso city center.
🐟 Volunteer-based restoration efforts have turned this artificial reef into a marine life heaven.

🤿🤿 Some of the Kelpers are snorkeling for the first time, others are confirmed free divers, while experienced scuba divers join the events as well. Everyone is welcome to join these free events.

✊ @rissa_citizen_science is leading the restoration programme along Sørsjetéen, but it is really a community project, where success depends on public participation.

🦦We will keep snorkeling along Sørsjetéen to maintain the conditions that are favorable to marine life, and document the changes.
🦦 We are also starting restoring a new site, at Telegrafbukta, on the southern tip of Tromsøya.
👉Reach out if you’d like to join the Kelpers or stop by during the next event (listed on Rissa’s website).

#kelp #kelpforest #citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #naturerestoration #marinerestoration #publicengagement #volunteer #marinebiodiversity

🤿 In collaboration with marine biologist at @uitnorgesarktiske museum, Rissa is leading kelp restoration efforts in Bukta, at the southern tip or Tromsøya.

🐟 The site is a succession of loose stones and smooth rocky seabed, where kelp would thrive if the system was still in balance. Together with volunteers, we want to restore these underwater refuges of biodiversity.

✅ The first step was to scout and assess the potential.
☑️ Now we need to map the seabed, and mark the stations (treatment, control),
☑️ Then we’ll remove urchins,
☑️ All the while documenting the changes.

🤗 Reach out if you want to join the adventure!

✊Snorkel, scuba dive, assist from land: all contributions are welcome.

🔗 More info on Rissa’s website.
📸 Photo @cleclebrun ❤️

#citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #natureconservation #kelp #bukta #publicengagement #kelprestoration

🤿 In collaboration with marine biologist at @uitnorgesarktiske museum, Rissa is leading kelp restoration efforts in Bukta, at the southern tip or Tromsøya.

🐟 The site is a succession of loose stones and smooth rocky seabed, where kelp would thrive if the system was still in balance. Together with volunteers, we want to restore these underwater refuges of biodiversity.

✅ The first step was to scout and assess the potential.
☑️ Now we need to map the seabed, and mark the stations (treatment, control),
☑️ Then we’ll remove urchins,
☑️ All the while documenting the changes.

🤗 Reach out if you want to join the adventure!

✊Snorkel, scuba dive, assist from land: all contributions are welcome.

🔗 More info on Rissa’s website.
📸 Photo @cleclebrun ❤️

#citizenscience #tromsø #coexistence #natureconservation #kelp #bukta #publicengagement #kelprestoration

Our first kelp forest restoration site (Sørsjetén, in Tromsø city center) is now kelp friendly, and Rissa is now collaborating with local partners to lead the next restoration initiative in Telegrafbukta.

✅ The first step was to scout and assess the site potential.
👉 We’re now ready to map the sea floor, and mark the stations (treatment @ control).
👉👉 Then, the monitoring and restoration will come.

🔬Rissa’s research partner at the @uitnorgesarktiske museum is leading the citizen science.
🤿Volunteers will participate in this grassroots initiative.

#citizenscience #tromsø #publicengagement #kelprestoration #kelp #naturerestoration #marinerestoration #marinebiology #kelpforest

Our first kelp forest restoration site (Sørsjetén, in Tromsø city center) is now kelp friendly, and Rissa is now collaborating with local partners to lead the next restoration initiative in Telegrafbukta.

✅ The first step was to scout and assess the site potential.
👉 We’re now ready to map the sea floor, and mark the stations (treatment @ control).
👉👉 Then, the monitoring and restoration will come.

🔬Rissa’s research partner at the @uitnorgesarktiske museum is leading the citizen science.
🤿Volunteers will participate in this grassroots initiative.

#citizenscience #tromsø #publicengagement #kelprestoration #kelp #naturerestoration #marinerestoration #marinebiology #kelpforest

✊Our mission today with 120 volunteers from SAGE, in collaboration with the Center for European Volunteering, is to build 60 nestboxes for the Tromsø Tits Project.

The project is led by Rissa’s research partner at @uitnorgesarktiske who studies the effect of «artificial light at night» on songbirds in the Arctic. Rissa brings the citizen science, engaging the public and raising awareness of light pollution issue in Tromsø.

🙏 Volunteers were @sageofficial’s top achievers visiting Tromsø, while the @volunteeringcev made the connection happened ❤️

🙏 Many thanks to @neumannbygg_tromso for providing and delivering the wood🙏

#citizenscience #lightpollution

✊Our mission today with 120 volunteers from SAGE, in collaboration with the Center for European Volunteering, is to build 60 nestboxes for the Tromsø Tits Project.

The project is led by Rissa’s research partner at @uitnorgesarktiske who studies the effect of «artificial light at night» on songbirds in the Arctic. Rissa brings the citizen science, engaging the public and raising awareness of light pollution issue in Tromsø.

🙏 Volunteers were @sageofficial’s top achievers visiting Tromsø, while the @volunteeringcev made the connection happened ❤️

🙏 Many thanks to @neumannbygg_tromso for providing and delivering the wood🙏

#citizenscience #lightpollution

🕊️ Good news for the Tromsø kittiwakes!

Some building owners choose safer alternatives to spikes to deter kittiwakes.

Last December, a group of Kittiwalkers identified three buildings in Tromsø city center where kittiwakes were at risk of injury or death. The anti-bird spikes needed to be removed.
Biologist Maren Hansen took the lead in addressing this issue, meeting with building owners and proposing alternative solutions to the hazardous spikes. The experience was eye-opening for her, and she agreed to share her insights in a short interview. Meet Maren—an active Kittiwalker and dedicated nature advocate!

🔗 Maren’s interview in bio/Stories

#citizenscientist #citizenscience #coexistence #kittiwake #tromsø #tromso

🕊️ Good news for the Tromsø kittiwakes!

Some building owners choose safer alternatives to spikes to deter kittiwakes.

Last December, a group of Kittiwalkers identified three buildings in Tromsø city center where kittiwakes were at risk of injury or death. The anti-bird spikes needed to be removed.
Biologist Maren Hansen took the lead in addressing this issue, meeting with building owners and proposing alternative solutions to the hazardous spikes. The experience was eye-opening for her, and she agreed to share her insights in a short interview. Meet Maren—an active Kittiwalker and dedicated nature advocate!

🔗 Maren’s interview in bio/Stories

#citizenscientist #citizenscience #coexistence #kittiwake #tromsø #tromso

No, kittiwake hotels do not attract kittiwakes to Tromsø. Kittiwakes are coming anyways. Kittiwakes hotels are used to lure the kittiwakes that were breeding on buildings, after these buildings have been covered with anti-kittiwake deterrents.

When no alternative breeding sites are provided, the displaced kittiwakes colonize neighboring buildings.

This hotel is financed by @tromsfylke as a way to protect the building and avoid spreading conflict in Tromsø sentrum. The black-legged kittiwake is a Highly Endangered species on Norway’s Red List.

#coexistence #kittiwake #tromsø

No, kittiwake hotels do not attract kittiwakes to Tromsø. Kittiwakes are coming anyways. Kittiwakes hotels are used to lure the kittiwakes that were breeding on buildings, after these buildings have been covered with anti-kittiwake deterrents.

When no alternative breeding sites are provided, the displaced kittiwakes colonize neighboring buildings.

This hotel is financed by @tromsfylke as a way to protect the building and avoid spreading conflict in Tromsø sentrum. The black-legged kittiwake is a Highly Endangered species on Norway’s Red List.

#coexistence #kittiwake #tromsø

is launching a new project 🥳🥳
“Tromsø Bioblitz: Mapping species in areas threatened by urban and industrial development”

Volunteers joined the first event last week led by Professor Arve Elvebakk, lichen expert, and our guest author Jamie Hollander is reporting on Rissa’s Stories page. Check it out!

👉 Link in bio.

#citizenscience #citizenscientist #bioblitz #natureconservation #tromso #tromsø #biodiversity #coexistence

is launching a new project 🥳🥳
“Tromsø Bioblitz: Mapping species in areas threatened by urban and industrial development”

Volunteers joined the first event last week led by Professor Arve Elvebakk, lichen expert, and our guest author Jamie Hollander is reporting on Rissa’s Stories page. Check it out!

👉 Link in bio.

#citizenscience #citizenscientist #bioblitz #natureconservation #tromso #tromsø #biodiversity #coexistence

Thanks to the TROMSØ KELPERS, and after only two restoration events, Sørsjeteen is declared kelp friendly again 🎉🎉

Sea urchins had returned massively to the site during the winter, but their density was nothing in comparison to what it was before the restoration effort started in 2023 (over 200 urchins per square meter!).

🐟 The next restoration event will take place on the 8th of March.
Everyone is welcome to join. You just need to sign up on Rissa’s website.
Participate in the sea or on land, it’s up to you, both contributions are very helpful!

🙏 Many thanks to Adison, Amy, Anna Lissa, Aurore, Barbara, Céline, Clément, Einar, Gosia, Hans, Jacqueline, Jamie, Johan, Jonny, Kine, Lawrence, Lea, Maren, Maria, Michael, Niklas, Nora, Robert, Sigurd, Thomas and Vegard !!

@uitnorgesarktiske museum is Rissa’s main research partner for our kelp forest restoration initiatives.

📸 Photos #1 and #2 by @cleclebrun

#kelpforest #citizenscientist #citizenscience #tromsø #tromso #publicengagement #ecosystemrestoration #conservation #naturerestoration

Thanks to the TROMSØ KELPERS, and after only two restoration events, Sørsjeteen is declared kelp friendly again 🎉🎉

Sea urchins had returned massively to the site during the winter, but their density was nothing in comparison to what it was before the restoration effort started in 2023 (over 200 urchins per square meter!).

🐟 The next restoration event will take place on the 8th of March.
Everyone is welcome to join. You just need to sign up on Rissa’s website.
Participate in the sea or on land, it’s up to you, both contributions are very helpful!

🙏 Many thanks to Adison, Amy, Anna Lissa, Aurore, Barbara, Céline, Clément, Einar, Gosia, Hans, Jacqueline, Jamie, Johan, Jonny, Kine, Lawrence, Lea, Maren, Maria, Michael, Niklas, Nora, Robert, Sigurd, Thomas and Vegard !!

@uitnorgesarktiske museum is Rissa’s main research partner for our kelp forest restoration initiatives.

📸 Photos #1 and #2 by @cleclebrun

#kelpforest #citizenscientist #citizenscience #tromsø #tromso #publicengagement #ecosystemrestoration #conservation #naturerestoration

Eleven participants joined the last two events of a citizen science project led by Dr Tomotani, chronobiologist and Rissa’s research partner at the Arctic University in Norway @uitnorgesarktiske

The Tromsø Tits project aims at better understanding the effects of light pollution in the Arctic on songbirds.

More about the project on Rissa’s website 👈

Together, we snowshoed our way through the forest, put up 11 nest boxes and checked the content of another 11 nestboxes to monitor the tits activity in winter.

Join the next event to contribute to this important project!

#citizenscience #tromsø #regenerativetourism

Eleven participants joined the last two events of a citizen science project led by Dr Tomotani, chronobiologist and Rissa’s research partner at the Arctic University in Norway @uitnorgesarktiske

The Tromsø Tits project aims at better understanding the effects of light pollution in the Arctic on songbirds.

More about the project on Rissa’s website 👈

Together, we snowshoed our way through the forest, put up 11 nest boxes and checked the content of another 11 nestboxes to monitor the tits activity in winter.

Join the next event to contribute to this important project!

#citizenscience #tromsø #regenerativetourism

A fantastic week spent with students from around Tromsø, at Arctic Frontiers’ Science For Schools program.

Rissa contributed by giving presentations about citizen science (“How you can make a difference for nature around Tromsø”) and by joining the jury who graded the students’ posters.

Very inspiring!!

Photos: @alexumitu , @morgenstudio.no , Lucina Rudloff and Delphin Ruché

A fantastic week spent with students from around Tromsø, at Arctic Frontiers’ Science For Schools program.

Rissa contributed by giving presentations about citizen science (“How you can make a difference for nature around Tromsø”) and by joining the jury who graded the students’ posters.

Very inspiring!!

Photos: @alexumitu , @morgenstudio.no , Lucina Rudloff and Delphin Ruché

Meet polar scientist Giulia Castellani, who is collaborating with Rissa on a research project to better understand what makes kittiwake hotels attractive to kittiwakes.

Her interview is on Rissa’s website/News & Stories

🔗 Link in bio 🔗

❤️ We are grateful to @sparebankstiftelsensnn for supporting Rissa’s efforts to promote coexistence with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

#coexistence #kittiwake #citizenscience #birdlife #tromsø #naturvern #tromsøkommune #fuglevern

Meet polar scientist Giulia Castellani, who is collaborating with Rissa on a research project to better understand what makes kittiwake hotels attractive to kittiwakes.

Her interview is on Rissa’s website/News & Stories

🔗 Link in bio 🔗

❤️ We are grateful to @sparebankstiftelsensnn for supporting Rissa’s efforts to promote coexistence with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

#coexistence #kittiwake #citizenscience #birdlife #tromsø #naturvern #tromsøkommune #fuglevern

🪽
NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
Meet Lawrence Malstaff, one of Rissa’s advisors. He is a globally celebrated artist and the designer of the next generation of kittiwake hotels in Tromsø.

🔗 Link in bio 🔗

🙏 We are grateful to @sparebankstiftelsensnn for supporting Rissa’s efforts to promote coexistence with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

@ninaforskning is Rissa’s research partner for this kittiwake project.

#coexistence #kittiwake #citizenscience #birdlife #tromsø #tromso #naturvern #fuglevern

🪽
NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
Meet Lawrence Malstaff, one of Rissa’s advisors. He is a globally celebrated artist and the designer of the next generation of kittiwake hotels in Tromsø.

🔗 Link in bio 🔗

🙏 We are grateful to @sparebankstiftelsensnn for supporting Rissa’s efforts to promote coexistence with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

@ninaforskning is Rissa’s research partner for this kittiwake project.

#coexistence #kittiwake #citizenscience #birdlife #tromsø #tromso #naturvern #fuglevern

🐥
NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
What have the Kittiwalkers done in 2024 to save kittiwakes chicks?
Read about it on Rissa’s website/News & Stories
🔗 Link in bio 🔗

🙏 @sparebankstiftelsensnn is supporting Rissa’s efforts to encourage coexistence in Tromsø with this highly endangered species. ❤️

@ninaforskning is Rissa’s research partner for this kittiwake project.

#citizenscience #kittiwakes #naturvern #fuglevern #tromsø #tromsøkommune #natureconservation #birdlife

🐥
NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
What have the Kittiwalkers done in 2024 to save kittiwakes chicks?
Read about it on Rissa’s website/News & Stories
🔗 Link in bio 🔗

🙏 @sparebankstiftelsensnn is supporting Rissa’s efforts to encourage coexistence in Tromsø with this highly endangered species. ❤️

@ninaforskning is Rissa’s research partner for this kittiwake project.

#citizenscience #kittiwakes #naturvern #fuglevern #tromsø #tromsøkommune #natureconservation #birdlife

📲
We are thrilled to introduce you to Philip Redecker, the computer scientist and nature lover who is going to develop a mobile app for the Kittiwalkers.
The app will greatly facilitate the work of the volunteers mapping kittiwake nests in Tromsø.

Read the interview with Philip on Rissa’s website/News & Stories.

🙏🤗 @sparebankstiftelsensnn is making this project possible ❤️

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #kittiwake #tromsø #fuglevern

📲
We are thrilled to introduce you to Philip Redecker, the computer scientist and nature lover who is going to develop a mobile app for the Kittiwalkers.
The app will greatly facilitate the work of the volunteers mapping kittiwake nests in Tromsø.

Read the interview with Philip on Rissa’s website/News & Stories.

🙏🤗 @sparebankstiftelsensnn is making this project possible ❤️

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #kittiwake #tromsø #fuglevern

🎥🎞️
Part 1:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

🎥🎞️
Part 1:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

🎥🎞️
Part 2:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

🎥🎞️
Part 2:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

🎥🎞️
Part 3:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

🎥🎞️
Part 3:
Watch Antoine Tribotté’s mini-documentary about kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Full documentary on Rissa’s website (in NEWS & STORIES) and on Antoine Tribotté’s website.

#citizenscience #tromsøkommune #communityengagement #tromsø #kittiwake

NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
How the Kittiwalkers and others, including the Tromsø fire brigade @tromsobrannogredning, have rescued kittiwakes in trouble in 2024.
👉 Link in bio.

@fint.tromso facilitated the latest Kittiwalkers gathering, where we updated each other about past accomplishments and strategized the future actions. If you haven’t been to Fint café & bar, we strongly recommend it. They have an epic jam session every Sunday evening 🎸🎶🎺🎹🎷🍻🥂🍷

The Kittiwalkers is a grassroots movement led by Rissa Citizen Science and run by volunteers who believe that coexisting with kittiwakes in Tromsø is possible.

#kittiwake #citizenscience #coexistence #tromsøkommune #tromsokommune #tromsø #tromso #birdlifenorge #naturogungdom

NEW ARTICLE on Rissa’s website:
How the Kittiwalkers and others, including the Tromsø fire brigade @tromsobrannogredning, have rescued kittiwakes in trouble in 2024.
👉 Link in bio.

@fint.tromso facilitated the latest Kittiwalkers gathering, where we updated each other about past accomplishments and strategized the future actions. If you haven’t been to Fint café & bar, we strongly recommend it. They have an epic jam session every Sunday evening 🎸🎶🎺🎹🎷🍻🥂🍷

The Kittiwalkers is a grassroots movement led by Rissa Citizen Science and run by volunteers who believe that coexisting with kittiwakes in Tromsø is possible.

#kittiwake #citizenscience #coexistence #tromsøkommune #tromsokommune #tromsø #tromso #birdlifenorge #naturogungdom

☠️☠️☠️
The Kittiwalkers started mapping the spikes that are likely to injure or kill kittiwakes during the next nesting season.

We have until February to have these spikes removed and replaced with more effective, harmless, bird deterrents.

👉 Read the full story on Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#citizenscience #kittiwakes #coexistence #tromsøkommune #fullsteamtromso

☠️☠️☠️
The Kittiwalkers started mapping the spikes that are likely to injure or kill kittiwakes during the next nesting season.

We have until February to have these spikes removed and replaced with more effective, harmless, bird deterrents.

👉 Read the full story on Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#citizenscience #kittiwakes #coexistence #tromsøkommune #fullsteamtromso

🛎️ New story on Rissa’s website!

The Kittiwalkers is a grassroots movement led by Rissa Citizen Science and run by volunteers who believe that coexisting with the endangered kittiwake in Tromsø is possible.

The Kittiwalkers are citizen scientists, sentinels and whistleblowers. What have they done as citizen scientists in 2024?

👉 Check the latest story on Rissa’s website (link in bio).

☕️🎶🍻
@fint.tromso facilitated the last Kittiwalkers meeting. If you haven’t been, we strongly recommend the place. Amazing atmosphere, and the most popular jam evening in Tromsø (Sundays).

#citizenscience #kittiwake #tromsø #communityengagement #tromso #tromsøkommune #coexistence #wildlifeincity

🛎️ New story on Rissa’s website!

The Kittiwalkers is a grassroots movement led by Rissa Citizen Science and run by volunteers who believe that coexisting with the endangered kittiwake in Tromsø is possible.

The Kittiwalkers are citizen scientists, sentinels and whistleblowers. What have they done as citizen scientists in 2024?

👉 Check the latest story on Rissa’s website (link in bio).

☕️🎶🍻
@fint.tromso facilitated the last Kittiwalkers meeting. If you haven’t been, we strongly recommend the place. Amazing atmosphere, and the most popular jam evening in Tromsø (Sundays).

#citizenscience #kittiwake #tromsø #communityengagement #tromso #tromsøkommune #coexistence #wildlifeincity

🦉
This owl survey includes over 500 nestboxes in Troms county. The first nestbox was put up in 1978!

In Norway, forests are logged before they can get old. As a result, old trees with cavities are extremely rare.

These nestboxes compensate for the lack of natural cavities, and they help study the movements and conservation status of owls (Tengmalm, pigmy and hawk owls).

Join the next field survey, sign up on Rissa’s website/events. Become a member and access more events!

#citizenscience #communityengagement #owl #owls #tromsø #tromso #naturvern #natureconservation

🦉
This owl survey includes over 500 nestboxes in Troms county. The first nestbox was put up in 1978!

In Norway, forests are logged before they can get old. As a result, old trees with cavities are extremely rare.

These nestboxes compensate for the lack of natural cavities, and they help study the movements and conservation status of owls (Tengmalm, pigmy and hawk owls).

Join the next field survey, sign up on Rissa’s website/events. Become a member and access more events!

#citizenscience #communityengagement #owl #owls #tromsø #tromso #naturvern #natureconservation

☠️ Spikes kill kittiwakes every year in Tromsø ☠️
Let’s get rid of the spikes.

Building owners spend a lot of money to install these spikes. But they are ineffective, they injure and kill kittiwakes, and bring negative publicity to the building owners.

By removing spikes, we will save a few kittiwake lives next summer.
When a species is in high danger of extinction, every individual matters.

We will meet at Søndre Tollbodgate 3 at 16:30 and map the spikes that are a threat to kittiwakes. One hour max!

‼️Please RSVP on Rissa’s website/Events‼️

#citizenscience #coexistence #wildlifeincity #tromsøkommune #tromso #tromsø #communityengagement #fullsteamtromso

☠️ Spikes kill kittiwakes every year in Tromsø ☠️
Let’s get rid of the spikes.

Building owners spend a lot of money to install these spikes. But they are ineffective, they injure and kill kittiwakes, and bring negative publicity to the building owners.

By removing spikes, we will save a few kittiwake lives next summer.
When a species is in high danger of extinction, every individual matters.

We will meet at Søndre Tollbodgate 3 at 16:30 and map the spikes that are a threat to kittiwakes. One hour max!

‼️Please RSVP on Rissa’s website/Events‼️

#citizenscience #coexistence #wildlifeincity #tromsøkommune #tromso #tromsø #communityengagement #fullsteamtromso

This building hosts one of the largest kittiwake colonies in Tromsø (over a hundred pairs). But it will soon be torn down.

With support from the building owner, we are collecting the nests and will add them on the “kittiwake hotel” that will be put up nearby as a compensatory measure.

We hope some of the dislodged kittiwakes will adopt this alternative nesting site.

The black-legged kittiwake is highly endangered (EN) on Norway’s Red List. It seeks refuge in Tromsø during the nesting season. But wild nature is not always welcome in urban spaces…

👉 Read the full story on Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#citizenscience #coexistence #communityengagement #tromsø #tromso #tromsøkommune #wildlifeincity

This building hosts one of the largest kittiwake colonies in Tromsø (over a hundred pairs). But it will soon be torn down.

With support from the building owner, we are collecting the nests and will add them on the “kittiwake hotel” that will be put up nearby as a compensatory measure.

We hope some of the dislodged kittiwakes will adopt this alternative nesting site.

The black-legged kittiwake is highly endangered (EN) on Norway’s Red List. It seeks refuge in Tromsø during the nesting season. But wild nature is not always welcome in urban spaces…

👉 Read the full story on Rissa’s website (link in bio)

#citizenscience #coexistence #communityengagement #tromsø #tromso #tromsøkommune #wildlifeincity

Join this free event in café @fint.tromso Monday 25/11, 17:00-18:00.

🪽 Meet the Kittiwalkers, learn about what they’ve done in 2024, hear about the current situation with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

Kittiwakes will be back in Feb/March. Meanwhile we can help make Tromsø more hospitable to them. How? That’s what we’ll discuss together ✊

The black-legged kittiwake is highly endangered on Norway’s Red List.

‼️The event is free but please RSVP on Rissa’s website/Events‼️

#citizenscience #coexistence #wildlifeincity #tromsøkommune #tromso #tromsø #communityengagement #kunstforening

Join this free event in café @fint.tromso Monday 25/11, 17:00-18:00.

🪽 Meet the Kittiwalkers, learn about what they’ve done in 2024, hear about the current situation with kittiwakes in Tromsø.

Kittiwakes will be back in Feb/March. Meanwhile we can help make Tromsø more hospitable to them. How? That’s what we’ll discuss together ✊

The black-legged kittiwake is highly endangered on Norway’s Red List.

‼️The event is free but please RSVP on Rissa’s website/Events‼️

#citizenscience #coexistence #wildlifeincity #tromsøkommune #tromso #tromsø #communityengagement #kunstforening

🙏 Many thanks to the volunteers who joined the nestbox event in Radioskogen.

We put up 7 more nestboxes, adding the total of nestboxes in the area to 13.

Radioskogen is one of the last patches of forest on the southern part of Tromsøya. An oasis of nature coveted by developers and threatened by urbanization.

Radioskogen is now part of a citizen science initiative supporting a research project led by Rissa’s partner at the Arctic University of Norway.

👉 more info about the project on Rissa’s website/News & Stories 👈

#rissa-cs #citizenscience #coexistence #saveforests #communityengagement #tromsøkommune #tromsø #tromso #wildlifeincity

🙏 Many thanks to the volunteers who joined the nestbox event in Radioskogen.

We put up 7 more nestboxes, adding the total of nestboxes in the area to 13.

Radioskogen is one of the last patches of forest on the southern part of Tromsøya. An oasis of nature coveted by developers and threatened by urbanization.

Radioskogen is now part of a citizen science initiative supporting a research project led by Rissa’s partner at the Arctic University of Norway.

👉 more info about the project on Rissa’s website/News & Stories 👈

#rissa-cs #citizenscience #coexistence #saveforests #communityengagement #tromsøkommune #tromsø #tromso #wildlifeincity

The forest surrounding Radioskogen is one of the last remaining green havens on Tromsøya. Yet, developers are pushing to replace it with asphalt and apartment buildings. But the local community is standing strong, trying to preserve this precious patch of nature in the city.

Together with local children and their families, we’ll be installing a dozen nestboxes in the trees, just as we did last year. These nestboxes will become part of a research project with our partner at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), examining how light pollution is affecting songbirds in the Arctic.

#tromsøkommune #radioskogen #citizenscience #naturvern #communityengagement #saveforest #saveforests

The forest surrounding Radioskogen is one of the last remaining green havens on Tromsøya. Yet, developers are pushing to replace it with asphalt and apartment buildings. But the local community is standing strong, trying to preserve this precious patch of nature in the city.

Together with local children and their families, we’ll be installing a dozen nestboxes in the trees, just as we did last year. These nestboxes will become part of a research project with our partner at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), examining how light pollution is affecting songbirds in the Arctic.

#tromsøkommune #radioskogen #citizenscience #naturvern #communityengagement #saveforest #saveforests

Like Tromsø, Newcastle, UK, is used as a refuge by kittiwakes. They have been nesting in the city along the River Tyne since the late 1940s.

Professor Helen F. Wilson gave us a tour of the main colonies. At this time of year (winter), kittiwakes are no longer there but we wanted to see the sites, and learn from Professor Wilson who has been advocating for coexisting with kittiwakes for decades.

The “Tyne Kittiwakes Partnership” is an inspiring example for us in Tromsø, as we are also looking for solutions to share our urban spaces with this highly endangered species.

Check also @kittiwakesuponthetyne : they help to protect and raise awareness for the kittiwakes along the River Tyne. And of course @urbanekrykkjer in Tromsø.

#rissa-cs #kittiwakes #birdconservation #newcastle #coexistence #wildlifeinthecity #endangeredspecies #savebiodiversity #krykkje

Like Tromsø, Newcastle, UK, is used as a refuge by kittiwakes. They have been nesting in the city along the River Tyne since the late 1940s.

Professor Helen F. Wilson gave us a tour of the main colonies. At this time of year (winter), kittiwakes are no longer there but we wanted to see the sites, and learn from Professor Wilson who has been advocating for coexisting with kittiwakes for decades.

The “Tyne Kittiwakes Partnership” is an inspiring example for us in Tromsø, as we are also looking for solutions to share our urban spaces with this highly endangered species.

Check also @kittiwakesuponthetyne : they help to protect and raise awareness for the kittiwakes along the River Tyne. And of course @urbanekrykkjer in Tromsø.

#rissa-cs #kittiwakes #birdconservation #newcastle #coexistence #wildlifeinthecity #endangeredspecies #savebiodiversity #krykkje

RISSA tridactyla is the scientific name of the black-legged kittiwake. A species of bird that is highly endangered in Norway.

We chose the name “Rissa” because of our early efforts to survey and rescue kittiwakes in Tromsø.

But it is not the only reason…
👉 check the link in the bio to know more 👈

#rissa-cs #kittiwake #coexistence #citizenscience #natureconservation #biodiversity #actfornature #communityengagement #tromso #tromsø #birdconservation

RISSA tridactyla is the scientific name of the black-legged kittiwake. A species of bird that is highly endangered in Norway.

We chose the name “Rissa” because of our early efforts to survey and rescue kittiwakes in Tromsø.

But it is not the only reason…
👉 check the link in the bio to know more 👈

#rissa-cs #kittiwake #coexistence #citizenscience #natureconservation #biodiversity #actfornature #communityengagement #tromso #tromsø #birdconservation

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