{"id":9936,"date":"2026-06-09T12:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/__trashed-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:08:25","slug":"__trashed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/en\/__trashed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra has won the hearts of nature lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The organisers were dealt perfect sunny weather. Hundreds of people attended the rich programme. <\/em><\/p>\n\n

On Saturday, 23 May, the third edition of the event A Year in Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra took place in the Blatnica Valley. \u201cWe first organised this family event in 2024 as part of the celebrations of 50 years of nature protection in Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra, and since it received a great response, we decided to hold it every year,\u201d said Katar\u00edna Bele\u0161ov\u00e1, Acting Director of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park Administration. <\/p>\n\n

The program was hosted by Slovakia’s first female botanist, Izabela Textorisov\u00e1. “On March 16, we commemorated the 160th anniversary of the birth of Izabela Textorisov\u00e1, who lived right here in Blatnica. She devoted herself to self-study of botany, collecting and pressing plants. Her herbarium, housed at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava, contains 4,878 items,” explained Veronika \u0160imkov\u00e1, PR manager of the national park. <\/p>\n\n

At each station, children received one leaf for their herbarium. \u201cEach of the six stations presented a different habitat with environmental activities for children and adults. In the main tent \u2013 the symbolic House of Izabela Textorisov\u00e1 \u2013 participants put together all the collected items and created their own herbarium,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n

The main tent also hosted discussions with experts about invasive plants and about the life and work of Izabela Textorisov\u00e1. Visitors could also view models and visualisations of upcoming projects in the national park area. A lovely highlight of the event was a performance by the children\u2019s folklore group from Blatnica. <\/p>\n\n

Trail markers from the Slovak Tourist Club and members of the Mountain Rescue Service also took part, with demonstrations of interventions and dog training. The Turiec Regional Tourism Organisation, the Brown Bear Response Team, and the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic also had their presentation stands. <\/p>\n\n

The company Brantner Fatra provided the event\u2019s environmental facilities, and thanks for the drinking-water tanker \u2013 where visitors could refill their own bottles for free \u2013 goes to the Tur\u010dianska Water Company.<\/p>\n