The Hydrobiological Station – Mikołajki of the Nencki Institute PAS plays an important role in the life of town and whole region. Photos and historical information about the Station you can find on the open-air photographic exhibition in the center of the town, organized on the occasion of the 290th anniversary of Mikołajki (TJ). Czytaj dalej

On June 20-21st the PhD reporting session of the Department of Cell Biology of the Nencki Institute led by prof. Katarzyna Kwiatkowska was held at the Hydrobiological Station Mikołajki. Czytaj dalej

The Nencki Institute printed a set of 10 postcards with photographs by Lukasz Bozycki – winner of the prestigious nature photography competition organized by the Natural History Museum and BBC – a PhD student of the Laboratory of Lipids Biochemistry. All artistic photos have been taken at the area of the station. Postcards are free available for our guests, with a request to send them to friends with greeting from the Hydrobiological Station – Mikolajki (TJ). Czytaj dalej

On June 5th and 6th, at the Station we hosted the Direction of the Nencki Institute (prof. Adam Szewczyk, prof. Hanna Fabczak and Anna Jachner-Miśkiewicz PhD). They met with the progress and results of the renovations work carried out on the Station. An initial plan of the technical, logistics, educational and scientific actions for next months was also created during this meeting. Czytaj dalej

On June 4th, we hosted at the Station employees and PhD students from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology of Nencki Institute, who under the guidance of prof. Leszek Kaczmarek took a part in the reporting session.  … Czytaj dalej

Since June 1st, in the historic pavilion called “Akwarialnia” at the Hydrobiological Station – Mikolajki you can see a photo-exhibition of birds of prey by Marek Fijałkowski. The white-tailed eagles, ospreys and buzzards captured in interesting moments waiting for you all summer, every day, 7AM-3PM. We cordially invite you – ADMISSION FREE… Czytaj dalej

On the May 30th the conference “Krutynia – river of the cultures” organized by Mazury Landscape Park in collaboration with the Department of Natural and Cultural Heritage of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was held in Krutynia. The conference began with a lecture by Tomasz Janecki PhD (Hydrobiological Station – Mikolajki) on Mazurian zooplankton “Stray in the depths of the lake”. Stanislaw Czachorowski, PhD answered the question “Do some unusual Trichoptera lives in the Masurian Landscape Park?”, Hanna Ciecierska, PhD –  “Do Mazurian lakes need plants?” and about “Mushrooms of Mazurian Landscape Park” told us Grzegorz Fiedorowicz PhD. In the historical and cultural part we listened to the following lectures: “Nature and culture. A common heritage “- Małgorzata Liszewska, PhD, “Mazurian Waterways”- Dariusz Liszewski, PhD, “Old Ritualists in Mazuria”- Zoya Jaroszewicz-Pieresławcew, PhD, and “Polish-German polemics on the Masurian carpets” – Ewa Gładkowska, PhD. (foto. M. Kwiatkowska – MLP)… Czytaj dalej

On May 29th we actively participated (with a lecture and demonstrations) in the educational and cultural event during the celebration of the Days of the White Stork, which was organized at the headquarters of the Mazurian Landscape Park in Krutynia. Czytaj dalej

On the May 28th  The workshop on lakes plankton (lectures, field studies and microscopic shows) for the Polish-German group of teenagers from the Marion Dönhoff Social High School in Mikolajki took place at the Hydrobiological Station.  … Czytaj dalej

“Education picnic on the water” was held at the Hydrobiological Station on Saturday (7th May) which was organized jointly with the Masurian Landscape Park. Our guests including children and young people could learn the history of the Station in Mikolajki, see stations laboratories and try to work as a hydrobiologist (sampling, measurements of water parameters), learn to recognize species of water (and not only) insects, look through the microscope inside of a water drop, got to know the natural, historical and cultural values of Mazurian Landscape Park, and admire wildlife photos by Waldemar Bzura (TJ). Czytaj dalej