On 6 April, 2013 a volunteer outreach campaign “Pure ice of Lake Baikal” aimed at cleaning the ice and the coast of the lake took place for the second time in the Barguzin region of Buryatia within the framework of “Baikal Fishing”.
Action “Pure ice of Lake Baikal 2013” has been initiated by the organizing committee of “Save Baikal”, the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal (FPLB) has become a general partner. The action was supported by the United Nations Development Program, the International Baikal shore Voluntary Service, the administration of the Republic of Buryatia, and a number of public and commercial organizations.
The solemn opening ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, Vice-President of the FPLB Bair Tsyrenov and other officials.
The volunteers were divided into several groups; each of them was responsible for cleaning a certain area. All the instructions were done by experienced coordinators of the International Baikal shore Voluntary Service, who at Lake Baikal has gained considerable experience for 11 years in effective nature conservation activity.

During the action the volunteers are engaged not only in garbage collection, but also in conducting educational work with the guests and participants on the rules of conduct in the wild, fire safety in the forest and the waste management. In addition, the organizer held a survey in order to determine the degree of awareness of the technology for separate garbage collection and recycling.
Approximately 50 volunteers who had collected 40 bags of garbage took part in the action at the Buryat coast.
This is the second stage of the action “Pure ice of Lake Baikal 2013”. The first stage took place on 30 March in the Irkutsk region, at Listvyanka village. In total, the action was attended by over 300 volunteers, which is 2 times more than in 2012. 150 bags of garbage were collected. Organizers note that during the campaign the valuable information material, which is necessary to continue the development of models of long-term preservation of purity in protected natural areas frequently visited by tourists, has been collected.

Head of the Republic of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitcin opens “Baikal Fishing 2013”

Vice-President of the FPLB Bair Tsyrenov

Participants and volunteers welcome Bair Tsyrenov and project managers of “Save Baikal” Maksim Tokarev and Milana Petrova

Volunteers - the participants of “Pure ice of Lake Baikal 2013”