SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 056. Revegetation in the South (1:2)

26.06.2018

The revegetation camp lasted from the 8th til the 22nd of June 2018. Volunteers were staying in the town of Hafnarfjörður, a place famous from its summer viking festival. For two weeks camp participants were taking care of revegetation in the southern areas of Iceland, such as Krísuvík...

SEEDS 053. The Famous Kjölur Road

21.06.2018

This workcamp was set in the stunning highlands between two glaciers in central Iceland. The area is famous for its breathtaking landscapes, snowy mountains and geothermal area. The work consisted mostly of fixing the roads and sidewalks for hikers, picking the rubbish and cultivating the area...

SEEDS 048 - Trails near Katla Volcano & Myrdalsjoküll glacier

12.06.2018

A large and diverse group consisting of people from Russia, Ukraine, Romania, France, Italy, US, Canada, Scotland, Hungary and Germany supported the most southern town of Iceland, Vik to maintain hiking paths and to beautify the area. The town is located between the breath taking Glacier Myrdalsjoküll...

SEEDS 038. Botanical Gardens in Reykjavik

03.06.2018

The Botanical Garden Camp lasted from 21st of May til the 2nd of June. The work volunteers were given was taking care of flowerbeds, getting rid of weeds and invasive species, such as Chionodoxa. The work was demanding but very rewarding. The workers of the Botanical Garden welcomed us...

SEEDS 036. Outdoor Work on the South Shore

20.05.2018

Main task of this camp was to support a local farm in their endeavour to afforest the surroundings. Over the timespan of ten days the volunteers planted over 6000 trees on the slope of a hill behind the farm. The work was physical demanding but was rewarded during the work with a beautiful outlook...

SEEDS 021. Photo Marathon in Reykjavik

21.04.2018

Our cozy house is situated in the middle of a green area, just outside the centre of Reykjavik. This camp consists of photo marathon and environmental participants together in one house. Only one week ago we woke up to a house covered in snow but today we are taking pictures of new plants in the...

SEEDS 015. Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting

12.04.2018

I share with you some of the highlights of a successful photo marathon camp at SEEDS. My favourite day was definitely the Snæfellsnes excursion. Packed with two full vans we drove our way into the peninsula stretching our legs every half hour because the view asks...

SEEDS cleaning the coastline of Reykjavík

28.03.2018

SEEDS has organised three coast cleanings in the west part of Reykjavík in the past weeks. The cleanings were a part of our Environmental and Photomarathon camps but we also engaged the local public by creating public facebook events. The cleanings were very successful and the group managed...

SEEDS 118. Island of Viðey

20.09.2017

Duiring our camp island of videy, participants from United States, Estonia, Spain, Portugal, France and Hong Kong enjoyed the scenic view of the island while engaging in some interesting manual work. Our tasks included cleaning a majority of the coastline of the island and other lanmarks on the...

SEEDS 086 Nature conservation in the East fjords

31.07.2017

This camp consisted in two main tasks: removing lupines and rebuilding a path. Lupines are invasive in this part of Iceland. We removed as much as possible in riverbanks to keep the seeds from spreading in water streams. The path we worked on is very popular in this area. We worked with a path building...