"Find Endangered Freshwater Fish" Korea Tourism Organization Recruits Miho Jonggae Ecological Exploration Team

Recruitment for 'Mihojonggae Guardians' Experience Group to Raise Awareness of Eco-Friendly Travel

The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 21st that it is recruiting a general public exploration team for environmental investigation linked to the protected species 'Mihojonggae' in collaboration with the Pulkkum Environmental Foundation, an environmental group in the Chungbuk region. Photo by Korea Tourism Organization

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 21st that it is recruiting a general public experience group for an environmental exploration linked to the protected species ‘Mihojonggae’ in collaboration with the Chungbuk regional environmental organization, Pulkkum Environmental Foundation.

The general public experience group will participate in environmental exploration, education, and field trip programs together with 25 university students participating in the regional youth environmental activists training program ‘Mihojonggae Guardians’ hosted by the Pulkkum Foundation.

The Mihojonggae Guardians program is a follow-up project to the step donation challenge for the restoration of Mihojonggae, a natural monument of Chungbuk and a first-class endangered freshwater fish, which was promoted by the organization and the foundation in August last year. This challenge, conducted as part of the ‘Chungbuk Good Travel Campaign,’ saw about 33,000 participants at the time, achieving a cumulative 5.22 billion steps and raising a total donation of 10 million KRW, which led to this program.

The program will be operated as a total of six ecological exploration sessions from the 26th to July 2nd. Each session includes ▲ exploration of the Miho River’s historical culture and watershed, the habitat of Mihojonggae ▲ visit to ESG activities of major corporations located in Chungbuk ▲ experience using recycled materials ▲ fish ecology exploration ▲ environmental facility exploration, among others.

General participants will be recruited by lottery, with 10 people per session. The first recruitment can be applied for until the 23rd, and the application dates and detailed application methods for sessions 2 to 6 can be found on the Korea Tourism Organization’s official website, Korea Travel Online.

Yoon Seunghwan, head of the Sejong Chungbuk branch of the Korea Tourism Organization, said, “This year as well, we will continue to promote the ‘Sejong Chungbuk Good Travel Campaign Season 2’ and plan to carry out various projects to establish an eco-friendly travel culture in the Sejong Chungbuk region.”

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