National Parks Information is a national park visitor centre for the Rondane and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella national parks.
Its structure and manner of working distinguish it from other national park visitor centres. It is an information network linking six separate centres.
Objective The principal objective of the National Park Information Foundation is to provide information on the Rondane and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella national parks, adjacent areas of protected landscape and other protected areas in the district. Based on the Rondane, Dovrefjell and Sunndalsfjell mountains, it must also:
- provide information on their natural resources, natural history and cultural heritage, as well as the way nearby settlements have traditionally used these resources
- form an umbrella network for independent bodies that work together to fulfil the objectives of National Park Information
- obtain funding for information work and distribute this money among those taking part in the network
- give expert guidance and provide equipment and information to those taking part in the network
- work closely with others who share responsibility for planning, land-use management, provision of facilities, information, guidance and surveillance with the aim of achieving the best possible contact with the general public regarding the overall management of the areas concerned (extract from the Regulations of the Foundation)
Organisation
National Park Information is a Foundation that was set up in 2000.
The following have rights in the Foundation: Sunndal, Oppdal, Tynset, Folldal, Ringebu, Sel, Dovre, Lesja, Nord-Fron and Nesset borough councils, the municipal committees which oversee grazing, hunting and fishing rights on common land in the boroughs of Dovre, Lesja, Sel, Ringebu, Sunndal, Kvikne, Nesset and Folldal, the county councils of Oppland, Møre & Romsdal, Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag, Statskog Øst-Norge, and the Oslo and Akershus branch of the Norwegian Trekking Association.
For more information, visit iNasjonalparker
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Folldal National Park Visitor Centre is at the former Folldal Mine. Photo: Stiftelsen Folldal gruver
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Kvikne National Park Visitor Centre is in a former barn at Vollan Farm. Photo: Stiftelsen Vollan Gård
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The grounds at Sunndal National Park Visitor Centre at Sagtrøa, near Gjøra, are thronged with people. Photo: National Parks Info
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A big golden eagle dominates the exhibition at the visitor centre in Oppdal. Photo: National Parks Information
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