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Busan Metropolitan City to Host 2025 Autumn Natural Heritage Experience Event

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Busan Metropolitan City Nakdong River Project Management Office announced that it will host the “2025 Autumn Natural Heritage Experience Event” from September 26 to 28 at the Eulsukdo Nakdong Estuary Exploration and Experience Center.

This year’s event, held under the slogan “On the Path of Coexistence, Not Disappearance, Let Us Meet Again,” is designed to allow citizens to directly experience and share the ecological and cultural values of the Nakdong Estuary.

The event is supported by the Cultural Heritage Administration through its Regional Heritage Education Promotion Project, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of preserving natural heritage and establishing a foundation for sustainable utilization through citizen-participatory environmental education.

Event Overview

• ●Period: September 26 (Fri) – 28 (Sun), 2025 [3 days]

• ●Venue: Eulsukdo Ecological Park, Nakdong Estuary Exploration and Experience Center area

• ●Host/Organizer: Cultural Heritage Administration / Busan Metropolitan City Nakdong River Project Management Office, Nakdong Estuary Eco Center

• ●Partner Organization: S-OIL University Student Natural Monument Guardians

• ●Participants: Open to all citizens (some programs may have age restrictions)

• ●Participation Method: Advance online reservations or on-site registration

The main programs include special lectures, ecological experiences (“With Wings Like a Swan,” “Splashing Water Play Camp,” “Otter Ecology Experience,” “So Small, So Many, So Fast”), cultural and healing experiences (Forest Library, Experience Booths, Eco Canvas), photo zones (“Friends with Natural Monuments,” “Click! A Snapshot in Nature”), and guided tours.

During the event, citizens will have opportunities to deepen their understanding of natural heritage through activities featuring natural monuments observable in the Nakdong Estuary, such as the whooper swan, kestrel, and otter.

For example, in the program “With Wings Like a Swan,” participants will transform into whooper swans and experience the migratory journey from Eulsukdo to the tundra. At the “Forest Library,” they can enjoy relaxation in an outdoor reading space equipped with a camping-style book bus, picnic tables, and hammocks. The “Coexistence of Natural Heritage” program will feature exhibitions and mission games on six natural monuments, along with hands-on activities such as making mood lamps.

These diverse programs will provide future generations with opportunities to cultivate wisdom and sensitivity for living in harmony with nature, while also offering citizens special moments of healing in the deepening autumn season.

Participation is possible through both advance reservations and on-site registration. Advance reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until September 25 through the Nakdong Estuary Eco Center website (busan.go.kr/wetland), and inquiries may be directed to the Nakdong Estuary Eco Center at ☎051-209-2055.

To promote eco-friendly cultural participation, beverages and snacks will be provided free of charge to visitors who bring reusable containers or tumblers.

Meanwhile, the Nakdong Estuary Exploration and Experience Center, established by remodeling a former marine waste treatment facility, has become a representative environmental education site combining education, exhibition, and experiential programs. It operates signature eco-convergence programs annually and actively conducts forest experience programs utilizing the surrounding area for preschool groups. Additionally, it runs a small library specializing in ecological and environmental topics, providing citizens with both learning and relaxation spaces.

Kim Kyung-hee, Director General of the Busan Nakdong River Project Management Office, stated, “This event, held in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration, will widely promote the ecological values of the Nakdong Estuary as a natural monument and serve as a venue for environmental education where people can learn and enjoy nature. We hope that many citizens will participate, experience the value of natural heritage firsthand, and share a sense of the importance of preservation.”