Ecomuseum of intermittent lakes in Pivka
In the Eco-Museum of the Intermittent Lakes of Pivka, the visitor learns the story of water in the karst world of Zgornja Pivka. The special geological structure of the area in connection with unevenly distributed precipitation causes a large fluctuation in the level of the karst groundwater. When the water is high, as many as seventeen intermittent lakes form in the valley. Presentations of individual lakes also include the life of the locals in a landscape where there is sometimes too much and sometimes too little water. Models of the most important living environments: wet and dry meadows, thickets, forests and caves complement the presentations of the extremely diverse flora and fauna in the Pivska basin.
