Vidar Lillevik appointed as new nature guide

Vidar Lillevik will be responsible for conducting nature guidance adapted to competency goals at various levels in the school system.

There have never been so few salmon in rivers and seas as now. The wild salmon is threatened throughout its habitat. The situation is worst in Western Norway.

Nature guide Vidar Lillevik.

From 2026, the National Wild Salmon Center will be transformed into The Lærdal Wild Salmon Visitor Centre with Western Norway as its area of ​​responsibility.

The goal is a stronger wild salmon in nature and people's awareness. Our most important target group is children and young people.

With support from Vestland County, we have been conducting nature guides adapted to the competence goals at various levels in the school system. We have visited a number of schools in Vestland in recent years. The job of a nature guide is to convey knowledge and contribute to the sustainable management of salmon and sea trout in nature.

The guidance takes place both indoors and outdoors, preferably in a stream or river in the local area. The students get to participate in electrofishing, collecting benthic animals, analyses and assignments in the form of a nature trail. The program has been well received by both students and teachers.

Vidar Lillevik has been hired to continue the work. Vidar is from Stord, but lives in Lærdal. He will be responsible for following up on schools throughout Vestland and is ready for the task.

- For an avid outdoorsman and fly fisherman, it's great to be able to work with this. I see it as a very important task, says Vidar.

- We are happy to have Vidar on the team. Spreading knowledge about what salmon means to us, what place it has in nature, what we can do to improve conditions, is more important than ever, says Alf Olsen Jr., CEO of The Lærdal Wild Salmon Visitor Centre .