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Olemme rakentaneet edellä mainitut uudet pihaehostukset Helsingin yliopistosta ponkaisseen yhdistyksen voimin. Tavoitteenamme on parantaa pihan luonnonrikkautta kaupungeissa. Mörrintuvan työllä toivomme parantavamme lasten ja aikuisten terveyttä, ja tarjota monenlaista luontoaiheista virikettä. Haasteensa Mörrintuvalle antaa se; että hiekan, bunkkerin ja kallion takia, vesi valuu tontilta pysähtymättä juuri lainkaan, vieden mukanaan hiekkaa mennessään. Eli osan vedestä hidas

Reconnecting with a Forgotten Process of Life As our livelihoods have increasingly developed in the urban and city-scapes, we have grown distant from the natural processes of decay. Our cities of high-rise apartments, paved streets, steel and concrete were designed to be clean, easy to manage, to plough the snow, to function and to be kept sterile and permanent . Fallen leaves are swept away. Dead wood is removed. Soil and gardens are thought of as maintenance burdens . We ha

We are grateful for Helsinki - one of the world’s most liveable cities. Yet here within Helsinki’s lively urban region, exists a concrete urban jungle often void of natural life and decay. Many of Helsinki's street corners are grey and bare, residential precincts and sidewalks are paved and urban parks and recreational areas are often laden with gravel instead of soil or other biogenic materials, primarily for the ease and accessibility over long dark winters for regular snow