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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKCAMP
Ebro Delta - August 2008
From the
18th to the 31st of august, 20 volunteers, from 18 to 30 years old came
from Rhône-Alpes (France), Italy, Baden-Würtenberg (Germany) and
Catalonia to participate in an environmental workcamp, organized by
obre’t’ebre and financed by the Obra Social Caixa Catalunya, the
Secretaria de Joventut and the Program 4 Motors For Europe.
During the mornings, they have worked to conserve and restore different
zones of the Ebro Delta. The technical work, advised by a monitor from
SEO/BirdLife, has been quite varied: construction of visual fences
in order to protect birds that nests in the Tancada Lagoon, cleaning of
pools of the old fish farm in the Salines de la Tancada, management and
transplantation of Tamarix sp, planted this spring in the
lagoon of Aufacada, both protected areas of the Obra Social Caixa
Catalunya; construction of bird nests, cutting of “cigars” (seeds of Typha)
from the lagoon the Natural Reserve of Riet vell; elimination of the
invasive plant Carpobrotus sp. From the dunes of the Natural
Parc of Ebro Delta and plantation of autochthon plants in the public
gardens of Poble Nou del Delta are a few examples of the work done.
During the afternoons, the volunteers have been able to enjoy lots of
excursions through the delta, to observe birds and contemplate
exceptional landscape. Some workshops and debates about environment
have been organized and the youngsters have participated to traditional
games (birles), observed an ancestral fishing technique and
fabricated a basket with traditional methods. They’ve also been able to
observe a bird ringing session and try a traditional transport of the
Delta (perxar).
The participants were sleeping in tends, next to a colony house, near
the village Poble Nou del Delta. They could enjoy swimming pool and
available bikes and have tasted vegetarian and biologic dishes. Between
them, they exchanged bits of culture, languages, gastronomy and ways of
life … from 4 corners of Europe.
Construction of the visual fence |
The group of volunteers |
Construction of bird boxes |
Elimination of Carpobrotus in the dunes of the Punta de la Banya |
Learning the jota, a dance from Terres de l'Ebre |
Energizer to wake up ... at 8 o'clock ! |
Pools cleaning in the Salines de la Tancada |
Plantation of the public gardens of Poble Nou del Delta |
Excursion to the Foradada - Serra del Montsià |
Perxar tradicional |
Intercultural games |
First Aid workshop, by Jacopo |
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