2017
Annual Congress of the Spanish Society for the Study of Pastures
2 May 2017
The Spanish Society for the Study of Pastures (SEEP) organizes every year a Scientific Meeting where national and international experts meet and discuss on topics concerning pastures. The 2017 edition took place in Barcelona between April 25 and 28. Forest grazing experiences have taken a leading role in the 2017 meeting of the SEEP as […]
Fountain restoration in Sant Pau de la Guàrdia
27 April 2017
LIFE Montserrat and Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera through its VoluntariatxlaNatura programme have organised a working session on 19 April to restore the surroundings of an old fountain in Sant Pau de la Guàrdia. The fountain is located in a strategic area for forest fire prevention where grazing activity with donkeys has been recently introduced. The […]
Rabbit populations in Puigventós
12 April 2017
European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are a key element in the food web of Mediterranean mountain ecosystems since they are one of the most common prey for many carnivores, including several birds of prey. Thus, when rabbit populations decrease many predators depending on them get immediately affected. Low densities of rabbits would reduce the availability of […]
Working seminar with teachers
7 April 2017
The first working seminar with teachers committed to the Project educational proposal took place in March 28. They all come from primary and secondary local schools that have decided to participate in the project. The seminar was divided into two sections. The first one was common for all teachers and it was used to present […]
European Commission technical desk officer visits the project
31 March 2017
On Friday, March 24, a representative of the European Commission together with the external monitor assigned to LIFE Montserrat visited the project to assess the progress in the implementation of the actions and clarify several technical and financial aspects. The visit was divided in two parts. In the morning they met the technical team and […]
Prescribed fire in Serra de Can Rubió
2 March 2017
Located in the southeastern part of the project area, between the villages of Esparreguera and Collbató, Serra de Can Rubió i dels Gatells is a mountainous area considered of strategic interest for forest fire prevention. Prescribed burning will be carried out in 20 hectares of this area during the next weeks. Several bird species of […]
Forest fire experts from different countries visit the LIFE Montserrat area
7 February 2017
The International congress on prescribed fires (ICOPFIRES) took place in Barcelona on 1-3 February, bringing together many fire professionals and experts from all over the world. The agenda of the Congress included a field trip with a prescribed fire executed by the GRAF team (Catalonia Fire Department). The plot selected was in the Puigventós area […]
LIFE Montserrat Newsletter January 2017
2 February 2017
A new issue of the LIFE Montserrat Newsletter is already available. It includes main news concerning the project in the last six months. If you want to take a look at it, click here or find it in the RESOURCES section of this website together with previous issues already launched. In case you are interested […]
Dissemination of the project to the educational community
25 January 2017
LIFE Montserrat objectives are long term objectives and in order to achieve them local awareness and connivance are absolutely necessary. With this in mind, the action concerning project dissemination to the local educational community is particularly relevant. In this context, an ambitious proposal including collective work with local schools has been designed. Based on the […]