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Participating students between 6 and 16 years, the CP Villaespesa schools, Sun City CC, CP Virgen de la Huertas, CP La Torrecilla, and IES Sierra de Almenara who planted their trees on farms as the Arbutus, Alahuececes Alahueces A and B
Agriculture Councilman City of Lorca, Angel Mecca this morning with Peter Quiñonero o2 member of the Forest Association, a reforestation project with the help of schools, which aims to halt the process of desertification afflicting our municipality, professional, serious and, of course, using native species, seeking the participation and awareness of the whole society.
Mecca Ruzafa explained that the Forest o2 Association holding various schools in the municipality such as CP Villaespesa, Sun City CC, CP Virgen de la Huertas, CP La Torrecilla, and IES Sierra de Almenara, intended that children have the possibility of planting a tree and then with the help of new technologies, follow its evolution in the classroom, or at home, taking care of the details of the planting, so that the greatest number of plants reach maturity.
The mayor of Agriculture has indicated that Forest o2 after planting, makes a personal digital form for each student participating in this record that students can download to your computer, mobile, tablet ... you can see the coordinates where you are its forest, how to get the species to be planted and their characteristics as well as the benefits that this action will generate in the environment.
In addition the Association will publish two years on its website a report on the evolution of the trees planted by the school in order to keep participants informed and as a teaching tool in the classroom.
Mecca Angel explained that this campaign has had the participation of about 500 volunteers who have contributed € 4, and the creation of personalized digital record with this donation, your copy will be watered up to 4 times over the next two years, members of the association, in order to beat the summer season where many young fish die due to the long period of drought that occurs in those days.
Councilman of Agriculture has reported that children who are participating in this project include age, ranging from 6 to 16 years, students are moved to the farm where they explain how important trees are to our environment.
Later each plant your tree standing next to a reed with your name and watered the tree of each, is the first forest educational center that receives a Certificate in reference to location is made, planted trees and the benefits they generate in the future, as well as CO2 emissions offset.
Finally after planting the students perform a hiking trail for a place near where they explain the different types of trees and shrubs that grow in our environment and the fundamental role in maintaining the biodiversity of the surrounding mountains our city.
Angel Mecca has indicated that species from this group intend to use on their plantations Arbutus, Alahueces A and Alahuececes B ranging from wild olive, mastic, Kermes oak, black hawthorn, pine or classic Aleppo pine which has I been severely damaged by the scourge of Tomicus destruens a piercing insect that has killed thousands of pines in the Region of Murcia.
Mecca Ruzafa, finally, also recalled that the o2 Forest Association comes from the hand of people committed to the environmental values, aware of the past and present forest Murcia, making available their knowledge society and especially the greatest possible to improve and expand our town forests motivation, so that in the future resume the prominence they enjoyed in the past.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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