HARVESTING SEEDS AND FRUITS IN THE DUNE ENVIRONMENT
15th December 2020 – DUNE AREA “RESERVA DE LOS MONTEROS”
Collection of seeds of the wonderful Sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) and dune conservation
Every week we will be in a different dune environment, collecting seeds of native flora that will be sent to Cantueso Natural Seeds. This company with its headquarters in Cordoba will give the seeds the appropriate conditioning treatment. Later on we will disseminate these seeds in dune areas that are still degraded. This is how, working together we will help reinstate a new and beautiful biodiversity.
Co-workers and volunteers will also learn how to carry out good dune conservation, manually removing invasive alien species so that these do not flourish and displace the native dune vegetation.
The work we are doing with Fundatul is aimed at preparing the participants for a possible introduction to remunerative working life.
Date: Tuesday, 15th December 2020
Time: From 10:00 to 13:00
Where: Dune area Río Real > Reserva de los Monteros – Ignacio Coca
Meeting point: beside the beach Restaurant Palm Beach (click on the photo to get directions)
To register as volunteer, send an email to asociacion@produnas.org, to comunicacion@produnas.org or send a WhatsAPp to 661 026 444
PROGRAM: Dune conservation – Eradication of the false Mimosa (Acacia salicina)
Start:
We will walk through the dune and along the beach to get to know the dune system
- 60 minutes to eradicate the false Mimosa
- 30 minutes for a short break / snack for the Fundatul participants
- 60 minutes cooperating with the works of eradication with machinery.
Tips:
- Wear comfortable clothing
- Laced/Velcro footwear > trainers or walking shoes
- We recommend taking head covering with you – it could get sunny
- Take a small bottle of drinking water and a snack with you
Tools:
ProDunas will supply gardening gloves.
The Delegation for the Environment will supply: buckets, tools and bags for the disposal of any IAS we dig out
Closing of the day’s work :
We will finish at 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers are welcome. They do not have to hold to the fixed schedule.
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Asociación ProDunas Marbella
The Association works tirelessly for the defence and preservation of the unique ecosystems that survive in the natural sand dune environments in the Province of Málaga; promotes the protection of native flora and small wildlife; promotes recovery, rehabilitation and conservation of interesting biodiversity of sand dunes areas in the municipality of Marbella.
