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  • EUCC-Atlantique & LIFE ARCOS Project organize a Workshop on Cantabrian dunes, in Santander, 25-26 april 2017

    EUCC-Atlantique & LIFE ARCOS Project organize a Workshop on Cantabrian dunes, in Santander, 25-26 april 2017

    EUUC Centre Atlantique
    ARCOS Life+Project

    The non-governmental organisation EUCC, via its local branch EUCC-Atlantic, with headquarters in Biarritz (https://euccatlantic.net) and in collaboration with the ARCOSLIFE project for coastal sandbanks, is organising some field days on the Liencres and Somo-Loredo dunes, set to take place on 25th and 26th April 2017.

    Some 30 attendees are expected, including professionals, students and independent individuals from various different countries. Among the participating entities are EUCC (European Union for Coastal Conservation), National Forestry Office (Office National des Fôrets) (France) and some mayors from coastal towns such as Saint Jean de Monts (Vendée, France).

    • Web Workshop site here
    • News about Workshop in EUCC-Atlantique web here
    • Workshop registration form here

     

    PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

    25th April 2017

    8:30: Meeting point in front of the dock palace on the Port of Santander. Bus shuttle to the Liencres dunes.

    Morning: Liencres Dunes/Pas Estuary

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    Carlos Ley, director of Ecología Litoral, and Jesús Varas, from the Government of Cantabria (Directorate-General of the Environment), will cover four main issues during the journey along the dune system:

    • Characteristics, formation and historical evolution of the dune system
    • Beach clean-up (polygonifolia vs  peplis)
    • Management of the pine forest
    • Public use

    Elena Fernández Iglesias, researcher from the University of Oviedo (INDUROT), will speak about the geomorphological context of the area

    13:00 – 14:00: lunch.

    Bus shuttle to the Directorate General of the Environment premises.

    14:30: Reception at the premises of the Directorate General of the Environment (Santander).

    Presentation by a representative from the Government of Cantabria.

    • (Speaker to be confirmed) : Legislative context and territorial organisation in Cantabria: the keys to understanding dune management
    • Maria Recio, Hydraulic Institute of Cantabria: Analysis of the effects of pedestrian transit over the dune vegetation
    • Ignacio Alonso, Life+ARCOS project: “The role of the Life+ARCOS project in recovering the Cantabrian dune systems”.
    • Loïc Gouguet, Leading National Coastal Expert from the “National Forestry Department (Office National des Forêts, OFN)”: Managing the French Atlantic dunes, from the beach to the forested dune.
    • Paul Rooney, Liverpool Hope University: differences and similarities between the management priorities of the coastal dunes in northern and southern Europe.

    15:45 – 17:15: discussion.

    17:15 – 17:30: Presentation about the reactivation of players for the European Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management (ANICORIM).

    17:30 – 18:00: Return to Santander by bus

    26th April 2017

    8:30: Meeting point in front of the dock palace, Santander

    8:45: Departure of the boat across the Santander bay.

    9:00: Walk (1.5 km) to the Somo-Loredo dunes.

    Morning: The Somo dunes (photo) and the dune plant nursery

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    Carlos Ley and Lourdes González Azpiri, from the Government of Cantabria (Directorate-General for the Environment), will guide us through the dunes and will explain:

    • The actions of the LIFE ARCOS Project: dune restored by planting European beach grass and other dune plants.
    • The techniques for planting in dunes.
    • The Loredo Dune Plant Nursery.

    13:00: Return on foot to Somo and lunch at the Surf Centre.

    Afternoon: Somo Surf Centre.

    14:30: Welcome and presentation by Mr Francisco Asón, Mayor of Ribamontán al Mar.

    • Tomás Díaz Gonzalez, Botany Professor at the University of Oviedo and general coordinator of the LIFE ARCOS Project. “The wealth of the Cantabrian dune systems”.
    • André Ricolleau,President of the Communauté de Communes Océan-Marais de Monts and Jean Magne, responsible for overseeing environmental policies: French communities and the management of public use. Examples of the “House of the Dune and of the Forest” and of the interactive Biotopia exhibition.
    • Luis Cayón, manager of the Ribamontán al Mar tourism competitiveness centre: tourist uses and visits to the Somo dunes.
    • David Rosebery, ONF coastal project manager: Public use of the Aquitaine coast.

    15:45 – 17:15: discussion.

    17:15: Return to the Somo dock and crossing of Santander bay by boat.

    18:15: Arrival in Santander

  • Erradication day of invasive plants in Playa de Vega, Ribadesella, Asturias. A great success¡

    Erradication day of invasive plants in Playa de Vega, Ribadesella, Asturias. A great success¡

    Summary of the volunteering day to remove invasive exotic species on the Vega Beach, Ribadesella (Asturias) on 12th November 2016.

    On 12th November 2016, the Life+ARCOS team brought together around 60 volunteers on the Vega Beach to hold an activity day, with the aim of removing invasive exotic species from the dune space in the Vega Beach Special Area of Conservation, in the municipality of Ribadesella (Asturias).

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    The first participants approaching the meeting point, before starting the Volunteering day

    The day started off cloudy with the odd drop of rain, but in the end the weather held out and the activity continued until 2 o’clock in the afternoon, when the rain started to fall more heavily.

    After the introduction to the day and the presentation of the target species for removal: Paspalum secundatum (St. Augustine grass), Bidens aurea and various species of the Paspalum genus, the activity attendees were organised into groups, each distributed to different points along the dune system where there were registered patches of invasive species.

    Momento de presentación de las especies invasoras a eliminar.
    During the presentation of the target invasive species to be removed.

    The participants were provided with jackets and gloves by COGERSA, the company that also set up waste containers on the boundaries of the work areas, where the plant waste could be left and re-used by the company in its composting plants.

    With the help of the weeding tools and rakes, the participants were able to tackle a species that is particularly tricky to remove – St. Augustine grass – whose stolon stems spread along the entire secondary dune system, preventing other dune species from growing normally. The adaptation of this species to being trodden on (it is worth remembering that this invasive species was originally used for lawns), also favour its preponderance against dune species that are native to these environments, but that are less adapted to this kind of threat.

     

    Professor T.E. Díaz showing the stolon stems of the St. Augustine grass.

    Precisely to avoid treading on the dune system, participants were able to examine the actions undertaken by the Life+ARCOS project, with the fitting of enclosures that will protect the dune systems during the planting phase of native species in these environments.

    Some attendees to this activity day participated in the census of one of the population hubs of the catalogued species Linaria supina sub species maritima present in one of the action points for removing invasive species. The Life+ARCOS staff remained near the removal area to prevent any possible damage coming to this species.

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    Some attendees were able to participate in the census of one of the population hubs of the Linaria maritima species, included in the Principality of Asturias Catalogue of Threatened Vascular Flora.

    The day ended with two containers filled with the three eliminated species, and the perception of all participants of the serious problem that biological invasions have in the effort to keep Cantabrian dune systems in a good state of conservation.

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    One of the containers with some of the removed invasive species.

    As a final note, the Life+ARCOS would like to extend its deepest thanks for the warm welcome given to these kinds of actions, revealing the awareness of citizens in terms of environmental conservation.

     

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    Final photo with some of the attendees to these activity days.

    Many thanks to all participants, we hope to see you again in future editions.

    The Life+ARCOS team

     

  • 12th November 2016, volunteer day to eradicate invasive plants on Vega Beach dunes, Ribadesella, Asturias. Registration is closed

    12th November 2016, volunteer day to eradicate invasive plants on Vega Beach dunes, Ribadesella, Asturias. Registration is closed

    Dear friends, 

    Our call for volunteers to eradicate invasive exotic species on Saturday, 12 November on Vega beach (Ribadesella, Asturias) went well. A lot of people participated in this activity.

    Due to organisational reasons, we have to close registration on Friday, 4 November. We will delete the registration form from this link on that day.

    This week, we will send an email to everyone who registered with information about the departure points and specific organisation details. For those who do not have their own car, we have two departure points where you can get a ride: one in Oviedo (to be determined) and another in Gijon (Jardín Botánico Atlántico car park). There, we will coordinate car sharing.

    We would also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to some of the invasive species we will help to eradicate from this protected area within the Natura 2000 Network, which was declared a Special Area of Conservation with the approval of Decree 161/2014, of 29 December. This Decree declared Vega Beach as a Special Area of Conservation (ES1200022) and approved the First Integrated Management Instrument of protected areas on Vega Beach.

    This Decree, which was published in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias of 3 January 2015, constituted the management instrument to regulate activities (allowed, authorisable and not allowed) that can be carried out in this protected area.

    The two invasive species that are directly affecting the biodiversity of Vega Beach dune ecosystems belong to the grass family. They have the strong ability to expand within the dune system, as you can see «in situ.» All these species are native to the Americas and are a problem on European coasts. They arrived to Europe in a number of different ways.

    The first one is called the St. Augustine grass Stenotaprhum secundatum (=Stenotaphrum americanum) which has sprig characteristics and extremely strong creeper roots. Its use in grass formation has proven to be «very effective» and has caused it to expand in natural and semi-natural environments. It is comfortable developing in the sandy soils of coastal dunes and eradicate all other dune species.
    The elimination of this species is done manually, being especially careful not to fragment the stems so new individuals cannot develop.

    Grama americana (Stenotaprhum secundatum)
    St. Augustine grass (Stenotaprhum secundatum)
    Duna blanca ocupada por la grama americana
    White dune taken over by St. Augustine grass

    Another dangerous species in the Vega Beach dune system is the Seashore paspalum or Salt Water Couch Paspalum vaginatum. Its characteristic sprigs–which sprout from the same point (digitate)–and some stems–which are also creeping–have the capacity to root in the soil. This means that any fragment can generate new, cloned individuals.

    Spot of Paspalum vaginatum in the embryonic dune
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    Paspalum vaginatum moving from the embryonic dune to the white dune

     

    Another invasive species present in the border of the dune system is the compound of American origin (especially in the central area of North America) known as the Arizona beggarticks, Bidens aurea. This species is located on the border of the Special Area of Conservation, occupying areas with the wettest soil. It is not present in the dune system itself, but its removal from the area will prevent it from moving to the nearest dune where it is also present.

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    Arizona beggarticks (Bidens aurea) on the border of the dune system

     

  • Centinelas project (Coastwatch Cantabria) organises an elimination campaign of invasive plants in La Arena Beach (Muskiz, Bizkaia)

    Centinelas project (Coastwatch Cantabria) organises an elimination campaign of invasive plants in La Arena Beach (Muskiz, Bizkaia)

    Centinelas (Coastwatch-Cantabria)

    On Sunday, 23 October the organisation called Centinelas carried out an environmental volunteer activity for a group of employees of the Port Authority of Bilbao in the La Arena beach area.

    A total of 40 people, most of them families with children, visited La Arena beach in the municipality of Ciérvana on their day off to volunteer and help Life+ARCOS carry out the activities we have been working on in the area.

    The activity began with an introduction to the Life+ARCOS project, as well as to the dune system and its vulnerabilities. Carlos Ley, head of Ecología Litoral, beneficiary member of the project, gave the introduction.

    First, we started to search for and eradicate the invasive flora in the area. To make sure we would not make any mistakes, we were accompanied and advised by the person in charge of coordinating restoration and conservation of this dune within the Life+ARCOS project. We were able to extract approximately 40 kg. of the invasive plant.

    Afterwards, we broke up into small groups to plant dune flora species.

    We wanted to thank volunteers for all their hard work and gave them a gift and appetisers. We were thrilled to see how satisfied everyone was after having participated in the activity.

    Our Association would like to thank the Port Authority of Bilbao and its employees for having worked to conserve and recover the La Arena beach dune system.

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    Activiy area
    Presentación de la actividad
    Introdudction to activity

    What is the Centinelas and Coastwatch project?

    The Centinelas project is the local adaptation of the European volunteer programme called Coastwatch. It works to develop an environmental volunteer programme that values, protects and manages the coastline.

    The project framework came about almost 30 years ago in Ireland and has, ever since then and on occasion, been present in Cantabria.

    It is currently an established program that serves as a link between the Cantabrian people and Coastwatch International in a network of entities in charge of coordinating different areas of the European coast (countries, autonomous communities, provinces, regions…).

    These local entities serve as a nexus between the international project and its participants by providing information, training, resources and opportunities for people to join the project’s efforts.

    More information about Centinelas project here. 

    You can download the activity report provided by the Centinelas project team (Coastwatch-Cantabria) here: Report of Centinelas activity in La Arena beach.

     

     

  • 12th November 2016: Volunteer day to eradicate invasive plants on Vega Beach, Ribadesella, Asturias

    12th November 2016: Volunteer day to eradicate invasive plants on Vega Beach, Ribadesella, Asturias

    Last-minute news

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    REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED[/box] [box type=»info»]

    THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. WE WILL PLAN MORE EVENTS TO CONSERVE CANTABRIAN DUNES. FOLLOW US TO STAY UP TO DATE ON FUTURE EVENTS.[/box]

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    On Saturday, 12 November 2016, the LIFE+ARCOS team invites you to participate in our volunteer activity to eradicate exotic invasive species on Vega Beach (Ribadesella, Asturias), a protected area within the Vega Beach Special Area  of Conservation (SAC ES1200022), and which therefore forms part of the Network of Protected Areas included in the Natura 2000 Network.

    We will keep you informed via our website.

    What is the plan?

    We will spend Saturday helping to improve the conservation of a natural protected area while participating in civic engagement. Various members of the LIFE+ARCOS team will be at Vega Beach: T. E. Díaz, Álvaro Bueno, Nacho Felpete, Elena Fernández and more. We will tell you about the area, take a look at the activities we have already carried out there and will teach you how to eradicate some problematic invasive species that are easy to remove by hand.

    How long will it last?

    Everyone who is interested in participating should be at Vega Beach at 11:00 am. Everyone in attendance is welcome to stay for lunch. If you have to go home for lunch, that is okay, too. Therefore, the volunteer day will wrap up at 2:30 pm.

    Schedule: 11:00 am to 2:30 pm

    How can I participate?

    To be covered by the insurance we hired from the University of Oviedo, fill out this this registration form. It is very important that we receive all participant names and their identification number. At Vega Beach we will ask you to sign a participation sheet to confirm your identity.

    Use the form to give us complimentary information about you. For example, if you are willing to share your car to bring people to the beach, if you are attending with children and, the most important part: one e-mail address or phone number so we can get in touch.

    Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions via the following link. We are happy to help.

    We will publish more information within the next few days.

    PARTICIPATE!

    The Life+ARCOS team

  • LIFE ARCOS project in the LIFE platform meeting on restoration of sand dune habitats, Holland, 15-17 June 2016

    LIFE ARCOS project in the LIFE platform meeting on restoration of sand dune habitats, Holland, 15-17 June 2016

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    From 15–17 June the Life+ARCOS team is going to Holland to participate in a meeting promoted by NEEMO, the organisation that supervises the development of LIFE projects, along with ECNC.

    At the meeting, we gave a presentation on some aspects of conservation efforts ex situ-in situ that the project has been developing, especially focusing on the importance of restoring dune biodiversity using dune species seeds we have conserved in the project’s seed banks.

     

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    Here is the schedule of the meeting in which various dune restoration projects appear, which are financed by the European LIFE program.

    LIFE platform meeting on restoration of sand dune habitats
    NH Hotel, Zandvoort, the Netherlands, 15-17 June 2016

    Wednesday 15th June

    Registration desk open from 13.00 – Hotel Foyer

    All Plenary Sessions to be held in Zeester Meeting Room – access by lift from foyer

    Session 1: The Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process

    14.30 Welcome by chair Sjakel van Wesemael, Nature and Recreation Manager, PWN

    14.40 – 15.00 The Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process explained
    EC Representative TBC

    15.00 – 15.15 The LIFE programme 2014-2020 and expected LIFE project outputs in terms of dissemination, replicability and transferability
    Angelo Salsi, Head of Unit B3 -LIFE and CIP Eco-Innovation, European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

    15.15 – 15.30 The LIFE programme and dune habitats
    João Pedro Silva, LIFE Communication Team, NEEMO-AEIDL

    15.30 – 16.00 Refreshment break

    Session 2: Lessons from the projects

    16.00 – 16.15 REDCOHA-LIFE Restoration of Danish coastal habitats: focus on removal of invasive alien species
    Uffe Strandby, Danish Nature Agency

    16.15 – 16.30 Restoration of inland dunes and dry grasslands in military areas – LIFE+ Military Habitats project in Southern Poland
    Wojtek Mróz, IOP, District Infrastructure Administration in Krakow

    16.30 – 16.45 The SandLIFE project: coastal and inland dune restoration in Sweden
    Magnus Jönsson, Land Manager, County Administrative Board, Skåne

    16.45 – 17.00 Conservation and restoration of inland dunes and dune heaths in Flanders: LIFE projects Most-Keiheuvel and LIFE-Together
    Lennert Damen and Bart Tessens, Agency of Nature and Forests of the Flemish Government

    17.00 – 17.15 Light and Fire –LIFE: Dune management in the Boreal Zone
    Päivi Virnes, Conservation Biologist, Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife, Finland

    17.15 – 17.30 LIFE+ARCOS: coastal dune habitat restoration in northern Spain
    Ignacio Alonso Felpete, University of Oviedo

    17.30 Introduction to rest of programme and field trips

    18.30 Buffet dinner

    20.00 – 22.00 The Knowledge Market:
    -Knowledge exchange and networking

    Thursday 16th June

    Registration Desk 8.30-9.00 outside Meeting Room

    Session 3 Practical experiences and lessons: Where are we now and what needs to be done?

    9.00 Welcome from chair Angelo Salsi, Head of Unit B3, EASME, European Commission

    9.05 – 9.25 The Nitrogen problem
    Annemieke Kooijman, University of Amsterdam

    9.25 – 9.45 Invasive Alien Species in coastal dunes
    Maike Isermann, University of Bremen

    Project presentations
    09.45 – 10.00 LIFE HELVEX: From pine plantations to dunes: a practical overview of the integral restoration of inland dunes in the cross border park Kalmthoutse heide-De Zoom
    Frederik Naedts, Natuurpunt

    10.00 – 10.15 Dutch Dune Revival: Revitalising dunes in Kennemerland: beach-dune sand transport and habitat restoration
    Marieke Kuipers, PWN

    10.15-10.30 Amsterdam Dunes- Source for nature, dune habitat restoration project
    Luc Geelen, Waternet

    10.30 – 11.00 coffee break in workshop rooms and workshops to 12.30

    Session 4: Workshops

    Workshop 1: Challenges with rejuvenation and dynamics in inland and coastal dunes
    Leader: Evert Jan Lammerts, Staatsbosbeheer
    Presenter: Eva Remke, Bargerveen Foundation

    Workshop 2: Challenges and experiences with grassland habitats in inland and coastal dunes
    Leader: Luc Geelen, Waternet
    Presenter: Marijn Nijssen, Bargerveen Foundation

    Workshop 3: Drawing up a roadmap for the Atlantic Biogeographical Process
    Leader: Albert Salman, Coast and Marine Union-EUCC
    Presenter: Jean-Louis Herrier, Agency for Nature and Forests, Flemish Government

    13.00 Collect sandwich lunch

    Field visits

    13.15 – 17.30 Field visits by bicycle.

    1. During the excursion to the Amsterdam Dunes Project led by Mark van Til and Martijn van Schaik of Waternet we will show you:

    • Mosaic management grey dunes
    • Large scale removal of Prunus serotina shrubs
    • Removal of pine forest
    • Small scale blow-outs
    • Large scale restoration: Van Limburg Stirum project
    • Dune slack restoration and new ponds

    2. Dutch Dune Revival: During the excursion to the Noordwest Natuurkern in National Park Zuid-Kennemerland led by Coen van Oosterom (PWN) and Ruud Luntz (Natuurmonumenten) we will show you:

    • Old and new Dutch coastal management
    • Large scale interventions in frontal dunes
    • Successful connection beach-dunes
    • Large scale reactivation of parabolic dunes
    • Need for aftercare management
    • Integration of recreation and bunkers in this nature project
    • Profit and loss of the Dutch ‘Poldermodel’

    18.30—21.30 Social Dinner at Club Nautique Zandvoort www.clubnautique.nl

    Friday 17th June

    Registration Desk 8.30 – 9.00 outside Meeting Room

    Session 5: Ways to proceed, including feedback from workshops

    9.00 Welcome by chair Ed Cousin, Head of Nature Management, Waternet

    Project presentations
    9.10 – 9.25 LIFE FLANDRE: cross –border cooperation
    Jean-Louis Herrier, Agency Nature and Forests, Flemish Ministry of the Environment

    9.25 – 9.40 National Conservation and Management Programme for Natura 2000 Sites in Latvia – example of coastal dunes
    Juris Jatnieks, Nature Conservation Agency, Latvia

    9.55 – 10.10 Developing a UK dune restoration programme
    Sue Rees, Natural England

    10.10 – 10.30 Wuthering Heaths-Restoration on inland dunes and sandy heathland in the North-western Veluwe
    Peter Dam, Natuurmonumenten

    10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

    Session 6: Plenary discussion and input to dune roadmap

    11.00 – 11.30 Feedback and discussion from working groups

    11.30 – 11.45 Developing a ‘dune roadmap’ for 2016-2020 to take the views of the meeting forward to the Atlantic biogeographic seminar in Ireland in October 2016.
    Neil McIntosh (ECNC) and John Houston (NEEMO)

    11.45-12.15 Discussion and conclusions

    12.30 Sandwich lunch

    13.15 – 16.00 Excursion by bicycle to the Wisent Project Kraansvlak (European bison project) http://www.wisenten.nl/en/project

     

  • Natura 2000 Day of LIFE ARCOS Project in Verdicio, Gozón, Asturias

  • ¡LAST NEWS! 21th May Volunteer day in Verdicio, Asturias

    ¡LAST NEWS! 21th May Volunteer day in Verdicio, Asturias

    We are just one day away from doing very important conservation work in the Verdicio dunes. 

    On 21 May, all of Europe is celebrating European Natura 2000 Day. We are meeting at this unique space within the Council of Gozón because it belongs to the Cabo Busto-Luanco Special Area of Conservation, one of the many protected areas that make up the Natura 2000 Network in Asturias.

    10:00 OPTIONAL DEPARTURE POINT – JARDÍN BOTÁNICO ATLÁNTICO (ATLANTIC BOTANICAL GARDEN)

    For those of you that are willing to share their car and give others a ride, you should arrive at the Jardín Botánico Atlántico car park in Gijón around 10:00 am. Organisers be there around that time. Meet near the entrance. That way, the least number of cars possible will drive us to the beach. If you do not have your own car and do not have a ride there, we can take you in a university car. Please, do not hesitate to let us know if you do not have a car.

    At 10:30 am we will go to Tenrero beach in Verdicio.

    11:00 VERDICIO – START OF VOLUNTEER DAY

    The day will start on Tenrero beach. We will meet under a Life+ARCOS banner (like a surf banner). There should not be many banners of this type on the beach that day. Everyone will meet at this banner.

    IMPORTANT: Verdicio beach has two access points. We will set up our base of operations near the beach kiosk, showers, etc. This is on the right side of the beach. To get here, from AS-328 and where the «Casa Oliva» Restaurant is located, turn towards the Verdicio residential area to get to the eastern side of the beach (right where Google Maps marks the location of the beach). Here is a screenshot

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    Upon arrival you will have to sign a form in order to be covered by our insurance policy. We will provide you with all the material and instructions you need to carry out the activity. 

    We have made some Life+ARCOS project t-shirts for you to take as a souvenir. Make sure you get one before you leave.

    11:30 AM, TIME TO WORK! WHAT WILL WE BE DOING?

    In addition to having a good time, we will spend 20-30 minutes telling you a bit about the Life+ARCOS project, the Natura 2000 Network and the dune systems. Above all, we will teach you about the species that are invading Cantabrian dunes, which we need to eradicate (so native dune species do not encounter competitors and can develop normally).

    We will divide everyone up into small groups (we do not want 60 people walking through the same area at the same time) and we will tell you which species must be eradicated. We will also take this opportunity to collect plastic and rubbish that is not only unsightly but is also a threat to bird life and other animals that use the dune as a place to breed and live.

    Clean beaches and dunes are, without a doubt, much nicer than a beach full of rubbish.

    3:00 pm FAREWELL AND CLOSING

    Since we will have a large number of participants, we may have finished «sweeping» Tenrero beach and eliminating the vast majority of species that we can remove manually. If that were the case, we could go to the neighbouring Carriciega beach to do similar work and enjoy the views.

    We will get rid of plant remains and rubbish in the containers COGERSA will provide for the occasion on Verdicio beach.

    After the activities, some of us will stay for lunch at a restaurant near the beach. There will also be time for photos.

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    We would like to remind you to bring sunscreen and a hat (if it is a sunny day).

    Bring your mobile phone and participate in the Life+ARCOS photo contest. Add your photos to Twitter with the hashtag #Nat200DayArcos.

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    It is our duty and pleasure to thank everyone for supporting and contributing to the conservation of these fascinating and fragile dune ecosystems.

    Although many different types of people have signed up to volunteer, we would like to especially thank the Friends of the Botanical Garden Association for supporting all our activities by allowing us to meet at the Atlantic Botanical Garden and, especially, for the support they provide with their scientific work. A clear example of #civicscience. To all of you and our volunteers, thank you so much for your participation!

  • Thank you for your participation!! Closing the registration form for the Volunteer Day in Verdicio, 21 May 2016

    Thank you for your participation!! Closing the registration form for the Volunteer Day in Verdicio, 21 May 2016

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    [box type=»info»]If you would still like to participate, we cannot provide you with insurance through the University of Oviedo. If you go to Verdicio to spend the day with us, we will ask you to sign and accept that you are participating in the event without insurance.[/box]

    We are speechless. How could we ever thank everyone for signing up to participate in this volunteer day at Verdicio on 21 May 2016.

    Due to logistical reasons (organising such a large group is not easy 😉 we must remove the registration form today, 18 May at 9:00 pm. We will send the final list of participants an email with more information about the tasks we will carry out in Verdicio and how we will get to the beach in the least number of cars possible.

    Thanks for participating and working to diffuse Natura 2000 Network in Asturias, as well as to conserve and protect dune ecosystems, which are so fragile and scarce in our area.