Monitoring of the reinforcement sites of Ronciglio and Isola Lunga

Monitoring of the two reinforcement sites of Ronciglio and Isola Lunga has been carried out. Compared to the previous monitoring, a slight increase in the mortality rate was detected at Isola Lunga, and currently about 26% of the initial 250 plants have survived. 92% of surviving plants show symptoms of…

Second monitoring of the Isola Lunga reinforcement site

The second monitoring survey was carried out on the reinforcement intervention carried out in December 2020 at Isola Lunga. Compared to the previous monitoring, a slight increase in the mortality rate was detected, and currently about 33% of the 250 plants planted survived. 36% of them show symptoms of water…

The second monitoring survey of the new populations at Salina Calcara

The second monitoring survey of the two new populations planted last February at Salina Calcara was carried out. Two months after plantation the survival rate is high (94%). A few plants (1%) show evident symptoms of stress, while 52% of the surviving plants bear flower buds, 25% are in bloom…

Mitigation actions at the harbour of Trapani completed

Within the project of building of outer dams and docks of the harbour of Trapani, handled by the Interregional Board for Public Works, the foreseen activities of mitigation have been completed through the reinforcement of the existing populations of Calendula maritima. The intervention was carried out by Vivai Iberis s.r.l.…

First monitoring survey of the new populations at Cala Pozzo

The first monitoring survey of the new population planted last February at Cala Pozzo was carried out. The reintroduction of 150 new seedlings appears successful even if the survival ratetwo months after reintroduction is68%, hence significantly lower than tthe values recorded  in the Calcara site. The lower survival rate is…

Monitoring survey of the reinforcement activities at Colombaia island and Ronciglio

The first monitoring survey was carried out on the second reinforcement intervention realized in December on Colombaia Island. 160 new young seedlings were reintroduced, due to adverse weather conditions, we observed a survival rate of about 40%, slightly lower than that recorded in the previous intervention. Most of the surviving…

The first monitoring survey of the new populations at Salina Calcara

The first monitoring survey of the two new populations planted last february at Salina Calcara was carried out. The reintroduction of 178 new young seedlings bodes well, as evidenced by the high survival rate (99%) one month after transplantation. Some plants (4%) show evident signs of stress, while two seedlings…

The RAI TV program Lineaverde life, which deals with green and sustainability issues, has produced a service in the Natural Reserve of the Saline di Trapani and Paceco on Calendula maritima and the Calmarsi life project which has been broadcasted on Saturday 27 March at 12:20 on Rai 1 channel.…