A new translocation site for Calendula maritima

A new population of Calendula maritima has been reintroduced at the Fortino site in the Municipality of Erice. In total 80 plants have been planted in an area made available by the municipality that was involved in the project thanks to the recent networking activities and online meetings aimed at…

Final meeting for the actions E5, E6 e E10.

On Wednesday 16 February, a decisive step will be made: in the presence of institutional actors and stakeholders, the last of the fourth meeting planned within actions E5, E6 and E10 will be held. It is an important milestone because, thanks to the shared and participated activity of last months,…

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…

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…

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.…

Monitoring survey of the reinforcement activity of Isola Lunga

The first monitoring survey of the reinforcement activity of Isola Lunga was carried out. Unexpectedly, a particularly low survival rate (about 40% of the 250 introduced seedlings) was recorded. These results are almost certainly linked to the heavy disturbance due to the grazing activity of a local colony of feral…

Action C.4. Creation of physical barriers

The making of the fences built to protect the population of Calendula maritima of Ronciglio has been completed as well as the other two fences planned for the reintroduction site of Salina Calcara.