🗓 Thursday, February 20, 2025 ⏱ from 9:00 AM to 18:30 PM 🏛KOSMOS – Natural History Museum, Piazza Botta no. 9 – PAVIA – Aula Spallanzani LIFE DRYLANDS PARTY Final conference of the project LIFE18 NAT/IT/000803 Restoration of dry acidophilous grasslands and heathlands in Natura 2000 sites in Piedmont and Lombardy – LIFE Drylands A festive day to share, with …
V Internship for Nature Professionals
The fifth TRAINING INTERNSHIP as part of Action E2 of the project is starting. When: September 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Sede Parco Ticino Lago Maggiore at Albano Vercellese (VC). Click HERE for directions to the location. What: Classroom lessons and site visits to project locations SCA IT1120004 – BARAGGIA DI ROVASENDA, Lenta (VC). This is …
Four more thesis projects have been launched as part of the LifeDrylands project at the University of Pavia (UniPV)
The interest of UniPV students in the topics addressed by the project continues to grow. Four new thesis projects have been added to those previously initiated/completed (see the article from October 2022). Here are the titles and references for the individual projects: Contribution to the implementation of action D.1 (Monitoring the project’s impact on ecosystem functions) of the LIFE18 NAT/IT/000803 …
Elimination of alien woody species – A great achievement for Action C2!
This is one of the concrete intervention actions aimed at “restoring” and re-naturalizing habitats. In general, these include soil interventions, removal of invasive species, and enhancement of floristic composition. Additionally, the development of guidelines for habitat management and improvement is planned. The purpose of Action C2 is to reduce the presence and abundance of the following alien woody species: Robinia …
Art to explain science: the Drylands at the Pietra Corva Botanical Garden
On the last weekend of July, LifeDrylands took center stage at the Pietra Corva Alpine Botanical Garden in Romagnese (PV), located in the Pavia Apennines, at the heart of the Sassi Neri – Pietra Corva Site of Community Importance. Over the course of two days, we had the opportunity to share the project’s content with visitors, who were very interested, …
NETWORKING TRIP TO GERMANY
From June 4 to 6, a networking visit took place with the LIFE Sandrasen and LIFE Trockenrasen projects in Brandenburg. The local team showed the Italian delegation the successful interventions carried out in 7 sites of sandy dunes, dry grasslands, and Calluna heathlands, where the same Natura 2000 Habitats targeted by LIFE Drylands actions (2330, 4030) are present, as well …
LIFE DRYLANDS IN FRANCE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES
From May 22 to 25, the LIFE Drylands project team traveled to France for an exciting replication and transfer trip (Action E2). We visited the Conservatoire Botanique Alpine in Gap, La Truchère Nature Reserve, and the Allier Nature Reserve, all with a focus on Corynephorion habitats. > At the Conservatoire we observed their specific layout approach, which is divided by …
IV Internship for Nature Professionals
The fourth TRAINING INTERNSHIP as part of Action E2 of the project is starting. When: June 11, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Centro Parco Fagiana (Ticino Park), in Pontevecchio di Magenta (MI). Click HERE for directions to the location. What: Classroom lessons and site visits to project locations (ZSC IT1150001 – VALLE DEL TICINO, in the Trecate …
I live, you live, they HABITAT – The charm of arid lands
Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Botanical Garden of PAVIA. The traditional Rose Garden Festival returns, which in 2024 also celebrates the Fascination of Plants Day, a prestigious international event that the Pavia Botanical Garden has joined. We will be present with a LifeDrylands station, dedicated specifically to the charm of arid lands, presented …
The Drylands and the art of Habitat maintenance
What does our project have to do with bicycles? Come and find out at the event: “Drylands and the Art of Habitat Maintenance”. Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 Time: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Location: Parco Ticino Lago Maggiore headquarters at Villa Picchetta, Cameri (NO). As part of the event: Re-cycling Bike and Reuse and Riding Fair. We look forward to …












