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| About 300 indigenous flora seedlings were planted this Sunday with the help of volunteers and neighbors in La Magdalena | A garden is being built that pays tribute to the ancestors of the area and helps to conserve pollinatorsA score of volunteers (in small groups and complying with the norms of protection against COVID) proceeded yesterday to plant about 300 seedlings of native plants in La Magdalena (Cartagena) in order to start the execution of a small green area in memory of the ancestors of the area that contributes to conserve the pollinators of the area.In the activity, various species of the local flora were planted, such as various species of rockrose (Cistus clusii, C.albidus, C.
monspeliensis), lavenders (Lavandula dentata), myrtle (Myrtus communis), evergreen (Helichrysum stoechas) accompanied by chasteberries ( Vitex agnus-castus), a Mediterranean plant of great ornamental value and interest to pollinators.
Soon, the introduction of large trees and shrubs (mastic, wild olive, blackberry juniper) planted by relatives of neighbors who will be remembered in the garden is planned.
The plantations were called by the Association of Naturalists of the Southeast and by the Association of Neighbors of La Magdalena.
The Parks and Gardens section of the Cartagena City Council and the Ute Actúa-Acciona have collaborated in the initiative.Landscaper Andrés García Ruiz has contributed the design for the creation of this new environment.
In addition, they had the support of the Los Molinos Marfagones Neighborhood Board.In addition to the garden, a small viewpoint is planned to serve both as a meeting point for the neighbors and as a memory of the ancestors, recovering the traditional ecological knowledge of our elders and the preservation of knowledge between generations, adding the enjoyment of the wonderful Panoramic views of an important part of the Cartagena countryside, from which you can see different scattered population centers and various significant geographical elements such as the Mar Menor, the Sierra de Carrascoy, the Cabezo gordo de Torre Pacheco and the Mount of Pericón among others.
All these initiatives are part of the project "La Magdalena Lookout Garden: the legacy of our ancestors" promoted by the Magdalena Residents Association.The initiative is part of the project "Agricultural corridors for the adaptation to climate change of pollinator populations", a project that has the support of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, as well as Naturgreen and organic food brands Ecomil.
The project has the scientific supervision of the Murcian Institute for Agrifood Research and Development (IMIDA).
Source: ANSE
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