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Walk: Trees & Trenches
by Martin Myall •
This month’s walk begins in the Sierra de Huétor Santillán, a mountainous, natural park, covered in pines, holm oaks, and even Portugues oaks and maple trees. There you will find trenches from the Civil War.
Anti-Caterpillar Campaign
by Vivienne Hughes •
The annual task of eliminating processionary-caterpillar nests in pine trees within Salobreña began last week and continues.
Tree Eradication
by Martin Myall •
The operation to remove all the pines along Calle Comandante Lazaro between Cafeteria El Alzahar and Calle Juan Carlos I on the rightside of the road continues.
Salobreña’s Free Saplings
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña Town Hall will be handing out free saplings until the 26th of this month to be planted. Get them whilst they’re hot!
Caterpillar Nests Problem
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Salobreña Town Hall has requested that the Provincial Environmental Department belonging to the Junta do something about the caterpillar nests.
Pines Under Attack
by Vivienne Hughes •
A micro-organism, native of North America and Japan is wiping out the pine forests across the country. From the moment of being attacked by this tiny invader, the tree doesn’t even last a month.
Motril Park Arson
by Hugh MacArthur •
All indications point towards the fire in Motril’s Parque de Las Americas being the work of an arsonist. Around 50 palm trees went up in flames around 21.30h on Friday the 21st of February.
Tree Planting on Cerro Gordo
by Martin Myall •
Pupils and members of the parents association for IES Al Andalus went on a tree-planting expedition on Cerro Gordo, La Herradura. All told, around a hundred Spanish oaks, pines and carob trees were planted.
Stricken Pine Removed
by Martin Myall •
One of the pines on the Cerro de la Virgen (Motril) had been literally ripped out by the roots by the gale. Cerro de la Virgen is the church on hill next Parque de las Américas.