📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
PARTNER : Fuorisentiero is an association for environmental study, protection, and research in the Basilicata region. The primary tools chosen for the enhancement of the area are trekking, and slow crossing, in various forms, to better enhance the exceptional nature of the places crossed, but also the care, maintenance, and promotion of mountain areas; fundamental, in this sense, is the activity of pathways and mapping, through which the territory is made more usable and it is possible to activate practices of permanent protection and preservation of the Lucanian landscape.
PROJECT : The workcamp is based on these objectives, in that it proposes a period of voluntary co- planning and implementation of a trail network in the Lucanian Apennine National Park, as well as a series of training moments on cartography and the outdoor world.
By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: SustainableCommunities-SDG11,SustainableConsuption&Production-SDG12, and LifeOnLand-SDG15
💼 What the programme involves
Georeferencing hiking trails in the park (2-3 people per group); securing and installing hiking signs; training sessions on cartography and the outdoors in general; management of the outdoor base camp. A working presence of 5 hours per day, 5 days per week is required. In the free time, it is possible to visit neighboring villages and/or go hiking and/or follow the other work on the site (donkey management, beekeeping, organic vegetable garden, chestnut grove).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The site is immersed in the Lucanian Apennine National Park, at an altitude of about 1100 m. in a wild chestnut grove. Accommodation is in 4-season tents of various sizes in the tree-lined square in front of the Association headquarters. There are two bathrooms and a shower. Meals are all self-produced and local organic food (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), mainly vegetarian/vegan. Accommodation in mixed or divided tents is at the group's discretion.
📍 About the location
Pignola is a small medieval mountain village nestled in the National Park. It is a few kilometers from Potenza, the most important city, and during the summer the village comes alive with numerous cultural events.
⚠️ Requirements
This project is for all those who like spending time outdoors, sleeping in tents, and hiking a lot - you will get out of your comfort zone and live a very dynamic, active, and intercultural experience for sure!