📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente Bergamo Local group promotes environmental education addressed to youngest generations and environmentally friendly lifestyles, thanks to collaboration with local parks, municipalities and associations.
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: the work consists in taking care, cleaning paths and protected areas, such as ponds. Sometimes they may be asked for working over the weekend or early in the morning in case of high temperature.
STUDY PART: the Park staff will provide volunteers with all the relevant notions and information about local biodiversity, landscape and environmental issues.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers sleep in mixed rooms (6 to 10 beds). Food will be almost vegetarian and based on local products. Internet connection will be limited. Shifts for cooking and cleaning are scheduled during the first day.
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: The Colli Park in Bergamo extends for 4.700 hectares and it has many features as hills and mountains. The Park was established in 1977 with the aim to protect the area. Surroundings areas include natural and architectural beauties, such as Bergamo old town named Città Alta.
TERMINAL: the closest airport are Orio International Airport and Malpensa Airport (Milan). On Sunday 16th June we will be waiting for you in Bergamo train station with a yellow flag with a green swan on it and we will bring you to the lodging. The workcamp will finish on Sunday, June 30th in the morning. At the end of the camp we will drive you back to the closest railway station: Bergamo train station.
⚠️ Requirements
Motivation and positive attitude!