📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
EcoVilar camp general objectives are:
- Promotion of sustainability and environmental sensitivity;
- Promotion of a more conscious, responsive, responsible and proactive European citizenship;
- Development of actions to improve biodiversity;
- Promotion of the exchange of experience and good environmental practices;
- Promotion of the intercultural relationship;
- Personal valuation of young people through collective learning experiences;
- Promotion of specific expertise in the field of nature protection and biodiversity.
💼 What the programme involves
.Specific tasks:
- Removal and control of invasive alien species
- Building a pond for biodiversity
- Mounting and placement of nest boxes for birds and bats
- Construction of a hotel for insects
- Removal of debris
- Improvement of trails and regularization of traditional stone walls
- Opening of pits for trees plantations.
Leisure and visits:
- Museum of Animation and Museum of the Romanesque.
- Pictionary, music, birdwatching, trekking, bats observation, environmental movies night, sports, BioQuiz night, talks.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in Lousada Sports’ Center, in shared bedrooms (4, 5 or 9 beds), where they have hot water showers.
Participants have to bring their own towels and hygiene products, but the beds have sheets and blankets. The organization will provide breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
📍 About the location
Mata de Vilar, the forest where the camp will take place
⚠️ Requirements
- High sense of citizenship and environmental protection.
- Will to work for nature improvement.
- Will to learn and share nature protection techniques and good practice.
- Language skills (English preferable, but also Portuguese, Spanish or French).
- Always be punctual.
- Always respect others’ opinions.