📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente Lecco is made up of young and dinamic people, mostly under 30. The president himself is under 30 as well. The main activity of this Legambiente group is the management of an hostel; moreover, it has campaigned against food waste and for the correct waste management. Take a look at https://it-it.facebook.com/legambiente.lecco for details. We also have a new English website (http://www.legambientelecco.it/en/).
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Volunteers will clean pathways, eliminate infested plants and take care of the woods. They will be working with the constant help of experienced voluntary people (Consorzio Montagna Viva - http://www.cmviva.it) that will provide all the necessary tools.
STUDY PART: Volunteers will be learn about biodiversity and its conservation.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Our alpine hut at 1600 meters over sea level is quite isolated and has bad line reception. It takes 2 hours by foot to reach the alpine hut, which is provided of a kitchen, beds and toilets.
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: Orobie is the first alpine chain in the north of Lombardia plain and pre-alpine
reliefs. Since the alpine hut is quite isolated, leisure trips will be arranged inside the park itself, who has
breathtaking landscapes and lots of pathways that volunteers will be free to visit to enjoy fully the Orobie valtellinesi mountains park.
TERMINAL: Nearest airports: Orio al serio/Milano Malpensa Nearest train station: Colico
⚠️ Requirements
Predisposition to live, walk and work in the mountains. A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview.