📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Monte Genzana Alto Gizio Regional Natural Reserve, the largest of the Abruzzo reserves with its 3,162 ha, is the only one to include the historic center within its perimeter. Thanks to this feature, tourists and residents have often seen some specimens of the most representative species of fauna of the central Apennines right from the viewpoint in front of the headquarters of the protected area. The Nature Reserve was established in 1996 with the aim of protecting an area of great importance for biodiversity, in a place that bridges the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park and the Majella National Park. Today the stable presence of the wolf (Canis lupus), the increasingly frequent sightings of individuals of the Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) and the Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) confirm that the Reserve represents an important hub in the ecological network of Apennine biodiversity.
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Volunteer will collaborate with Reserve for the maintenance of the Vitto Massei pond site, in order to implement the touristic offer of the Bear Smart Community Genzana; they will clean and remove solid organic waste along paths, that attract local fauna in particularthe Marsican brown bear. STUDY PART: -
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will be hosted in a school. The dormitory will be used by both men and women. In the house, they will find a kitchen, bathrooms, a big shared living room. Italian diet and local products.
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: Pettorano sul Gizio is counted among the most beautiful villages in Italy. The origins of the current town of Pettorano sul Gizio date back to medieval times, but the surrounding area and the hills close to the town were frequented by man since the Palaeolithic era.
TERMINAL: Nearest airports Roma or Pescara; nearest train station Pescara.
⚠️ Requirements
Propensity to go hiking and walking for short or long path