Recover the Mediterranean Diversity

In the picture you have a beautiful Andalusian oak, also known as gall oak (Quercus faginea). It is the type of oak we have in the south together with Quercus pyrenaica.
Four years ago they were planted in Alcoy (Alicante) together with Quercus ilex, under pine forests that are

Last week was International Forest Day, and also International Water Day. Here in Andalusia both are becoming increasingly scarce, and they are interdependent.
In the picture you can see a technique we tried for example in the Banana Mountain project in Tíjola (Alpujarra of Granada)

Last Sunday 18th we went back to Sierra Lujar to the area we call Olias 2, to continue sowing acorns inside the seedshelters, taking advantage of the water left in the soil by the last rains. It was an intimate day, with a small group of volunteers. We were about 10 people and we

We are celebrating the good rains that have finally arrived and organising reforestation sowings in Sierra Lujar (and other mountains in the province of Granada) for the coming weeks. For Sierra Lujar we have organised several local volunteer days, for which many people are already

Last week Friday we spent a pleasant morning where adults and children assembled 2,000 acorn protectors (seeds shelters).
As you know the rains are scarce... and when it rains, and it is sowing time, we have to put all our energies into preparing the seeds and sowing them in the

We present you a new area in Sierra Lujar where we are going to carry out reforestation sowing and also experiments and trials.
It is in the area of the Olias ravine, it is called Olias 2 and was fenced last month in December.
As we could see in the area of Olias 1, with the installation

Do you remember that planting of laricio pine after the rains? Well, we are doing trials for good reasons.
Rainfall and temperatures are becoming more and more unpredictable, so by sowing on different dates at different altitudes (about 1500m in Lújar and 1100m in Olías) we are

Semillistas is organising and hosting 15 young people between 20-30 years old from all over Europe. They have come to Órgiva thanks to the European Solidarity Corps (Erasmus + programme) with the desire to regenerate Sierra Lújar.
For two months they will volunteering reforesting

After the last rainfall on the summit of Sierra Lújar, the green is making its way.
It has been several years since this land last drank in September, and the grasses have been quick to emerge. Last week, taking advantage of the humidity after the last rains, we started planting