European Day of Parks in s’Albufera des Grau: cooking with solar ovens
On 21 May we celebrated the European Day of Parks in s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park with a solar-oven cooking activity. This year’s theme was “Tast de Natura” (A Taste of Nature), within the United Nations International Year of Pulses. Foto: Nicolas G.…
Gymkhana in s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park
Once again, s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park took part in the Es Grau festivities with its gymkhana. Foto: Nicolas G. Mertens, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Neither the threat of rain nor a rissaga (a local meteotsunami) stopped this activity, which…
Life and death in the natural park in prehistoric times
“Life and death in the natural park in prehistoric times” was the first spring activity of s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park. On Saturday 21 March, guided by archaeologist Elena Sintes, some twenty participants visited the site of Sa Torreta de Tramuntana…
The dunes of s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park
“The dunes” was the first activity of the year in s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park. Led by Xisco Roig, a geographer specialising in the geo-environmental management of coastal areas, it took place on Saturday 10 January with 33 participants, starting on…
Menorca, a Biosphere Reserve to explore
Among the protected areas of the Balearic Islands, the s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park in Menorca stands out. Here nature and culture come together in a setting of extraordinary archaeological, ethnological and architectural richness. Foto: Unknown,…
Why does the future need the forest?
On Saturday 29 November, the LIFE+BOSCOS project team, together with the Natural Park’s environmental education staff, led a guided visit to the Turdonell de Dalt estate, one of the farms collaborating in the project. The aim was to present the project…
Painting nature outdoors
Fine weather accompanied the ten participants in the workshop “Let’s paint nature outdoors” on Saturday 26 April in s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park, part of the activity programme. Foto: Olaf Tausch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Led by painters Juan…
Soap-making workshop with used cooking oil
On Saturday 15 March, a workshop on making soap from used cooking oil took place in s’Albufera des Grau Natural Park, with some twenty participants. Master soap-maker Carme Navarro explained the technique, and participants practised with their own oil.…