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Preserving black pine forests: measures for fire prevention

To disseminate the project in one of its application areas, the Serra de Llaberia, a technical seminar in Llaberia on October 18, in the framework of the Annual Plan for Technology Transfer of DARP, has been organized. In addition to presenting the

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“Fires to extinguish fires” a report about LIFE Pinassa on the national press.

The newspaper El Periódico, dedicates the report “Fires to extinguish fires” to improvements in forest management encouraged by LIFE Pinassa project, specifically to prescribed burning. The report was published on September 3 by Toni Madridejos. You can read it in the

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Imitation of lightning fires to preserve the structure of pine forests

Yesterday, the Fire Brigade in collaboration with the Consortium of the Serra de Llaberia, is applying low intensity fire in a pine forest of Llaberia. This action, named prescribed burning, intends to imitate the fire that would occur by the

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Newsletter nº 4

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Treatments performence for fire prevention (C6 ActionLife Pinassa project)

Mechanical treatment, Vall de Massanes

During March and April 2016 mechanical treatments of C6 action have been made (this action covers two types of treatment: mechanical and prescribed burning) in the two areas of Pinusnigra distribution: Pre-pyrenean and central area and Southern area. Stands are located

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Media has echoed the Life Pinassa project

Media has echoed these days the different actions carried out in the frame of Life Pinassa project . On 17 February, a group of journalists traveled to the plot of Solsona where the prescribed burning and inventories of understory biomass

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Installation of information boards

15th February 2016.-  In the last weeks information boards have been installed in different areas where work to improve Pinus nigra habitats is being carried out. Divulgation of Pinus nigra values is essential to ensure long-term preservation, as this habitat

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First prescribed burning action C6

These days, in the region of Solsonès, GRAF Firefighters have conducted prescribed burning in 10 hectares of forest in order to reduce forest fires risk and preserve pine forests. At the same time, it has been quantified undergrowth and biomass

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First prescribed burning included in the C7 action

Last 9th of October the first prescribed burning included in the C7 action (preservation of adult black pine forests adapted to the natural lightning fire regime) was performed. The objective is to emulate the effect of lightning fires (with a

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Newsletter nº 3

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