The sheep are back!
The meadows of the LIFE Xero-grazing project return to host the flock of the local Authority of the Protected Areas of the Cottian Alps, two and a half years after the terrible fire that destroyed almost all the xerothermic grassl...
30th OF MAY 2019 FINAL CO...
We have arrived at the conclusion of our project. On May 30th 2019 the final conference of LIFE Xero-grazing will be held, in the Great Hall of the Department of Life Science and Systems Biology of the University of Turin. The res...
08/01/2018 Resumption aft...
The new year begins with positive signs: in the areas of the xerothermic oases devastated by the fire of last October, a vegetative growth is observed. Even an orchid peeps in the prairie burnt along with many Stipa bushes ... and...
23/10/2017 - The xerother...
For two days we have followed with apprehension the vast fire that is affecting the mountains and the towns of Bussoleno and Chianocco and now the front of fire is leading towards Mompantero powered by the strong wind ... The work...
Project
The purpose of the LIFE Xero-grazing project (Semi-natural dry-grassland conservation and restoration in Valle Susa through grazing management) is the conservation and the restoration of priority habitat 6210*, seminatural dry gra...