Hozgarganta River, subject of study group looking for volunteers

JIMENA - Some 600 metres of one of the affluents of the Hozgarganta, often called the only remaining virgin river of the Mediterranean Basin, is presently being subjected to a detailed study carried out by Agaden, the environmentalist pressure and study group. This is the second such study aimed at classifying and qualifying the vegetation of the riverbanks, and which this time is taking place at Arroyo del Cañuelo and Finca Chinchilla, where a total of 25 hectares will be under scrutiny.>

Getting to know our river

(Source/photo: EuropaSur today) The Jimena chapter of environmentalist group Agaden is holding a course on the local environment -specifically the Hozgarganta river- at their Casa Verde headquarters. Such is the success of this initiative, which goes on until April in a combination of theoretical classes and practical field trips, that the number of places had to be expanded to include all parties interested in getting to know the river and its surroundings. The course leaders are Federico Sánchez Tundidor, botanist and mycologist (photo on field trip);>