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THE NATURE ROUTE "VALLE CAMONICA"
Valle Camonica is a land with a rich environmental patrimony, so much so as to justify within it the presence of two important protected areas: the National Park of thè Stelvio and the Regional Park of the Adamello. Moreover, there are many Nature Reserves.
NATIONAL PARK OF THE STELVIOOn its territory there are as many as 2,300 typically alpine species of flowers, birds and mammals. Of particular interest there are deer, chamois, wild goats and roe-bucks, but also weaseis, mink, foxes and squirrels. Valle di VisoIt occupies the extreme north-eastem pari of Valle Camonica, borders on the Valle di Peio in the province of Trento and is crossed by the Narcanello stream. It is known because of the village, at an altitude of 1,763 m, that obtained its nome from “Case di Viso “, and is overtopped by the homonymous lake of unknown depth. Valle delle MessiIt borders to the east with Valle di Viso, wedged between the Gavia Pass and the Pietra Rossa Pass. The valley is full of flowers. Among the animals populating the Valley, the weasel was elected as the symbol ofthe inhabitants of Pezzo. Val di CanèIt is wedged between Val Grande and Valle delle Messi. From a geological viewpoint, one should note the presence of sugar-white marble evident amia the dark rocks: this is the “White marble of Pezzo”, of the metamorphic rocks certainly the most decorative. Val GrandeThis forms the western border ofthe Park of the Stelvio and borders on the adjacent Val di Canè. Ample pastures, bordered by rows of birches and hazelnut-trees, frame the many meadows and farm chalets. In the spring one can observe deer in the mixed groves of larch and red fir. With a bit of luck one might also see chamois deer, now back on the mountain pastures.
ALPINE SHELTERS AND B1VOUACS IN THE PARK OF THE STELVIO
REGIONAL PARK OF THE ADAMELLOWithin the Territorial Coordination Plan of the Park twelve Nature Reserves con be distinguished (one integral, three oriented, eight partial), aimed at safeguarding environmental and scenic features of major relevance and therefore subject to specific directives. The integral nature reserve of “Val Rabbia and Val Gallinera” was instituted to protect and safeguard, integrally and globalyl, nature and the environment in its evolution without human influence. Here all activity is forbidden except for scientific research and actuation of educational programmes directiy carried out by the managing body or those it has authorized. In Val Rabbia is located the glacier of Bompià, defined a “black” glacier because it is covered in detritus detached from the walts due to deglaciation. Val Gallinera is calied the Valley of giant trees because there are hundreds of monumental conifers. The three oriented nature reserves were instituted to safeguard, by scientifically orienting the evolution of the ecosystem, areas characterized by a rich flora or high complexity of the structure of the vegetation, as well as a high potentiality for fauna. In the oriented nature reserves scientific research, cultural or educational exploitation and the practice of agricultural-forest-pastoral activities according to uses and customs, are allowed.
Val Gallinera-Aviolo. In Val d’Aviolo there are three elements of botarnic interest: the peatland vegetation around the lake, the ground consisting of grassy mounds, typical of a rigid climate with frequent frosts and the presence of the red pine cembro as well as the ground pine. Lago d’Arno. This is the largest basin in the Park ofthe Adamello. At the foot of the Frisozzo mount, there is still a small glacier that, after the disappearance of the Vedretta di Saviore, inherited the title of most southern glacier in Lombardy. Alto Cadine-Val Fredda. The reserve begins upstream from the Meadow of Cadino della Banca, and ends at the Vacca Pass. At mid-valley, the candid marble rock of the Corna Bianca emerges, that constitutes one of the most alluring and environmentally extraordinary places in the entire Park. Relevant elements relate to the presence of sedimentary rocks and magmatic intrusive rocks.
The partial reserves in the Park are the following:
SHELTERS IN THE PARK
SUPERMUNICIPAL PARK OF BARBERINO (CIVIDATE CAMUNO) The Park of Barberino was instituted by the municipality of Cividate Camuno. It is located lo the east and south of the village of Cividate, between the river Oglio and the stream of Grigna. The attraclions offered by this little jewel include the panoramic view, the easy walks on well-kept tracks and the “nature itinerary”. The Lakes of Esine are depressioni in the ground of Carso origin that created proper lakes.
NATURE RESERVE OF THE GROVES OF GIOVETTO DI PALINE (BORNO) The groves of Giovetto di Paline were declared by Regional Law n° 86 of 1983 a Regional Nature Reserve and in 1985 were classified as “partial biogenetic” and entrusted to the management ofthe Regional Forest Organ. This reserve constitutes, in Europe, the first example of a Reserve aimed at safeguarding the natural populations of red ants. In the Reserve are the Roccoli (platforms), today used as ornithological observatories.
NATURE RESERVE OF THE VALLI DI SANT’ANTONIOit extends for 222 hectares on the orographic right of the river Oglio, including the municipality of Corteno Golgi and the Valleys of Brandet and Campovecchio. The isolated position of these valleys caused the primitive environmental features to remain unchanged, and form a typical alpine landscape. The village of Sant’Antonio, at an altitude of 1124 m, deserves a visit, together with the boroughs of Fucine and Les, because they represent typically characteristìc structures and rural dwellings. Before the village there is a quaint covered wooden bridge, unique in its style in Valle Camonica.
ALPINE SHELTERS IN THÈ RESERVE OF THÈ VALLEYS OF S. ANTONIO
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