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From July 15, 2026, to April 1, 2027, the headquarters and visitor center of the Gran Bosco di Salbertrand Natural Park and the Colombano Romean Ecomuseum will undergo energy efficiency works (roof renovation, installation of thermal insulation, and replacement of windows). As of today, Monday, July 6, the visitor center is no longer open to the public. The staff remains on site, available to the public for information or paperwork, until the start of the works. Subsequently, all offices will be closed to the public until spring 2027.

On Saturday, July 11 at 10 AM, the inauguration of the road to Colle della Vecchia will take place following the completion of the restoration work carried out during the summer of 2025 on the important historical and environmental route of the Cozie Alps.

Dal 4 luglio riaprono i punti informativi all'ingresso del parco

On the evening of Friday, June 26, a new catfish fishing technique was tested in the Avigliana Lakes Natural Park. This scientific activity aims to identify, using a sonar, the largest specimens of Silurus glanis that typically reside in the deeper areas of the lakes.

The project created by the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps on the internet site iNaturalist celebrates 100 thousand reports. This is an initiative created in 2017 on the prestigious American web portal to collect and archive naturalistic observations gathered by specialists or by simple enthusiasts according to the principles of citizen science or participatory science.

E' confermata per mercoledì 1 luglio la riapertura della Strada provinciale 173      

Summer is the season with the highest visitor turnout in the Parks and the busiest time for park rangers, both from the perspective of monitoring and from the perspective of surveillance. Because as the number of people, tourists, shepherds, and activities in general increases, so does the likelihood that crimes will be committed against the environmental heritage. The challenge is to promote a culture of respect for the regulations that aim to ensure coexistence between humans and nature in Protected Areas. Sometimes using punitive measures, as Luca Giunti, the new head of the Surveillance Area in the Parks of the Cozie Alps, recounts.

In Salbertrand, throughout the summer, the Colombano Romean Ecomuseum and the French Language Desk of Chambra d'Oc offer territorial and linguistic animation services.

Domenica 28 giugno 2026 all'interno del Parco naturale del Gran Bosco di Salbertrand si svolgerà la manifestazione ciclistica competitiva La via dei Saraceni. Verificare le ordinanze di chiusura strade emesse dai comuni.

On the section of the site dedicated to projects carried out by the staff of the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps, the page on the initiative called "Herb-to-change" has been published in collaboration with the University of Turin.