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Every Friday, throughout the summer of 2026, we update the website with the events in the Cozie Alps Parks scheduled for the next 10 days. This year’s calendar is titled "Discover and Love the Nature of the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps" and features a rich program of events, lectures, guided tours, and exhibitions to enliven the days of all those who choose to visit the valleys of Susa, Chisone, and Sangone, the Natural Parks, Special Reserves, and Sites of the Natura 2000 network managed by the Park Authority.

Sono ricominciate le sessioni notturne di pesca amatoriale al pesce siluro nel Parco Naturale del Lago di Avigliana. Nella serata di sabato 4 luglio, il gruppo di pescatori dilettanti selezionati dal personale guardiaparco delle Aree Protette delle Alpi Cozie si è riunito sulle sponde del Lago Grande nell’ambito del progetto europeo Life Predator per il contenimento del Silurus glanis, vorace predatore alloctono, dai bacini d’acqua dolce dell’Europa meridionale.

Uno strumento pratico e gratuito che accompagna residenti e visitatori alla scoperta delle eccellenze del territorio.

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.

The reopening of the provincial road 173 is confirmed for Wednesday, July 1st      

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.