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Nell'area di particolare pregio naturalistico del Parco naturale val Troncea è vietato effettuare qualunque attività alpinistica su roccia e ghiaccio, sci-alpinistica e di sci fuoripista.

The January events of the series Chantar l'Uvèrn: from Epiphany to Easter, fragments of Occitan, Franco-Provençal, and French language and culture

On the Piemonte Region website, the Fact sheets on poisonous plant species created as part of the project "Accidental poisonings from toxic plants in domestic animals"

On the occasion of the Christmas holidays and winter Sundays, the Metropolitan City of Turin has allocated a contribution in favor of the Val Chisone and Germanasca Mountain Union for the management of a free shuttle service between Fenestrelle and Pra Catinat. This is an extraordinary intervention activated to solve the problem of parking shortages in the area where Provincial Road No. 173 is closed to traffic in winter and where some popular hiking trails also start during the cold season.

E’ in arrivo la Sedicesima edizione di "Chantar l'Uvèrn. Dall’Epifania a Pasqua, frammenti di lingua e cultura occitana, francoprovenzale e francese": la rassegna culturale che valorizza creazioni originali e promuove la lingua e la cultura occitana, francoprovenzale e francese attraverso una ricca e capillare animazione territoriale con eventi musicali, teatrali, antropologici, documentaristici ed ambientali.

Among the protected species within protected areas, one must not forget homo sapiens. This column, which usually discusses the limitations imposed on human activities to preserve the environment, takes a diversion dedicated to an obligation introduced for safety reasons in avalanche danger situations: that of carrying an Artva, shovel, and probe on snowy terrain throughout the Italian mountainous territory, not just in the parks.

Quest’anno l’Ecomuseo Colombano Romean ha decorato la vetrina dell’Hotel Dieu con una collezione di vecchie lanterne che illumineranno la notti di dicembre e simbolicamente la notte più corta dell’anno, Santa Lucia, il 13 dicembre. Ha poi dato spazio a Dario e Rosalba Milesi che hanno realizzato la “crèche provençale” con le statuine della loro collazione privata.

On Saturday, December 3, 2024, an interesting report was broadcasted on Geo about the Orsiera Rocciavré Natural Park. The popular RAI program dedicated to the environment and its wonders narrated the story of a herb - thyme - and its multiple culinary and medicinal properties with its usual expertise, spiced up with spectacular shots inside the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps. A real source of pride for a Park Authority that is responsible for safeguarding and enhancing the natural heritage of its territories.

Winter is the most challenging season for many species living in the mountains. Winter hiking and ski mountaineering activities can disrupt - sometimes threaten - the delicate ecological balance of an environment already strained by natural elements.

Located in western Piedmont on the border with France, the Chisone, Germanasca, and Pellice valleys are studied in this volume from the perspective of communication routes and the mobility of people, goods, and ideas.