The Ministry of Agriculture and Obra Social La Caixa, in collaboration with the City of Cehegín, have terminated the reforestation project of the Rambla de Gilico and Los Cambrones, where they have planted over 40,000 native plants, with an investment of € 89,000.
The director general of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, Pablo Fernández, a representative of institutions of La Caixa, José Antonio Meseguer, Cehegín Mayor Jose Soria, and Councilman Pedanías Montes, Joaquín Marín, visited the outcome of this work , which have also involved the recruitment of six people at risk of social exclusion.
The significant improvement in the natural cover, which covers 15 hectares of municipal forest has completely changed the image of these places of El Campillo de los Jiménez, The Crippled and The Riscal.
These have been stocked with native plants such as Aleppo pine, pinyon pine, juniper, mastic, black hawthorn, wild olive, juniper, oak, aladierdo, strawberry, hawthorn and rosehip.
According to Councilman Montes, "in this area was virtually no vegetation. In fact it was a field gradient, virtually become a dumping ground. As this part, we will leave as well all our mountains, transformed into a garden."
For his part, Mayor Joseph Soria has been advanced that "a few months ago bought the Greenway section behind the factory Carreño, and people call 'black route'. Now, thanks to Obra Social La Caixa we have approved the project is upgraded, and in a couple of months, they can cross without having to Cehegín zigzag and stroll. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín