Cehegín Mayor Jose Soria, the Councillor for the Environment, Maria Dolores Carrasco, officials of the Department of Environment Cajamar Foundation, Alfonso Sevilla and Jesus Lopez, and the manager of the Tourist Consortium of Via Verde, Juan Soria, have handed over the diplomas of the campaign 'Green, I love you, Via Verde', students of 4 ° cehegineros Primary schools that have participated in it.
The House of Culture has spearheaded this event, in which the mayor Soria said that "these activities seem great as they are directed at children. They learn to respect animals, plants and the environment" as well adding that "one of the greatest gifts a person can have are these natural areas."
Meanwhile, Alfonso Sevilla children explained that "25 percent of the territory of the Iberian Peninsula is decertified, as happened in the Greenway. But with these reforestation activities within a few years, we have a great natural area. "
In addition, Cajamar has been recognized by the investment in this campaign and its firm commitment to protecting the environment.
Juan Soria, the Tourist Consortium has taken the act to present a children's drawing contest, whose bases are published in February, which is entitled 'Greening the Way', so that children who participated in the talks and in planting trees to capture these experiences through a drawing or sketch.
In Cehegín school students Virgen de las Maravillas, Begastri City, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, Perez Conde de Villanueva and Campillos planted numerous native species to the height of the tunnel of the Greenway, such as pine, thyme, rosemary, wild olive and sage.
Also learned how to separate household waste and make compost.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín