A few weeks ago we received a request to go to Merana primary school IN bERANGOto help organize a butterfly oasis that the parents had decided to do. They found out about Zerynthia`s project and our involvement in it from Lurmena, local vegetable producer in… Leer más »BERANGO BUTTERFLY OASIS
Every month Plentziako Herri Lurrak invites someone to give a talk on some theme connected with sustainability and this week the guest speaker was our member David Henderson who gave a talk. First he explained how Butroi Bizirik Trantsizioan came to be and what work… Leer más »BBT, TRANSITION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE
On Sunday, September 12, we began the outings programmed by Uribe Open! With a full group of 20 people, and a beautiful, sunny morning we spent a lovely morning in Laukiz. Ana and Cristian welcomed us and then Belén guided us on an «imaginary» journey… Leer más »URIBE OPEN: POLLINATORS IN LAUKIZ! THOSE LITTLE INSECTS THAT ARE SO NECESSARY FOR US
It is now nearly sixty years since Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring, which warned us of the dangers of the effects of pesticides in agriculture. David Goulson is an English Biology professor who has written many interesting, easy to read books on the… Leer más »SILENT EARTH
Butterfly Count In some European countries butterfly organisations ask people to take 15 minutes of their time to observe the butterflies that they can see near them. As we in BBT have been encouraging people to grow plants and flowers for butterflies we would like… Leer más »Butterfly Count
Grass cutting equals pollinator loss At BBT we are very concerned about the loss of pollinators, and we encourage people and local authorities to make oasis for butterflies as proposed by the association Zerynthia, that is to say, make gardens and plant flowers suitable for… Leer más »Grass cutting equals pollinator loss
Oasis or desert? We have unfortunately seen how our butterfly oases in both Gatika and Mungia have been abandoned. The one in Mungia is one year old but the town-hall has not continued the contract with the gardener for its upkeep. The long-promised information panel… Leer más »Oasis or desert?
Naturazale un Gatika Naturazale, the Environmental Volunteering Network of Bizkaia, is an initiative of the Lurgaia Foundation; in which BBT and other associations take part by joining forces to carry out conservation projects and protect the natural heritage and biodiversity. One of the first actions… Leer más »Naturazale in Gatika
Big Jump, without the jump … Our WWF friends asked us to participate in the second edition of the Big Jump that took place in Plentzia on the morning of July 14th. The WWF set up an information stall at the entrance to the old… Leer más »Big Jump, without the jump …
A new oasis for butterflies in Gamiz Our friends and neighbors of the Bitartean Program of Emaus Social Foundation were encouraged to build an oasis of butterflies in their center in Gamiz, Fika. Two months ago BBT and Emaus Gamiz started planning the oasis in… Leer más »A new oasis for butterflies in Gamiz