The Witches Claws

CODE: SJ56

Work:

This workcamp will enable you to carry out a number of activities: opening up the environment (cutting down trees), delimiting the protected area from the area frequented by kitesurfers (installing wooden barriers), and weeding invasive species to enable endemic species (flora or fauna) to reproduce.
The aim of the project is to preserve the area around the lagoon, whether through visitor management or plant management. (25 hours/week).

Accomodation and food

You'll be staying in a guesthouse provided by the local council, just a few minutes from the Mediterranean Sea. There are dormitories, sanitary facilities, and a kitchen. Meals will be provided and prepared in turn by participants.

Location and leisure

Location: You'll be located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Salses-Leucate Lagoon, close to Perpignan and the Pyrenees. Local residents, elected representatives, and young local people will be invited and encouraged to take part in the project (welcome, mutual aid, solidarity, and exchanges).

Leisure activities: As the workcamp will take place in a protected area, most leisure activities will involve discovering the surrounding nature (flora and fauna), as well as the culinary heritage. Transportation will also be provided to organize discovery outings and leisure activities.

Project hosted by

This international workcamp is organized in partnership with the Syndicat mixte Rivage and the commune of Le Barcarès, on the edge of the Salses-Leucate Lagoon, a protected wetland renowned for its diverse biodiversity. The partnership between the Syndicat mixte Rivage and REV has existed for several years. The syndicate regularly collaborates with REV on the organization of international workcamps and other one-off events. The two organizations are used to working together and share the same values and ambitions. In addition to removing invasive species (witch's claws, yucca, prickly pear, agave, baccharis, etc.), the aim of this year's workcamp will be to help set up measures to protect and enhance the site's existing biodiversity (e.g., trail development). As the work is weather-dependent, tasks are generally defined at the start of the project.

Directions to meeting point

Reception between 4 PM and 6 PM.

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