Workshop & Excursions

Workshop and excursions

Workshop: Monday, 26/08/24

The workshop will be held by three insect experts: Elia Guariento works mainly with butterflies and ants, Lisa Obwegs with wild bees, and Andreas Hilpold with grasshoppers. In the morning session they will present an introduction to the biology, the methodology and the ecology of the four taxa with a special focus on grasslands. In the afternoon we will take the cable car to Ritten/Renon where we will search for insects using a set of different methods.

Andrena sp., Leptophyes albovittata, Lysandra bellargus. All three occur frequently in landscapes with grasslands and are to be expected for the surroundings of Bolzano

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Andrena sp.

Lysandra bellargus

Leptophyes albovittata

Mid-conference Excursion: Wednesday, 28/08/24

Mid-Conference excursion: This excursion will lead us to the Vinschgau / Venosta valley and will combine a short walk in the dry continental steppe-like grasslands of the Vinschgau / Venosta valley with a trip to the alpine grasslands in Schnalstal/Val Senales.

Steppe-like grasslands with Stipa capillata next to Juval castle in the Vinschgau / Venosta valley (EDGG Field Workshop 2023)

Post-conference Excursion: 30/08/24-01/09/24

The post-conference excursion will lead us to the subalpine and alpine areas of the Isarco/Eisack valley and the Western Dolomites. We will see various types of grasslands, such as extensive subalpine pastures (Nardeta) and alpine grasslands on acidic and carbonate bedrock. In addition to the botanical aspects, we will discuss conservation issues, specifically whether man-made grasslands of the montane and subalpine zone will survive abandonment and management intensification.

Maximum number of participants: 35 persons

Register for the post-conference excursion here

Excursion Registration

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Sub-alpine grassland in the southwestern Dolomites

Subalpine grasslands in the Villnöss/Funes valley, in the background the Geisler/Odle mountain peaks

Extensive meadows with Nardus stricta on the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi

Green event

We plan to organize a green event:

Most of the food will be vegetarian.
We will serve local milk products from small farms with high ecological standards.
We will avoid printouts and instead use digital products.
Gadgets/gifts for the participants will be reduced to small items from local production.
Please bring your bottles! The tap water quality in Bolzano is high, no need to buy water. We will not serve drinking water from plastic bottles.
Please come by train! Bolzano is well connected to most of Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland etc. Also, a train ride from Paris or Budapest can be made in less than 12 hours, usually quite comfortably! Please find more information on how to reach Bolzano/Bozen here

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