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The health of the reeds of the lake

Agreement between the Province and bordering municipalities. Flowers: "So is guaranteed uniformity of action." Controls on the state of vegetation and cuts are necessary to protect

This morning, at 11, in conference room of barracks Hunters Peschiera, the Province of Bardolino, Castelnuovo, Peschiera and Lazise will sign the memorandum of understanding of what is been "baptized" as "Project unit maintenance and management of the areas with reeds." The agreement gives the experimental station 'Eugenio Zilioli' Council National Research Council (CNR-IREA) of Sirmione is responsible for monitoring the health of the reed beds along the coast of Lake Garda and Verona indicate the operational guidelines with which the municipalities will provide their cleaning and maintenance cuts. For these municipalities will receive assistance from the Province for 2009, a total contribution of € 40 thousand. "I think a very important step," says Gianluca Fiorio Councillor environment Peschiera. "It seems right to thank the Province which was the main actor and lead actor has coordinated the project. And of course we must underline the cooperation with other municipalities because it allows us not only to optimize the resources but also to implement a single operating line which seems to me necessary to best ensure the protection of riparian reeds. " This vegetation is one of the salient features of the lake landscape so much that one of the determining factors for the detection of the lower lake area as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) and Special Protection Area (SPA). An environment with a delicate balance. Not by chance the same MoU highlights the role of reeds "which is an important natural resource as a habitat for many species of waterfowl, both for the stage of nesting and breeding, but also as a feeding area and shelter." The document also indicates the primary role of the reed 'view the enhancement and growth of fish species of greatest natural value and at the same time, economic interest. " Until now, the maintenance on the Verona side of the reeds, or the cuts and clippings were managed independently by the various municipalities previously authorized by the Province. Fiorio The commissioner also stressed the role of the experimental station of the CNR after the signing of the agreement to acquire all of the documentation prepared to date by the various municipalities concerning the project in their respective areas of reed bed maintenance, after which will prepare the project by identifying, among other things, the timing of interventions and monitoring criteria. "Not every one who is so close an establishment of an institution as prestigious. It is a blessing because they are the ones to follow a similar project already under way since 2001 and which covers the side of Brescia reeds that are in continuity with our own. Nothing better, then, "says Florio," that there is uniformity of design and approach to maintenance, it must be remembered, is also essential to prevent health and hygiene implications arising from the accumulation within the reeds bordering, waste shore by the waves. "

GB taken from L'Arena