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Wildtalk Spain # 56: Mountain biking in the Costa Blanca

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14 June, 2004 - Issue 56


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Today, yet another alternative to lounging on the beach. Rich Mayfield, a
recent native of the hills near the Costa Blanca, tells us to get on our
bikes...
http://www.wild-spain.com/article.php?sid=46

And many of you complained that Ruben Smit's wildlife pics were too big for
your screens. Sorry about that. The problem is now sorted so please try
again. Here...
http://www.wild-spain.com/pictures.php?order=&pid=36

Bye for now,

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. Guadarrama excursions in July -
Madrid's CSIC mountain club organises two hikes in the Guadarrama mountains
during the month of July. 3rd July, torchlit night walk Pto. Navacerrada -
Pto. Fuenfría - La Camorra- Valsaín. 10th July Senda Herreros - Ducha de los
Alemanes - Las Dehesas. Open to non-members. The CSIC mountain club is a
non-profit group organising walks, hikes and bike rides all over Spain, but
mainly in the Madrid area. Follow link for details (in Spanish) or tel. 91
547 77 06. Date: June 11, 2004 Source: Grupo Montaña CSIC

. Natural park congress -
The 10th national congress of natural parks, ESPARC 2000, was opened today
in Cuenca by the Environment Minister, Cristina Narbona. 150 managers and
experts meet to discuss the future of Spain's protected natural areas. A
specific concern, said Narbona, is the application of the Natura 2000
network in Spain, which will effectively increase the current 8% of
protected land to nearly a quarter of the total territory. Funding is also
an issue, if Spain is to become Europe's great ecological reserve. Date:
June 10, 2004 Source: Europa Press

. 450 blue flags for Spanish beaches -
The International Blue Flag Jury has awarded 450 blue flags to Spanish
beaches and marinas in Spain this year. This is 30 more than in 2003, due
mainly to cleanup operations on Galician beaches following the Prestige oil
spill. The Blue Flag works towards sustainable development at
beaches/marinas, it operates mainly in Europe and South Africa, and is is
owned and run by the independent non-profit organisation Foundation for
Environmental Education (www.blueflag.org). Date: June 03, 2004 Source:
Various

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