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GOB children’s and youth naturalist group faces a new course full of activities. 

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GOB Menorca starts a new course of the naturalist group for children and young people between 7 and 15 years old, continuing an initiative that last year had an excellent reception from families and participants. The experience has shown the need and interest in offering educational and leisure spaces in contact with nature, and this year the program is reinforced with 8 monthly outings that will take place between October and May, on the third Sunday of each month.

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GOB unveils a mural by urban artist Anna Repullo at the Molí del Rei headquarters

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This September, GOB Menorca has unveiled at its headquarters a mural by urban artist Anna Repullo Vique. The artwork, which decorates the inner courtyard entrance of Molí del Rei, is a visual perspective on the history and work of the environmental organisation. It directly conveys to visitors both the historic struggle of the organisation and of Menorcan society in defence of the natural environment, as well as its current work in the face of the challenges that the island is experiencing today, in a context of environmental crisis and increasing tourist saturation.

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Come to the Island Territorial Plan plenary session on Monday, September 15th, at 10 am

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Next Monday, September 15th, an extraordinary plenary session on the Island Territorial Plan will be held at the Island Council of Menorca. At 10 in the morning. Everyone who is concerned about the future of the island and is available at that time should attend the hall in Biosfera square, Maó.

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Tickets available for the Chamber Orchestra of Menorca’s concert at Santa Cecília

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Today, from 9 a.m., tickets are available for the Chamber Orchestra of Menorca’s (OCIM) concert next Sunday, September 28, at the old threshing floor of Santa Cecília, in Ferreries.

There are only 80 seats available, and they must be purchased through the OCIM website. Tickets are priced at €30. The concert will be preceded by a guided walk from the meeting point in Ferreries to Santa Cecília. The OCIM will perform The Morning Symphony by Joseph Haydn, conducted by Francesc Prat. The activity is part as part of a series of proposals through which the Orchestra highlights the relationship between music and nature and the connection to roots.

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International concern and appeal over Rafal Rubí

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UNESCO has responded to the letter sent by nine social and scientific organizations regarding the project that the Consell Insular plans to build at the Rafal Rubí junction.

The international body states that this double-level structure, affecting lands that are part of Menorca Talaiòtica, was already a matter of concern for the World Heritage Committee at the time of inscription in 2023, and that it is closely monitoring the state of conservation of the protected site in collaboration with the competent authorities in Spain.

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Thinking about the blaze

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Some species of pines have cones that remain closed for years, only opening when the temperature is very high. They store seeds that will burst out in case of fire and remain fertile afterwards.

In this way, the tree has developed a specific mechanism to increase the survival of its species. The pine coexists well with heat, but it is also prepared for when there is excessive blaze.

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September 28: OCIM Excursion and Concert at Santa Cecília Farm

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On the morning of Sunday, September 28th, GOB Menorca’s Custòdia Agrària programm is organizing a very special excursion in which the joy of music, the appreciation of the landscape and the pleasure of tasting agroecological products will come together in an incomparable experience. OCIM, the Illa de Menorca Chamber Orchestra, under the artistic direction of Francesc Prat, will offer a concert bringing one of the jewels of musical classicism to the traditional era at Santa Cecília farm, located in Ferreries.

At Santa Cecília, OCIM will perform one of the earliest and most representative orchestral works by Joseph Haydn, Morning, which together with Noon and Evening forms a trilogy. The event is part of a musical weekend in which the Orchestra will perform the three parts of The Times of Day in unique settings across the island.

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Nautical activity and marine fauna

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On August 16, near the beach of Binibèquer, an adult sea turtle appeared dead with a large cut on its shell. Some people towed the body to shore.

The protocol was activated by calling 112 and the animal was collected for an autopsy. The turtle’s body clearly showed a prominent fracture in the posterior part of the shell, an injury very likely caused by a collision with a boat propeller. At sea, there are few things that can cause a break of this size in the back of a sea turtle, and due to the large dimension of the break and the clean, linear cut it showed, the staff of the Recovery Center ruled out that it was due to a shark attack.

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