This is the fourth edition of Lorca's environmental education program in the spring, under the slogan "I with nature", which starts from the Department of Parks and Gardens of the City of Lorca as every year at this time.
The municipality has 650,000 m2 of gardens spread over more than 40 spaces.
Councilman Parks and Gardens of the City of Lorca, Angel Meca, presented the fourth edition of the environmental education program "Lorca in Spring" with the slogan "I with nature", with which the city council set a goal of Younger awareness about the need to respect the environment, particularly the plants that we have in the various gardens in our town.
Mecca has been informed in this regard that Lorca account today with more than 650,000 square feet of these areas, distributed in a total of 40 areas.
The campaign has been launched today with the distribution of plants among the students of 3, 4 and 5 years of college Sun City and is scheduled to arrive at a total of 3,500 students from different schools Lorca our municipality.
The plant we have received is of the "Begonia" small, and adjacent to the plant will be given a little detail consisting of a small purse.
Angel Mecca said that the purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness, educate and sensitize students from an early age while respecting the environment, maintaining our parks and gardens, with another initiative of the council collaboration with many schools in the creation of school gardens, such as Children's Home, San Jose, ...
and various measures of reforestation, which are made with the children.
The school, upon receiving these flowers, they also receive certain obligations related to plant care delivered.
The Councillor explained that "one of the aims we are pursuing this program is to reach parents through their children, as we believe that in this way promote the creation of a sense of respect for the natural environment more consolidated and permanent. "
All these actions are aimed at complementing the Action Plan of the Local Agenda 21, Sustainable Development of the municipality, as it has been reflected in the diagnostic report.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca