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We celebrated Easter looking for insects!

07/05/2024

The LIFE BEETLES project, at the invitation of the Parish Council of Prainha, on the island of Pico, as part of the Easter Active Holidays, promoted an activity where it was possible (...)

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LIFE BEETLES: Little Big Ones in Pico Island

03/05/2024

The outdoor macrophotography exhibition "LIFE BEETLES:Little Big Ones" was opened on April 26, 2024, in the Municipal Garden of São Roque do Pico. The Director of the Environment and Climate Change Service (...)

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Removal of the alien invasive species Hydrangea macrophylla – Hydrangea, on Lagoa do Caiado, Pico island

30/04/2024

The LIFE BEETLES project, continuing the renaturalization work of an old pasture in Lagoa do Caiado, is removing a Hydrangea hedge that currently delimits a small line of water runoff in the (...)

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LIFE BEETLES welcomes a group of small volunteers on World Tree Day!

26/04/2024

To mark World Tree Day, the LIFE BEETLES project welcomed a group of small volunteers from the “O Ninho” Kindergarten, through the collaboration of Europe Direct – Azores and the Science Centre (...)

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Slope stabilisation work on the island of Flores is well underway

29/02/2024

One of the aims of the LIFE BEETLES project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, is to create green structures in peri-urban areas to improve the habitat (...)

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Where do insects go in winter?

22/02/2024

As temperatures drop and winter sets in, we often notice that the number of small flying and crawling creatures begins to dwindle. It can make us wonder what happens to insects in (...)

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