On May 16 and 17, 2022, the first visit to the project was carried out by the representative of the external monitoring team (NEEMO) of the LIFE projects, with the participation of the project teams of the Brown Bear Foundation, the Natural Heritage Foundation of Castilla y León and the Biodiversity Foundation. Some of the main actions carried out to date have been reviewed, visiting the production of chestnut seedlings in the La Mata forest nursery, dependent on the Government of Asturias, the chestnut grafting treatment area in the Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias Natural Park (Asturias) and several areas planned for the planting of chestnut and fleshy fruits forests in the municipality of Páramo del Sil (León). The visit has been completed with online meetings for the presentation of technical and financial information on the progress of the project.
Visit with the external monitoring team to the La Mata forest nursery where chastnut seedlings are been produced for the project.
Visit with the external monitoring team to one of the old chestnut trees that has been genetically verified as a source of plant material for grafting.