Nurseries and Small Lakes on the Hills
In the Park there is also the forest nursery "Ariola": it covers an area of about 12 hectares and is used for the production of plants aimed at the conservation of biodiversity. The nursery lies in the Municipality of Gerocarne.
The annual nursery production is of about 1,200 plants, out of which the 35% in containers (pots of different size) and others with bare roots. The most representative broadleaf trees are Chestnut trees, Walnuts, Pear trees, Strawberry trees, Alders, Oaks, Maples, etc.; the conifers are: Silver Fir, Spruce Fir, Cypress tree, Juniper, Austrian Pine, etc. In the greenhouses, characteristic plants of the tropical climate (palms, etc.) grow. The production is completed with various shrubs belonging to the Mediterranean maquis.
Most of the nursery production is used for reforestation activities, reconstruction of deteriorated woods, forest and water system works, creation of outer green furniture for the urban areas.
In the Park you can also find the following small lakes against fires: Favello, Figliuzzi, Merenda, Ponte Giacchino, Rosarella, San Salvatore, and Porticella, homogeneously scattered throughout the territory. Finally, the artificial basin of Lacina (river Alaco) is important for the amount of water it contains.
