There Pine forest from Villa Pamphili risks disappearing because of parasites who killed the trees, despite the collection of funds from the Friends of the Villa Association and the attempt to save them.
Rome, Garibaldi’s pine forest in Villa Pamphili decimated
In the pine forest – a place loved by the Romans who long for the presence of the general Garibaldi in one of the historic sites of the battle for the Roman republic of 1849 – these days the gardeners are hard at work for cut down about thirty plants, which are added to those already cut in recent years. In the past there have been various attempts to replant the pines, but it will take an extraordinary effort to recover the historic landscape, where the collection of pine cones and pine nuts took place since the orchard part of the villa was at the service of the powerful family of Pope Innocent X.
A photo from June 1930 tells of the charity party in which the Queen Elena in the pine forest.
THE LAKE OF VILLA PAMPHILI IN THE VICE OF DROUGHT
“There is less water in the city, that’s a fact. Rome is hit by a Drought which this year is particularly tough. Every July the lake of Villa Pamphili goes dry and this year it happens more than usual. However, there is no connection with the work done on the irrigation system and no water reduction was made by Acea. Unfortunately, our climate is changing and we must take note that the water in the summer decreases. We monitor carefully to prevent the ecosystem of the pond from entering into suffering. “He says this Sabrina AlfonsiCouncilor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle.
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