A territory of extraordinary natural beauty, that of the Parco alto Garda bresciano, but fatally vulnerable to landslides and floods. In addition to the historically unstable fronts of the Cartiere di Toscolano valley and the Tremosine fault, there is now the emergency of minor streams overflowing everywhere, confirming the continuous and somewhat unpredictable evolution of the critical issues identified by the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research.
To mitigate the dangers of debris and sudden volumes of water carried downstream by violent and increasingly frequent storms, the Municipality of Limone has recently completed impressive works to improve safety along the Pura stream, which flows into the lake near the town. “Completed in recent days,” emphasizes Deputy Mayor Franceschino Risatti on the occasion of the tree festival held in the dry riverbed of the stream, “the works have been divided into four steps and now the upper part where the reservoir to be protected is located needs to be arranged.”
The first phase was financed by the Region with €421,000, plus an additional €150,000 raised by the Municipality. The works improved the hydraulic system of the stream. The second step, financed with €120,000, €100,000 from Aipo and €20,000 from the Municipality, served to secure the terminal section of the watercourse. The third package of works was financed by the Government with €475,000, while the fourth and final step of the works, with a total cost of €840,000, was covered thanks to a regional funding of €640,000 and another €200,000 from the municipal budget.
Right on the banks of the stream, over two hundred children and teenagers from kindergartens, middle schools, and elementary schools were protagonists of an engaging extra program: accompanied by local administrators and the local group of alpine soldiers, they planted over a hundred plants of various varieties, restoring an over-decade-old tradition, that of the Tree Festival interrupted during the pandemic.
In this occasion, the twenty-eight children born in the last five years were also awarded with a scroll. “The stork’s trees,” small birch trees like the laurel, rosemary, and other evergreen plants, were planted on both sides of the riverbed with a plaque bearing the name of the newborns’ parents.
You can read more about the news [here](https://www.bresciaoggi.it/territorio-bresciano/garda/il-torrente-pura-non-fa-paura-ultimate-le-opere-idrauliche-1.10701447).
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