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Arco to Host 40th Edition of Arco Bonsai, Featuring Italian Talent 2026
The 40th edition of Arco Bonsai will run April 24–26, 2026 in Arco, hosting the 29th UBI Congress and the Talent Italiano 2026 selection, with more than 300 conference delegates, over 60 traders, and an estimated audience of about 4,000. The event is under the patronage of the Consulate General of Japan in Italy and…
Preserve Desenzano Hospital: Committee Opposes New PLIS Development
The Coordination of the Committee “Manteniamo l’Ospedale di Desenzano sul Montecroce” has recently submitted five observations to the Municipality of Desenzano del Garda, supported by 444 signatures, challenging the plan for a new hospital at Montecroce within the PLIS as urbanistically and environmentally incompatible. In its notes, the committee argues that using the categories “SPe…
Calcinato Clinic Reopens With New Pediatrician Laura Palumbo
Calcinato reopens its pediatric services with the launch of the Calcinato Pediatric Clinic at 4 Via Francesco Bianchi, where Dr. Laura Palumbo will practice. The municipal administration welcomed the restoration of pediatric care after years without it and said appointments will be available starting at 9:00 on May 4. Dr. Palumbo arrives from Brescia’s Spedali…
Poisoned Poplars in Riva del Garda: Municipality Announces Felling and Restoration of Large Trees
Two mature Populus nigra trees on Riva del Garda’s Spiaggia dei Pini have been declared dead after tests detected glyphosate, pointing to a likely poisoning. The trees—measuring about 40 meters in height with trunks around 520 cm and 438 cm in girth, respectively—are thought to be centuries old and showed little vegetative recovery after an…
Poisoned Poplars in Riva del Garda: Municipality Announces Felling and Rehabilitation of Its Largest Trees
Two ancient Populus nigra on the Spiaggia dei Pini in Riva del Garda have been declared dead after tests detected glyphosate, with the trees standing about 40 meters tall and having trunk girths of 5.2 and 4.38 meters. The poisoning is believed to have occurred in winter 2024-2025. An expert assessment on May 21, 2025…
Poisoned Poplars in Riva del Garda: Town to Fell and Restore Its Mature Trees
Two large Populus nigra trees on Riva del Garda’s Spiaggia dei Pini have been declared dead after tests detected glyphosate, with the trees—roughly 40 meters tall and with circumferences of 5.20 m and 4.38 m—likely centuries old. The poisoning is believed to have occurred in the winter of 2024-2025. A May 21, 2025 assessment by…
