The planting season has now drawn to a close (a little delayed due to COVID-19!), which has coincided with the end of my volunteering period. For 4 months I have been volunteering with Montis and contributing to the planting of 12,000 oaks, birch, chestnut and alder trees. I have also had the opportunity to prune…
Versão Inglês It was a crisp autumn’s day. Cozily wrapped in my clothes and with my feet bathing in the water was how I discovered the property Vermilhas on my first day 🙂 It was a good introduction (to November)! Luckily I like rain! And even more when it’s scarce… Because above all I love…
Despedimo-nos em Dezembro do Tom Kleemann, voluntários de longa duração da Montis no projecto LIFE VOLUNTEER ESCAPES. O Tom deixou-nos o seu pequeno testemunho sobre o que aprender e viveu em connosco. “After three month my stay in Montis ends mid of December 2019. During my time here I learned about what it actually takes…
De Janeiro a Maio de 2019, tivemos entre os nossos voluntários de longa duração, Xavier Ballesteros, voluntários do projecto LIFE VOLUNTEER ESCAPES na Montis, que nos ajudou na gestão das propriedades. A meio do seu período de voluntariado o Xavier deixou-nos um testemunho da sua experiência connosco. My name is Xavier Ballesteros Olivet. I am…
Em Novembro, recebemos a Laura e a Julia, no projecto do LIFE VOLUNTEER ESCAPES na Montis. As voluntárias estarão connosco durante 2 e 4 meses respectivamente e decidiram fazer um pequeno testemunho a explicar as razões pelas quais decidiram voluntariar-se para a conservação da Natureza. A versão portuguesa encontra-se no final. Laura Beck: Life Volunteer…
Hello, my name is Laura Jurkevičiūtė and I’m from Lithuania. I graduated with a Bachelor degree in Biology and after it I chose to study Ecology in Masters. I wanted to get more practical experience in nature conservation, environmental management and research and that’s why I started looking for various opportunities in this field. I…