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Volunteer project in Balsareny - with results 2017

  • March 2011 - The Social Foundation of the Bank of Catalunya organizes and funds the first world wide Groasis volunteer tree planting project

    0.1 The Social Foundation of the Bank of Catalunya organizes and funds the first world wide Groasis volunteer tree planting project

  • The flag of Catalunya celebrates the beautiful day

    0.2 The flag of Catalunya celebrates the beautiful day

  • March 2011 - A team of volunteers assembles the Groasis Waterboxx® plant cocoons

    0.3 A team of volunteers assembles the Groasis waterboxxes

  • March 2011 - Over 250 volunteers are helping with the plantation of the trees! Even the children are exited!

    0.4 Even children want to help with planting trees

  • March 2011 - A control group without boxes is planted with protection against grazing animals 

    0.5 A control group without boxes is planted with protection against grazing animals

  • March 2011 - A daughter is helping her father to plant a tree

    0.6 Young educated creates future behaviour

  • July 2017 - All the plants from the control group have died, here you can see the dead plant inside the plant protector

    0.51 The control group 6 years later

  • The reception during the planting day. All the volunteers get water and a lunch

    1 At the reception volunteers receive the info water and a lunch

  • July 2017 - This is the place where the reception stood. As you can see, planting with the Waterboxx® plant cocoon was a big success!

    1.1 6 years after platning the site next to the road is greener than ever before

  • March 2011 - Mayor Rabeya actively helps to give a good example for his people 

    2 Mayor Rabeya actively helps to give an example to his people

  • July 2017 

    2.1 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici 1 Parking 19

  • All the volunteers worked very hard to plant the trees on this sunny day in 2011! 

    3 All the volunteers are helping with the plantation of the trees

  • And the results are amazing!

    4 The same spot 6 years later. Where once grow just a couple of trees is now a green blanket

  • March 2011

    5 This was once green and as of now it will be green again

  • July 2017

    6 2017 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici Side slope

  • March 2011 - Beautiful Catalunya with snow on the Pyrenees mountains in the background

     

    7 Beautiful Catalunya with snow on the Pyrenees mountains in the background
  • 8 Beautiful Catalunya in the mountains v2

  • The growth of the trees after 6 years is amazing! 

    9 The trees after 6 years v2

  • All the trees have survived, it was a very successful project!

    10 The trees look big and healthy thanks to the Waterboxx plant cocoon

  • You can see immediately where we planted with the Waterboxx® plant cocoon

    11 On the left side planted with the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2

  • Not even the slopes are safe for the Waterboxx® plant cocoon!

    12 Even the slopes aren t safe for the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2

  • This tree is already +4 meters high! 

    13 This tree is already over 4 meters high
0.1 The Social Foundation of the Bank of Catalunya organizes and funds the first world wide Groasis volunteer tree planting project

March 2011 - The Social Foundation of the Bank of Catalunya organizes and funds the first world wide Groasis volunteer tree planting project
0.2 The flag of Catalunya celebrates the beautiful day

The flag of Catalunya celebrates the beautiful day
0.3 A team of volunteers assembles the Groasis waterboxxes

March 2011 - A team of volunteers assembles the Groasis Waterboxx® plant cocoons
0.4 Even children want to help with planting trees

March 2011 - Over 250 volunteers are helping with the plantation of the trees! Even the children are exited!
0.5 A control group without boxes is planted with protection against grazing animals

March 2011 - A control group without boxes is planted with protection against grazing animals 
0.6 Young educated creates future behaviour

March 2011 - A daughter is helping her father to plant a tree
0.51 The control group 6 years later

July 2017 - All the plants from the control group have died, here you can see the dead plant inside the plant protector
1 At the reception volunteers receive the info water and a lunch

The reception during the planting day. All the volunteers get water and a lunch
1.1 6 years after platning the site next to the road is greener than ever before

July 2017 - This is the place where the reception stood. As you can see, planting with the Waterboxx® plant cocoon was a big success!
2 Mayor Rabeya actively helps to give an example to his people

March 2011 - Mayor Rabeya actively helps to give a good example for his people 
2.1 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici 1 Parking 19

July 2017 
3 All the volunteers are helping with the plantation of the trees

All the volunteers worked very hard to plant the trees on this sunny day in 2011! 
4 The same spot 6 years later. Where once grow just a couple of trees is now a green blanket

And the results are amazing!
5 This was once green and as of now it will be green again

March 2011
6 2017 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici Side slope

July 2017
7 Beautiful Catalunya with snow on the Pyrenees mountains in the background

March 2011 - Beautiful Catalunya with snow on the Pyrenees mountains in the background

 
8 Beautiful Catalunya in the mountains v2
9 The trees after 6 years v2

The growth of the trees after 6 years is amazing! 
10 The trees look big and healthy thanks to the Waterboxx plant cocoon

All the trees have survived, it was a very successful project!
11 On the left side planted with the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2

You can see immediately where we planted with the Waterboxx® plant cocoon
12 Even the slopes aren t safe for the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2

Not even the slopes are safe for the Waterboxx® plant cocoon!
13 This tree is already over 4 meters high

This tree is already +4 meters high! 
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    • 0.1 The Social Foundation of the Bank of Catalunya organizes and funds the first world wide Groasis volunteer tree planting project
    • 0.2 The flag of Catalunya celebrates the beautiful day
    • 0.3 A team of volunteers assembles the Groasis waterboxxes
    • 0.4 Even children want to help with planting trees
    • 0.5 A control group without boxes is planted with protection against grazing animals
    • 0.6 Young educated creates future behaviour
    • 0.51 The control group 6 years later
    • 1 At the reception volunteers receive the info water and a lunch
    • 1.1 6 years after platning the site next to the road is greener than ever before
    • 2 Mayor Rabeya actively helps to give an example to his people
    • 2.1 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici 1 Parking 19
    • 3 All the volunteers are helping with the plantation of the trees
    • 4 The same spot 6 years later. Where once grow just a couple of trees is now a green blanket
    • 5 This was once green and as of now it will be green again
    • 6 2017 Balsareny Fortin Del Maurici Side slope
    • 7 Beautiful Catalunya with snow on the Pyrenees mountains in the background
    • 8 Beautiful Catalunya in the mountains v2
    • 9 The trees after 6 years v2
    • 10 The trees look big and healthy thanks to the Waterboxx plant cocoon
    • 11 On the left side planted with the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2
    • 12 Even the slopes aren t safe for the Waterboxx plant cocoon v2
    • 13 This tree is already over 4 meters high

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