Cockling is one of the few traditional activities permitted in Doñana National Park.
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Cockling in Doñana
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Black poplars of Aragon
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010![[chopo+cabecero.bmp]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhe-e2h9zRk/RmPd2Sxn7bI/AAAAAAAAAWo/mdSkv5j-jYE/s1600/chopo%2Bcabecero.bmp)
I came across this attractive powerpoint in English celebrating the importance of black poplar in forming the landscape in the southern Aragon. The valleys are scattered with traditional pollards which look glorious especially in spring. From Ancient Tree Forum. From the book El chopo cabecero en el sur de Aragon, la identitad de un paisaje. Patrimonio olvidado‘ by Chabier de Jaime Loren and Fernando Herrero Loma. Spanish charcoal making
Friday, September 21st, 2007One of the most traditional economic activities associated with forests in Spain is the virtually extinct job of charcoal making. The job of the carbonero, the charcoal maker, was a hard one, requiring constant attention in all weathers. Whole families were often involved. Forestman has posted this video on the art, in this case on the common use of carrasco (holm oak). The 1984 film Tasio pays tribute to the Basque charcoal makers of the Sierra de Urbasa.
Hunting the frozen wolf
Friday, August 3rd, 2007There’s a remarkeble series of photos at Fnac in Barcelona (Plaza Catalunya) by Spanish photographer Ricardo Casas on the sub-culture of hunting in Spain. The exhibition is entitled “Hunting the frozen wolf”. Brutal, repulsive, surreal and poetic. Read critique here
Exhibition is here. Ricardo Casas also has online exhibitions on Rustic Golf, Tuning and Torrevieja here
