Bog, Sagne, la morthe, a natural but also cultural heritage. Extracted once as fuel, it is now part of a protected local landscape. The Auvergne Volcanoes Park invited you to the peat bog festival in the town of Egliseneuve d’Entraigues. Learn and discover what a bog through the stands, educational workshops for children and adults, testimonies of yesteryear…
Places of entertainment : primary school, town hall, tourist office & house cheese.
Philippe Tournebise offers a photographic exhibition Peatlands from the sky
Visit bog JOUVION, ballad commented. Demonstration of core and peat. Remember to bring your camera, binoculars and a raincoat (depending on the weather).
Table ronde Bogs and men : Go to 18h for exchange and discussion with a facilitator of the Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne and stakeholders. They will lead the debate about the relationship as maintenance man with bog today and their common future. The meeting will be held at rural home of Egliseneuve.
Musical aperitif from 17:30 to school with Somia Festas. The evening continues with music festival.
Educational workshops
- Atelier n° 1 : « formation of a bog "Elementary School.
From the layout of the show " This is rocket science », children will reconstruct the various stages of evolution of the bog. - Workshop 2 : « Specificity of bog plants and peat formation »
In a large aquarium is reconstituted bog with perennials (Sphaigne, plants
carnivores of jardinerie.) - Workshop 3 : « Mysterious pollen »
Peat is composed of vegetable matter accumulated over time and well preserved.