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It is almost impossible to pass by a pond without stopping to peer into the water. And after trying to catch a glimpse of the animals swimming inside, you can follow the often noisy flights of dragonflies and damselflies as they skim the surface, the elegant movement of the swiftly gliding water fleas, all accompanied by dozens of species of aquatic plants that frame these unique environments.

There are between 14,000 and 15,000 dolines in the Classic Karst area. Their formations, types, diameters and depths have been studied, along with their ecology.

Until a few years ago, sinkholes also played an important role in the lives of the Karst people. Let us take a journey together from prehistory to the recent past, between nature and human uses, along the doline paths of the Carsiana Botanical Garden.

A new season of appointments kicks off that will bring young readers aged 2 and up into the garden with their families: first a child-friendly walk accompanied by a nature guide, and then everyone sits down to listen to the readers of the 'Born to Read' project with fascinating stories and tales.

The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region has fascinated many renowned names in botany since the 16th century, who have travelled here to study the flora.

They left traces of their discoveries in the names of many species dedicated to them, which we can also appreciate at the Carsiana Botanical Garden. Hence the idea of strolling through the garden, telling something of the lives of these illustrious people, whose names we often find on identification tags in the garden, but whose biography often remains unknown.

It doesn't matter whether you have a large park or a simple balcony! You could still create a valuable place for wildlife: butterflies, dragonflies, birds and other organisms could benefit from simple tricks and shrewdness that you can easily implement thanks to the advice of Wildlife gardening expert Paul Tout. We look forward to a walk in Carsiana in which we will discover how conscious and careful gardening can ensure aesthetic pleasantness and harmony with nature.

Citrus fruits, geraniums, and other plants that live in our gardens need a lot of care to get through the winter, and we often have to place them in a place sheltered from the cold to make them survive the colder temperatures. But what happens in nature? What strategies are woodland plants able to put into play? We will discover the incredible struggle for survival that the native species of the Karst consume at the cellular level, perfectly adapted to temperatures well below 0°C, and how climate change can disrupt this perfect mechanism developed over centuries.