By Jorge Andrade and Antonieta Valenzuela
The Temporary Employment Program of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico was implemented for the second consecutive year in San Quintín between August and October 2016.
The Chapala and La Chorera communities participated in this project through the management of Terra Peninsular.
The inhabitants of both communities carried out the following activities:
- Rehabilitation of interpretive trails
- Cleaning of wetlands and beaches
- 41 restored and installed signs
- 14 tons of collected garbage
- Construction of interpretive trails in Mirador Chapala and Monte Ceniza Nature Reserve
These activities were carried out to improve the conditions of migratory shorebird’s habitats, to reverse the effects of degradation by use, as well as to socially strengthen the communities to improve their environment.
The Temporary Employment Program has been successfully implemented for two consecutive years in the bay and is an initiative of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources that seeks the benefit of the communities through temporary economic support by participating in different projects. In the case of San Quintín, these are projects that benefit the environment and communities.
TRAILS AND STATIONS
As part of the activities, the inhabitants built the interpretive trail and a station in Mirador Chapala, an important place to observe birds for its biological and scenic richness, and that is also the first stop for visitors who travel to San Quintín Bay.
The station in Mirador Chapala has a trail that leads to a platform and a bench, both made of Wood-Plastic-Composites (WPC), which are materials built from recycled plastic.
They also created the interpretive trail within the Monte Ceniza Nature Reserve. From the site you can see Punta Mazo Natural Reserve, Punta Azufre, Falsa Bay and the volcanoes of the area.
An interpretive station was built there, which consists of a small trail that leads to the area with the best view and a WPC bench was placed, where visitors can rest and enjoy the great view of Monte Ceniza.
The inhabitants also carried out cleaning and restoration activities of La Ola and Mirador Volcanic Valley stations, restoration of signs and garbage collection in wetlands and beaches.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 2015
The first Temporary Employment Program managed by Terra Peninsular was carried out in 2015 with the participation of the Chapala and La Chorera communities.
In this project, the interpretive stations La Ola and Mirador Valle Volcánico were built, 30 tons of garbage were also collected, and 97 kilometers were worked.