A NEW SPACE

This blog appears as a tool for the popularization of plant and animal heritage of Tenerife in particular and the Canary Islands in general.

Our main objectives are:

- To promote environmental sensitivity towards Canary Island biodiversity.

- To make readers sensitive to the need to take an active role in conservation and recovery of our forest.

- To promote knowledge about the natural history of Tenerife, as well as its flora and fauna.

- To be useful as a connecting link among those environmentally conscious people.

- To facilitate the establishment of a future culture of environmental restoration and advanced knowledge about bioclimatic features of Tenerife.

SINGULAR TREES

Articles about singular trees on this blog:

• Palo Blanco de la Atalaya - "Lookout in the Solitude"
• Cardón del Chorrillo* - "Monument to Eternity"
• Pino Derrengado - "The Savin Shaped Pine "

TENERIFE NATURAL SITES

Articles about Tenerife natural sites on this blog:

Teno Rural Park

• Erjos Ponds "Rebirth of a Wetland"

Anaga Rural Park

• El Pijaral "The Heart of Anaga"

TENERIFE FLORA

Flora articles on this blog:

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Family: CUPRESSACEAE

• Cedro Canario (Juniperus cedrus) "A High Altitude Tree"
• Sabina Canaria (Juniperus turbinata ssp. canariensis) "The Bride of the Wind"

Family: ERICACEAE

• Madroño Canario (Arbutus canariensis) "The Golden Apple Tree in The Garden of Hesperides"

Family: PINACEAE

• Pino Canario (Pinus canariensis) "The Immortal Warrior"

Family: SALICACEAE

• Sauce Canario (Salix canariensis) "The Guardian of Streams"