The plain of Bages seen from the Collbaix mountain (Manresa)

PRESENTATION

El medi natural del Bages, the natural environment of Bages is a study with a certainly wide objective: the nature as a whole, from both geological and biological view points, of the diverse district of Bages.

This attempt has required to concentrate in two directions. On the one hand, an accurate synthesis to present only the really important issues is needed; on the other hand, every topic has to be explained in a friendly and intelligible way. The images must communicate the beauty and the knowledge of the nature of Bages district at once.

El medi natural del Bages (the natural environment of Bages) is arranged in 20 chapters, every one dedicated to one subject -the climate, the geomorphology, the environmental damages …- or to one specific ecosystem -the oakwoods, the riverside forest, the wetlands ...- which is found in the nature of Bages. Every chapter is rather independent.

The two mountain ranges of conglomerate that are located in the south of the district of Bages, the Serra de l'Obac -on the right corner the summit L'Espluga de l'Obac- and Montserrat -in the background- are both protected as a Natural Park areas.

El medi natural del Bages (the natural environment of Bages) has two available supports. First, these are the big panels to be displayed in public. Second, this is the present digital format that can be read whether in its original Catalan, in Spanish or partially in English and that additionally contains an index of the illustrated species. 1024x768 pixels is the best screen configuration to sail through this website.

El medi natural del Bages (the natural environment of Bages) is a collective work of the ICHN's delegation of Bages. It started in 1999 with the ICHN's centenary and it is periodically reviewed and updated.

The photos and charts -these are 2046 illustrations as a whole- as well as the texts are originals of the authors and contributors.

The logo links with images of same species in the website Espai de les sortides naturalistes de la ICHN-Bages, in Catalan. See legal information.

Contact for report of mistakes and opinions and for request of images at ichnbages@infonegocio.com.

Credits

Direction
Florenci Vallès i Sala

Authors
Xavier Adot i Fernàndez
Jordi Badia i Guitart
Josep Biosca i Munts
Jordi Morató i Farreras
Oriol Oms i Llobet
Marta Queralt López i Salvans
Ramon Solà i Ferrer
Florenci Vallès i Sala
Marc Vilarmau i Masferrer

Contributors

J. Enrique Arnold
Josep Costa
Xavier Idígora
R
oger Lapeña
M
arcel·lí Puigdellívol
Enric Sala
Joaquim Sanz
Amadeu Ricart

Website realization
Esteve Badia i Orive
Jordi Badia i Guitart

Catalan language review
Jordi Estrada i Carbonell

Spanish translation
Jordi Badia Guitart

English translation
Jordi Badia i Guitart
Josep Galobart

Publicity
Xavier Adot i Fernàndez

Panels realization
Centregràfic
Rètols Porquet

Sponsors
Caixa d'Estalvis de Manlleu
Ceràmiques Calaf, SA
Phragmites, SL
Mobles Bages, SA
Mútua Manresana
Nelti, SA
SR SPAI

Legal information

INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA D'HISTÒRIA NATURAL
Carrer del Carme, 47 - 08001 Barcelona
ichn@iecat.cat, http://ichn.iec.cat
ICHN - Delegació del Bages
Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa - UPC
Avda. Bases de Manresa, 61-73 - 08240 Manresa
ichnbages@infonegocio.com