You missed our final conference? Don't panic! Watch it again here! On stage, during the "testimonies" part, the d [...]
Registration to the final conference!
In order to ensure the strictest respect of the sanitary measures in force, participants are requested to present themse [...]
Natterjack Toads & Crested Newts translocation !
As every year, the time has come to collect egg-laying fragments of two species of amphibians in different source sites [...]
We were at the virtual 2020 edition of the UE Green Week
Thanks to all the visitors of this year virtual edition of the UE Green Week ! You have been many to take an interest at [...]
Far West settlers can eat their hearts out
During their exploitation phase, extractive sites offer austere and inhospitable landscapes, made of steep rocks, scree [...]
Grazing remains
Ancestor of many modern breeds, the Soay sheep is a true living remains adapted to the harshest conditions! [...]
1/2 Slug, 1/2 Snail : a new species discovered in a Quarry !
Half slug, half snail:a new species of gastropod discovered on the site of an operative quarry member of the Life in Qua [...]
Medicinal herbs between the rocks
Discover the medicinal virtues of two plants that pioneered our quarries and which do not look like much but can heal yo [...]
A lack of ambition for quarries in Quebec
Andrée Gendron is a biologist specialized in aquatic fauna and is co-spokesperson for the Quebec citizen movement "proje [...]
Finally a futur in Wallonia for the Yellow Bellied Toads ?
Our first re-introduction of Yellow bellied toad's juveniles took place in a Walloon career participating in the Life i [...]
Our crested newts are doing well thank you.
The first transfer of crested newt eggs in 2020 was made in late May. In their peaceful green setting, the source popula [...]
Trees & machetes
Yesterday our teams rolled up their sleeves and took out ... the machetes !! This Tuesday of July 2020, our team was on [...]
Riparia riparia, a swallow that digs burrows
Last year, a colony of sand Martins had established it’s summer neighbourhood in the Moha quarry (Carmeuse), located in [...]
We are on board.
Somewhere on a polluted ocean, the largest, oldest, most complex and subtle boat ever seen slices through the waves in s [...]
The journey of our Natterjack toads
This spring 2020, hundreds of Natterjack toad's eggs have been transported to new "refuge sites" in the hope to see the [...]
Quarries Alive conference postponed to 2021
Due to the measures taken to deal with the progression of the Covid-19, we regret to announce the postponement of the in [...]
Dynamic management of pioneer grasslands
In a quarry, the exploitation constantly disturbs the soil and creates new habitats. Among these, the pioneering grassla [...]
Creation of pionner ponds
The creation of pioneer ponds ; an action at the very heart of the LIFE in Quarries strategy of dynamic biodiversity man [...]
Creation of permanent ponds
Permanent stretches of quarry water hold rich habitats which ensure the subsistence – food and reproduction – of numerou [...]
Loose cliffs
By its very nature, extractive activities create heaps of fine and loose materials. Common in some pits, such habitats c [...]
Quarries alive 2020
The 2nd edition of the Quarries alive International Conference will be held at the University of Liège, Belgium, June 24 [...]
Restoration and management of grazed meadows
Eco-grazing or extensive grazing is making a strong comeback for the management of public, private or protected areas wi [...]
EUgreenweek – LIFE In Quarries – Partner Event
The #EUGreenWeek partner event organized on tuesday 14th of May was an opportunity to share progress of the project, leg [...]
LIFE IN QUARRIES video
We are pleased to announce the diffusion of the LIFE IN QUARRIES video presentation recorded in the participating quarri [...]
Favourable wind for the second phase of the project…
Large enthusiasm from the quarry sector allows a first list of quarries for the second phase of the project. Thanks to t [...]
Continuation of biological inventories
Despite a rainy spring, inventories of fauna and flora have confirmed the biological interest of the first phase quarrie [...]