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Figure 2. Calabria with its main mountain ranges. Location of the school venues.

Figure 3. Map from orthophotography of the Mediterranean Biodiversity Park (3), with the Rizzitano Trail (red line), the headquarter of the Istituto Tecnico Agrario of Catanzaro (1) and the school’s farm (2).

Figure 4. A few students attending the class 2B of Istituto Tecnico Agrario of Catanzaro inside one of the greenhouses of the school farm, while working on cuttings of <i>Pistacia</i><i> </i><i>lentiscus</i> planted in a box containing garden soil. When rooted, the new plants are transplanted in single pots. The correct use of gloves and safety glasses is part of the safety training promoted by the Calabrian Native Project.

Figure 5. The inner side of a phytocell partially filled with garden soil. Three acorns of <i>Quercus</i><i> </i><i>virgiliana</i> are usually placed (the number helps to reduce the empty phytocells) more or less at the vertices of an equilater triangle. When covered by a 1-2 cm layer of additional garden soil and regularly watered, seeds will be ready to sprout in 4-6 weeks, depending on the average temperatures. This system, according to what experienced during the years dedicated to Calabrian Native Project, is the easiest and more productive way to get seedling, later plants, from the acorn of this species collected in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Park in Catanzaro.