Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault Foundation
30/03/16 –Reception for members of the Chaîne des Puys Foundation given by the local council of the Puy de Dôme
Seven high-profile local companies have decided to take part in the creation of a foundation, thereby demonstrating concrete commitment to the project and enabling them to participate in the management and promotion of the site alongside local players and inhabitants. The Chaîne des Puy – Limagne fault Foundation was officially created on 14 December, 2012.
The Foundation was set up to help finance those projects in the management plan which particularly target the preservation and enhancement on the landscape, provide support for traditional activities, and develop research and the dissemination of knowledge.
The founders provided the foundation with a capital of 350,000 euros over a five year period from its creation, supplemented by additional one-off donations.The decisions relating to the foundation are taken collectively by an executive committee which includes a member of each founding business as well as qualified personnel who provide technical expertise for project proposals.
Since its creation the foundation has contribued to a number of projects :
– Enhancement work on the puy de Vichatel
– Creation of a mobile flock of sheep under a shepherd
– Building a shepherd’s hut at the foot of the puy de Dôme
– Setting up an observatory to monitor visitor numbers
– Improvements to the interior of the shepherd’s hut
Other projects, also supported by the Chaîne des Puys-Limagne Fault Foundation, are being implemented :
– Improvements to summer grazing practice at Recoleine and the pasture land (via support to the Summer Grazing Association)
– Clearance of vegetation to reopen grazing land (via support to the Ceyssat Landowners’ Association)
– Enhancement of the woodland and landscape of the Puy de Chaumont -via support to the Joint Association for Forestry Management of the Volvic Sources and Volcanoes).
