{"id":45713,"date":"2025-02-13T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/?p=45713"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:29:04","slug":"open-day-2025-a-happy-crowd-under-grey-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/actualites-en\/open-day-2025-a-happy-crowd-under-grey-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Day 2025: a happy crowd under grey skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Despite the gloomy weather, the public turned out in force to discover wetlands and their management at this year&#8217;s Tour du Valat Open Day.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45231\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45231 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-3.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>&#8220;Adopt a Flamingo&#8221; Stand<\/span> \u00a9 Marion Douchin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>A lively day<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Over 700 visitors came to enjoy our Open House 2025. Organized every year to mark World Wetlands Day, this day is an opportunity for curious people of all ages to discover the Tour du Valat research institute and its regional nature reserve, which is exceptionally open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the two signposted, free-access tours of the Nature Reserve, the public were able to enjoy a wide range of activities throughout the day. These included tasting products from the Petit Saint-Jean agroecological farm, learning more about pink flamingos at the &#8220;Adopt a Flamingo&#8221; stand, and a presentation of the research carried out by Cl\u00e9mence Vigneault.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation of Cl\u00e9mence Vazard&#8217;s research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover the research of <a href=\"https:\/\/clemencevazard.com\/\">Cl\u00e9mence Vazard<\/a> and Antonio Navarro, two artists who regularly work on the Tour du Valat estate as part of their art and design research with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luma.org\/fr\/arles\/atelierluma\/atelier-luma.html\">Atelier Luma&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45235\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45235\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-5.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Cl\u00e9mence Vazar<\/span> \u00a9 Marion Douchin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The day was punctuated by three round-table discussions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<em>The European eel in Mediterranean lagoon environments<\/em>\u201d, by <a href=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/staff\/amelie-hoste\/\">Am\u00e9lie Hoste<\/a>, a post-doctoral student who recently defended her thesis at Tour du Valat;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFlamingos: between nature and culture\u201d, a presentation of the new book by author and photographer Jean E. Roch\u00e9;<\/li>\n<li>Finally, a lecture on \u201cInternational waterbird counts\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/staff\/laura-dami\/\">Laura Dami<\/a>, project manager at Tour du Valat, brought the day to a close.\n<figure id=\"attachment_45243\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45243\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-9.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>\u00a0Laura Dami<\/span> \u00a9 Marion Douchin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Did you say \u201cwetlands\u201d?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>From manade management to bat monitoring, from the analysis of plastics found in gull castings to agroecology, the day&#8217;s events were an opportunity to discover the wide range of activities carried out at the Tour du Valat. What do they have in common? Whether they take place in the Regional Nature Reserve or in the Mediterranean Basin, all our actions are aimed at conserving wetlands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45237\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-6.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As their name suggests, wetlands are characterized by the coexistence of land and water, whether on the surface or in the ground, permanently or temporarily. Still poorly known and often misunderstood, these environments are essential to human societies and all living things. From water regulation during floods and droughts, to carbon storage, biodiversity reservoirs and the production of natural resources, wetlands provide many essential services.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid;border-color: #22728c\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h4>World Wetlands Day<\/h4>\n<p>World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on February 2, to commemorate the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of World Wetlands Day 2025 was: \u201cProtecting wetlands for our common future\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45239\"  class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45239 size-blog-small\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-7-640x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Tasting of products from the Petit Saint-Jean agroecological farm<\/span> \u00a9 Marion Douchin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45241\"  class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45241 size-blog-small\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250211_JPO@MarionDouchin-TourduValat_web-8-640x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Demonstration of the Rest-Chir&#8217;Eau project board game<\/span> \u00a9 Marion Douchin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the gloomy weather, the public turned out in force to discover wetlands and their management at this year&#8217;s Tour du Valat Open Day. A lively day Over 700 visitors came to enjoy our Open House 2025. 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