On Saturday, the group met in the Health Resort in Wapienne, where they could watch some presentations on the nature, tradition and today of the Beskid Niski Mts:
Large carnivores of the Beski Niski (Zenon Wojtas)
Airplane crash in Olszyny and Banica-Krzywa (Aleksander Gucwa)
History of the Długosz family, palace and garden (Krzysztof Garduła)
Lesser horseshoe bat and the Land of the Horseshoes (Piotr Firlej)
Biology of bats. Bats of the Beskid Niski (Wojciech Gubała)
Support for the training was offered by:
Wapienne Health Resort www.wapienne.pl,
Internet service www.sekowa.info,
Municipality of Sękowa www.sekowa.pl,
Information and Promotion Bureau of the Municipal Office in Gorlice.
On Sunday, the participants went into the field. Despite strong mist, they found their way to the Kornuty nature reserve, where by the entrance to the Mroczna (Dark) Cave, Wojciech Gubała talked about horseshoe bats and their protection. Next point on the route was Bartne and its two tserkovs.
Further training for guides with the horseshoe bats and LIFE Podkowiec+ component are planned, and all interested are encourage to e-mail contact at krainapodkowca@gmail.com
