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LEBANON MOUNTAIN TRAIL SOCIETYThe Magazine of the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association No. 4 October 2015 - Free Distribution Walking for our Cultural and Archaeological Heritage Environmental Championship Program MEET OUR AMBASSADORS ABROAD Geological Trail in Jezzine +961 5 955 302 [email protected] www.lebanontrail.org Contribute Now. You can make a difference! The Lebanon Mountain Trail About the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association Andqet QEloubaiyat 0 Tashea 1 Tripoli Qemmamine 2 رؤﻳﺘﻨﺎ Kfar Bbnine Our vision Notre vision Bqaa Safrine 3 Side Trail: The Lebanon Mountain Trail Le sentier du LMT devient une أن ﻳﺼﺒﺢ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ وﺟﻬﺔ Hadath ej-Jebbe 5 4 becomes a world-class destination destination mondiale de loisirs en ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﻴﺎﺣﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻬﻮاء اﻟﻄﻠﻖ .Ehden Side Trail: for outdoor and responsible plein air et de tourisme durable Side Trail: وﻟﻠﺴﻴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺆوﻟﺔ. أن ﻳﺘﻤﺘّ ﻊ Douma tourism. Le sentier est protégé par le Ehmej Ouadi Qannoubine 6 اﻟﺪرب ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ The trail is protected by the gouvernement libanais, les 7 اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ّواﻟﺒﻠﺪﻳﺎت واﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎت Hasroun Bcharre Side Trail: Government of Lebanon, municipalités et les communautés ّاﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ، وأن ﻳﻌﺘﺮف ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ Tannourine 9 8 Jabal Moussa Municipalities, and local locales, et est reconnu par les اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﺪوﻟﻴﺔ. .el-Fawqa communities, and is recognized by organisations internationales 10 international organizations. Jbail Aaqoura Afqa 11 Hrajel 12 Baalbek Side Trail: 13 Kfar Baskinta Literary Trail أﻫﺪاﻓﻨﺎ Our purpose Nos buts 14 Aaqab Side Trail: Beirut Baskinta El Mtain 15 Knaysse • Maintenir, protéger et développer • اﻟﺤﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻰ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ To maintain, protect and develop • 16 the LMT and its side trails le LMT et ses sentiers parallèles واﻟﺪروب اﻟﻤﺘﻔﺮﻋﺔ وﺻﻮﻧﻬﺎ Falougha • To promote the LMT as a (de branchements) وﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮﻫﺎ Promouvoir le LMT comme une • Zahle destination for rural tourism and • ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ wellness destination de tourisme rural et de 17 Ain Zhalta ﻛﻤﻨﺘﺞ ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻲ رﻳﻔﻲ To conserve natural resources and bien-être • • اﻟﺤﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻮارد اﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻴﺔ Préserver les ressources naturelles • Side Trail: El Barouk 18 protect the cultural heritage on وﺣﻤﺎﻳﺔ اﻹرث اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺘﺎﺧﻤﺔ the LMT et protéger le patrimoine culturel sur Bkassine Maaser ﻟﺪرب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ To advance economic le LMT • 19 ech-Chouf • Renforcer les opportunités • ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ opportunities on the LMT Niha 20 through responsible tourism économiques sur le LMT en درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل Saida favorisant un tourisme durable اﻟﺴﻴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺆوﻟﺔ Aaitanit • To encourage behavior change 21 through targeted education and • Inciter à un changement de • ّاﻟﺤﺚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻐﻴﻴﺮ اﻟﺴﻠﻮﻛﻴﺎت ﻣﻦ Jezzine Kawkaba Bou Arab 22 outreach comportement en développant des ﺧﻼل ﻧﺸﺎﻃﺎت ﺗﺮﺑﻮﻳﺔ وﺗﻮﻋﻮﻳﺔ programmes d’éducation ciblés et de 24 23 Rachaiya sensibilisation du public 25 26 Marjaayoun Hasbaiya ﻗﻴﻤﻨﺎ Sour Our values Nos valeurs • اﻻﻟﺘﺰام • اﻟﺘﻨﻮع • اﻟﻀﻴﺎﻓﺔ • اﻟﻨﺰاﻫﺔ • اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﻲ Commitment • Diversity • Engagement • Diversité • Hospitalité • • اﻟﺘﻄﻮع Hospitality • Integrity • Teamwork • Intégrité • Travail d’équipe • • Voluntarism • Bénévolat President’s message Dear friends, Here we are again, busy with diverse programs and activities! As hiking continues to grow in popularity, hundreds of hikers from more than a dozen countries joined our annual Fall Trek in October 2014 and our annual Thru-Walk in April 2015. We are still working with schools and educators on extracurricular activities to sensitize and educate children and youth on the LMT اﻷﺻﺪﻗﺎء اﻷﻋﺰاء، and the environmental and cultural wealth along it. ﻫﺎ ﻧﺤﻦ ّﻣﺮة أﺧﺮى ﻣﻨﺸﻐﻠﻮن ﺑﻤﺸﺎرﻳﻊ وﻧﺸﺎﻃﺎت ّﻣﺘﻨﻮﻋﺔ. We continue to train local guides, and help refurbish and equip local guesthouses, and support local people to improve their hospitality. إن اﻟﻤﺸﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﺔ (hiking) ﻳﺰداد ّﺷﻌﺒﻴﺔ، وﻗﺪ ﺷﺎرك اﻟﻤﺌﺎت ﻣﻦ ّﻋﺸﺎق ﻫﺬا اﻟﻨﺸﺎط ﻣﻦ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ اﺛﻨﻲ ﻋﺸﺮ ًﺑﻠﺪا ﻓﻲ رﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﺨﺮﻳﻒ This year’s theme to safeguard our Cultural and Archaeological ّاﻟﺴﻨﻮﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻦ ّاﻷول ٢٠١٤، وﻓﻲ رﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ legacy, has helped us highlight “our mountain’s” heritage and اﻟﺪرب ( Thru-Walk) ﻓﻲ ﻧﻴﺴﺎن ٢٠١٥. culture, and our efforts are focusing on a selection of endangered heritage and cultural sites along the trail. وﻧﺤﻦ ﻧﺘﺎﺑﻊ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻊ ﻋﺪة ﻣﺪارس وﻣﺮﺑﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺸﺎﻃﺎت ّاﻟﻼﺻﻔﻴﺔ ّ ّ ّ We also continue to work on trail clearing and blazing, and on ﻟﺘﺜﻘﻴﻒ اﻷوﻻد واﻟﺸﺒﺎب، وﺟﻌﻠِ ﻬﻢ أﻛﺜﺮ ًوﻋﻴﺎ ّﻷﻫﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﺒﻴﺌﺔ setting up side trails with local communities and friendship trails و«درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ ّاﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ» واﻟﻐﻨﻰ ّاﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ اﻟﺬي ﻳﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻪ. .with trail organizations from around the world ﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﺘﺎﺑﻊ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺪرﻳﺐ اﻟﻤﺮﺷﺪﻳﻦ ّاﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﻴﻦ، وﻧﺴﺎﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ !And there is still a lot more to do ﺗﺠﺪﻳﺪ وﺗﺠﻬﻴﺰ ﺑﻴﻮت اﻟﻀﻴﺎﻓﺔ ّاﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ، وﻧﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﻤﻀﻴﻔﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻗﺪرات اﻻﺳﺘﻀﺎﻓﺔ ﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ. Unfortunately, all these projects will have no raison d’être if the trail disappears! وﻗﺪ ﺳﺎﻋﺪت ﻣﺸﺎرﻳﻊ اﻟﺴﻨﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻹﺿﺎءة ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺮاث ﺟﺒﺎﻟﻨﺎ Only 19% of the LMT is located in protected areas and nature وﺛﻘﺎﻓﺘﻬﺎ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺗﻨﺼﺐ ﺟﻬﻮدﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻮاﻗﻊ اﻟﺘﺮاﺛﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ّ ّ reserves whereas the remaining parts of the trail are threatened by اﻟﺪرب ّواﻟﻤﻬﺪدة ﺑﺎﻟﺰوال. .the many environmental infringements New housing developments, road projects, quarries, waste and وﻧﺘﺎﺑﻊ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ رﺳﻢ وﺗﻨﻈﻴﻒ اﻟﺪرب، وﻋﻠﻰ إﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﺴﺎرات dumpsites are inching closer to the trail and threatening its ّﺟﺎﻧﺒﻴﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎت ّاﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ، وﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻨﺎء ﺻﺪاﻗﺎت ﻣﻊ ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت .existence ﺷﺒﻴﻬﺔ ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ. With a great sense of urgency, our goal is to secure the protection وﻳﺒﻘﻰ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻳﺠﺐ اﻟﻘﻴﺎم ﺑﻪ... ,of 50% of the trail by 2020. We are developing a conservation plan and we will reassess the trail corridor. A land inventory on the trail will enable us to identify and prioritize areas that are at risk. It will ﻟﻜﻦ وﻟﺴﻮء اﻟﺤﻆ، ﻓﺈن ّﻋﻠﺔ وﺟﻮد ﻫﺬه اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻳﻊ ﺗﻨﺘﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎل ّ also guide us as we create plans to acquire sections of the trail that اﺧﺘﻔﻰ اﻟﺪرب. ﻓﻤﺎ ﻧﺴﺒﺘﻪ ١٩٪ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻦ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ ّاﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ ﻳﻘﻊ .are most endangered ﺿﻤﻦ ّﻣﺤﻤﻴﺎت ّﻃﺒﻴﻌﻴﺔ، ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺒﻘّ ﻰ ﻣﻨﻪ ّﻣﻬﺪد ﺑﺎﻟﺰوال ﺑﻔﻌﻞ ّﺗﻤﺪد اﻟﻌﻤﺮان اﻟﻌﺸﻮاﺋﻲ، واﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻳﻊ ّاﻟﺴﻜﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة، واﻟﻄﺮﻗﺎت We will continue to stand firmly against the growing threats with ّواﻟﻜﺴﺎرات واﻟﻨﻔﺎﻳﺎت. our commitment to preserve the trail and the heritage along it for the sake of the present and the future generations. This cannot be ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺗﻘﻮم ّﺟﻤﻌﻴﺔ «درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ» ﺑﻮﺿﻊ ﻣﺸﺮوع ﻃﺎرئ done without the cooperation of the community at all levels and ﻳﻬﺪف إﻟﻰ ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ اﻟﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔ ل ٥٠٪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪرب ﺑﺤﻠﻮل اﻟﻌﺎم ٢٠٢٠. .especially your support وﺳﻴﺼﺎر ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﻫﺬا اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع إﻟﻰ إﻋﺎدة ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﻣﺴﺎر اﻟﺪرب Nadine Weber ووﺿﻊ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ ّﻣﻔﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﺎﻷراﺿﻲ وﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﻋﺮﺿﺔ ﻟﻠﺨﻄﺮ ووﺿﻎ ﻣﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﺤﻤﺎﻳﺘﻬﺎ واﻟﺤﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ. ّإن « ّﺟﻤﻌﻴﺔ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ ّاﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ» ﺳﺘﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮاﺟﻬﺔ اﻟﺘﻬﺪﻳﺪات ّاﻟﺒﻴﺌﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺰاﻳﺪة، وﺳﺘَ ﺒﻘﻰ ﺛﺎﺑﺘﺔ ﱠﺑﻘﻮةٍ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘِ ﺰاﻣﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪرب وﻋﻠﻰ اﻹرث ﻣﻦ ﺣﻮﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ اﻟﺤﺎﺿﺮ واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ. وﻛﻞ ﻫﺬا ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﻪ ﻣﻦ دون ﺗﻌﺎون اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻳﺎت ّوﺑﺨﺎﺻﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﺪاﺋﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻠﻜﻢ. ﻧﺎدﻳﻦ وﺑﺮ page 1 Editorial Team Dr Beatrice Le Bon Chami Christian Akhrass Martine Btaich Maya Karkour Nadine Weber Ramez Lotfi Sawsan Haddad Editing and Language Review Dr Beatrice Le Bon Chami (FR) Fadi Chahine (AR) Dr Mary Angela Willis and Rob Mosrie (EN) Contributors Board Members Alia Fares Dr Beatrice Le Bon Chami, Trail Committee Carla Chehab Dory Reno, Outreach - Membership Darine Issa Fadi Baaklini, Accountant / Outreach Committee Prof Dr Fadi Nader Hana Hibri, Outreach - Fundraising Imane Khalife Martine Btaich, Vice-President / Development Committee Dr Jad Bou Arrage Maya Karkour, Education Committee Dr Jean Stephan Mirvat Bakkour, Outreach - Events Jack Elias Nadine Weber, President / Outreach - Communication Joe Daou Ramez Lotfi, Treasurer Joseph Karam Karim El Jisr Mabelle Chedid Dr Mary Angela Willis Maya Bou Nassar Staff Nour Keyrouz Salam Khalife Christian Akhrass, Field Coordinator Sarah Karam Sawsan Haddad, Executive Secretary Stephanie Mailhac Zeinab Jeambey Contact Us Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) In the USA Sacre-Coeur Hospital Street American Friends of the LMT (AFLMT) Ghaleb Center, 1st Floor 1600 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1220 Baabda, LEBANON Arlington, VA 22209 – USA Phone +961 5 955 302 Phone (703) 841 1883 Fax +961 5 955 303 Fax (703) 841 1885 [email protected] [email protected] www.lebanontrail.org www.aflmt.org This issue was printed by Cover photo: The Lebanese Foundation for the Preservation of the Emirs Chehab Citadel - Hasbaiya Layout and Design by © Copyright LMT Association, 2015. All Rights Reserved Photo: Adib Hachem Contents 4 Trail and Conservation • Blazing and difficulty level اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹرﺛﻴﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻲ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ درب اﻟﺠﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ • • Le Sentier Littéraire de Baskinta • Aazibeh Valley: a walk through geological time • Flora and Fauna 12 Community Development • Cultural and Archaeological Heritage on the LMT • Emirs Chehab Citadel - Hasbaiya • Maisons d’hôtes: quoi de neuf? • Spotlight on a Local Guide on the LMT 16 Education • Trail To Every Classroom • Environmental Championship Program 20 News • Interview with Dr. Rawiya Majzoub Barakeh • Honorary Membership • Events on the LMT • Book reviews 26 LMTA Overseas • Meet our Ambassadors • LMT abroad 28 News from our Partners • The Food Heritage Foundation • Association du Polyliban اﻟﻤﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻲ اﻟﺪﺷﺎر- إﻫﻤﺞ • • Tips from our Outdoor Gear Partner 32 Financials • Donors and Partners • Financial Statement 2014 36 End2End List page 3 Trail and Conservation Blazing on the Lebanon Mountain Trail Dr. Beatrice Le Bon Chami The LMTA Trail Committee adopted these final blazing codes Sign on Sign on Sign on LMT Side