Molgora Park
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OFFSET PROJECTES MOLGORA PARK MUNICIPALITIES OF Caponago, Usmate Velate, Vimercate BEFORE AFTER 16 Molgora Park is a Local Park managed by a Con- Milan thanks to safeguarding and development sortium constituted by all Municipalities of Vi- of non-urbanized areas, making them available mercate, Burago di Molgora, Agrate Brianza, by the whole community as places of recreation Carnate, Usmate Velate, Caponago, Pessano and social gathering useful for study’s activities with Bor- go, Bussero and Carugate. The park is and knowledge of the territory. included among the protected areas of the Lom- The intervention was developed according to bardy Region. the criteria of naturalistic silviculture in the The Park was created with the aim of safeguar- Municipalities of Usmate Velate, Vimercate and ding an area that is strongly threatened by ur- Caponago on three areas of different extension banization and industry: the territory of Molgo- used for agricultural purposes until a few ye- ra Valley is in fact part of metropolitan area of ars ago. The objective was to recover degraded Milan and is crossed by numerous arterial roads urban areas, create ecological corridors and that connect Milan to the Brianza’s centres. enhance the traditional landscape, launching The interventions planned and implemented actions of progressive re-naturalization of the by the Park are intended to promote the inter- banks of the Molgora torrent that gives its name connection of protected areas in the north of to the protected area. HECTARES SPECIES 2.85 CARBON CREDITS IN 100 YEARS Quercus robur Carpinus betulus Fraxinus excelsior 2.142 PLANTED TREES Tilia platyphillos Acert campestre Ulmus minor 3.700.