{"id":26115,"date":"2026-05-08T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/2026\/05\/pasturs-2026-become-a-guardian-of-the-highlands-in-the-international-year-of-pastures\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:57:17","slug":"pasturs-2026-become-a-guardian-of-the-highlands-in-the-international-year-of-pastures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/2026\/05\/pasturs-2026-become-a-guardian-of-the-highlands-in-the-international-year-of-pastures\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasturs 2026: Become a guardian of the highlands in the International Year of Pastures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year 2026 is not just another year for those who love rural life. The United Nations has declared it the <strong>International Year of Pastures and Shepherds<\/strong>, a vital recognition for those who, every day, preserve fragile landscapes and age-old traditions. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this very special context, we are happy to announce that <strong>Pasturs is starting again with its 11th edition!<\/strong> <br\/>Pasturs is a project created to mitigate the conflict between large predators (such as wolves and bears) and livestock activity in the Bergamo (Orobie) mountains. But it is much more than that: it is an <strong>active volunteer<\/strong> experience that allows you to live side-by-side with shepherds during the summer pasture. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why participate if you are a WWOOFer?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If WWOOF&#8217;s philosophy is learning through sharing daily life on the farm, Pasturs takes this concept to high altitude. As a volunteer, you will be able to: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supporting biodiversity:<\/strong> Helping with the management of protection dogs and the erection of electrified fences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience the <strong>mountain pasture:<\/strong> Experience the rhythms of transhumance and life at high altitude, far from the hustle and bustle of the city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raising awareness:<\/strong> Helping tourists understand the importance of coexistence between humans and large predators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the 2026 edition works<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project seeks motivated people who love the mountains and are ready to get involved. It is not a vacation, but a total immersion in pastoral reality. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practical note:<\/strong> Volunteers will receive specific training before going up to altitude to be ready to support the pastors effectively and safely.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udce2 Want to learn more and apply?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call for entries for the 11th edition is officially open. The Orobie Mountains await you for a summer of engagement and beauty. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pasturs.org\/2026\/03\/20\/nellanno-internazionale-dei-pascoli-e-dei-pastori-pasturs-riparte-con-la-sua-undicesima-edizione\/\">Read all the details and fill out the application form at Pasturs.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdAhtzwpGKnvlyABvR8bQDOV1H6FGF9vbUsLipOKCUL7eH8sg\/viewform?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Go to the registration form directly<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2026 is not just another year for those who love rural life. The United Nations has declared it the International Year of Pastures and Shepherds, a vital recognition for those who, every day, preserve fragile landscapes and age-old traditions. In this very special context, we are happy to announce that Pasturs is starting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1530,1450],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-from-our-networks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26116,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26115\/revisions\/26116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/org.wwoof.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}