On the occasion of International Forests Day, the Environment Department has presented the second edition of the Singular Trees Photographic Competition. An initiative that was already well-received in 2021. "Last year, we received more than 120 photographs, and we hope that this year, people will participate again. We invite everyone to join this initiative", declared the Department Councillor, Arancha López (Cs). She pointed out that "we want citizens to get to know these trees, learn about their uniqueness, and what better way than participating in this photography competition and competing for one of the four prizes we have".

Participants can submit their photos from today until 29th April, by sending them to the email address (medioambiente@mijas.es): "You have to send the photograph,  a title and a brief reason why you have chosen this unique tree. The rules are already published," López said.

This competition is sponsored by East-West and will provide interesting cash prizes, as the Councillor for the Environment pointed out: "We would like to thank this company for its collaboration with the Environment Department in this competition, which will provide 200 euros for the winner, 100 euros for the second-best photograph and 50 euros for the third-best, as well as a special prize of 50 euros for the photo with the most social networks votes".

8 routes and 51 unique trees
You can access the eight routes designed and geolocated to get to know each of the 51 unique trees in the municipality, on the Mijas Town Hall website in the Environment section. "The catalogue is made up of trees that have a series of characteristics: size, longevity, historic interest, rare species, or are not common in Mijas", explained the Environment technician, Juan Luis Vega.

These types of competitions are also designed to be enjoyed by the whole family: "Environmentally, Mijas is a rich municipality, and through these eight routes you can enjoy the natural surroundings that we have in Mijas. At the same time, get to know these important trees worthy of being part of this catalogue".  

The 8 routes

- Sitio de Calahonda (Wikiloc)

- La Cala de Mijas (Wikiloc)

- Las Lagunas (Wikiloc)

- Mijas (Wikiloc)

- Diseminado de Las Lomas (Wikiloc)

- Osunillas (Wikiloc)

- Diseminado El Hinojal (Wikiloc)

- Diseminado Entrerríos (Wikiloc)
 

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