WHEN: July 4, 2025, at 9:00 PM
WHERE: Headquarters of the Alpi Marittime Protected Areas (Valdieri, CN)

“Glacier fleas” are springtails, tiny arthropods that live in direct contact with ice—an environment where no other terrestrial animals can permanently survive.

These tiny creatures will be the focus of a talk in Valdieri on Friday, July 4, at 9:00 PM, in the Alberto Bianco Hall at the headquarters of the Alpi Marittime Protected Areas (Piazza Regina Elena 30).
The conference will be led by Dr. Barbara Valle, a researcher at the University of Siena, who will guide the audience through the discovery of a fascinating and still largely unknown biodiversity—now threatened by the rapid melting of glaciers. A journey through science and exploration, from the 1800s to Citizen Science, to learn more about these indicators of climate change.

Glacier fleas are the focus of CollembolICE, a new project aimed at exploring the hidden biodiversity of Italian glaciers with the help of hikers, mountaineers, and guides…

More information available on the website of the Park.