From July 21 to July 22, numerous guests gathered at the Col du Lautaret to celebrate 20 years of joint research byUniversité Grenoble Alpes the CNRS, the two administrative bodies overseeing the Lautaret Observatory.
~ On the festivities program~
~ Monday, July 21 ~
7:30 p.m.: Reception of the CNRS scientific delegation at the Hôtel des Glaciers, a long-standing partner of the Garden, as it still belongs to the family of Alexandre Bonnabel, who provided financial support for the creation of the Lautaret Garden in 1899.
30 guests gathered around the table to discuss scientific research at Lautaret
In alphabetical order:
- Fabienne Aujard, Deputy Scientific Director of the CNRS Ecology & Environment
- Barral Hélène, Research Engineer, IRD at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences
- Stéphane Blanc, Director of CNRS Ecology & Environment
- Florian Boucher, Lecturer and researcher at the University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) at the Alpine Ecology Laboratory
- Céline Boudard, Communication and Development of the Lautaret Garden
- Criscuolo François, Deputy Scientific Director of the CNRS Ecology & Environment
- Frédéric Desprez, Director of the INRIA center
- Douzet Rolland, Deputy Director of the Lautaret Garden
- Forêt Jérôme, Station Manager of the Lautaret Garden
- Gavoty Églantine, Director of Technical Services for the Municipality of La Salle-les-Alpes
- David Gateuille, Lecturer-researcher at USMB and Laboratory for Environment, Dynamics and Mountain Territories
- Sarah Grangeon, Landscape Gardener at the Lautaret Garden
- Joly Dominique, Deputy Scientific Director of Infrastructure at CNRS Ecology & Environment
- Lavorel Sandra, CNRS Research Director at the Alpine Ecology Laboratory
- Eric Maréchal, CNRS Research Director and Director of the Cellular and Plant Physiology Laboratory
- Mathet Véronique, Deputy Administrative Director of CNRS Ecology & Environment
- Messenger Erwan, CNRS Research Fellow and Deputy Director of Zone Atelier Alpes
- Nathalie Meureux, Regional Delegate for the Regional Academic Delegation for Research and Innovation, AURA region
- Perette Yves, CNRS Research Director and Director of the Environment, Dynamics, and Mountain Territories Laboratory
- Perrier Christophe, Curator and mediator at the Lautaret Garden
- Petit Antoine, President and CEO of the CNRS
- Jérôme Poulenard, Lecturer-researcher at USMB and the Environment, Dynamics, and Mountain Territories Laboratory
- Ludovic Schultz, Director of the Écrins National Park
- Slama Serge, Chair of the Academic Council of the University of Georgia
- Sterchele Laure, Administrative Manager of the Lautaret Garden
- Thermoz-LiaudyBénédicte, Manager of the Lautaret Garden
- Wilfried Thuiller, CNRS Research Director and Deputy Director of the Alpine Ecology Laboratory
- Valay Jean-Gabriel, Director of the Lautaret Garden
- Vannard Rémi, Experimental Research and Manager of the Lautaret Garden
- Didier Voisin, Deputy Director of the Grenoble Observatory of Universe Sciences, lecturer and researcher at UGA and the Institute of Environmental Geosciences
~ Tuesday, July 22 ~
8:30 a.m.: Visit to the
Vivalp experimental device from the Solubiod PEPR, highlighting the research infrastructure of Zone Atelier Alpes, AnaEE, and the scientific support work of the Lautaret Garden. Presentations by Sandra Lavorel (CNRS research director at LECA), Karl Grigulis (CNRS research engineer at LECA), Erwan Messager (deputy director of ZAA) Jérôme Forêt (Station Manager at the Lautaret Garden), Erwan Messager (Deputy Director of Zone Atelier Alpes), Ludovic Schultz (Director of the Écrins National Park) and Sébastien Labat (Engineer at Viti-tunnel, automatic blinds used in the experiment).
From left to right: Karl Grigulis, Sandra Lavorel, Sébastien Labat, Hélène Barral, Églantine Gavoty, Dominique Joly, Fabienne Aujard, Antoine Petit, Jérôme Forêt, Serge Slama, Stéphane Blanc, Jean-Gabriel Valay, Audrey Lungo © Thibaut Vergoz.
From left to right and top to bottom:
Scientific delegation visits the Vivalp experiment
; Karl Grigulis and Sandra Lavorel; Jean-Gabriel Valay and Antoine Petit; Rémi Vannard, Frédéric Desprez, Jean-Gabriel Valay, Wilfried Thuiller, and Dominique Joly © Thibaut Vergoz.
Notes from Anne Bosquet's photo essay.
Download the complete graphic reportPresentation of research using scientific instruments on the roof terrace of the Lautaret Garden reception building. Presentations by David Gateuille (Lecturer-Researcher, USMB/Edytem), Didier Voisin (Lecturer-Researcher, UGA/IGE), Ludovic Schultz and Richard Bonet (Director and Chief Scientist, respectively, of the Écrins National Park), Serge Slama (UGA Academic Council), Lucie Liger, Jérôme Forêt, and Jean-Gabriel Valay (all three supporting research at the Lautaret garden)
Front row, from left to right: Jean-Gabriel Valay, Antoine Petit, Didier Voisin, David Gateuille, Lucie Liger © Thibaut Vergoz.
Instrument on the left used by Didier Voisin to monitor atmospheric pollution through dry or wet deposits. In the middle: Jérôme Forêt, Ludovic Schultz, Antoine Petit, Jean-Gabriel Valay, and Stéphane Blanc. Instrument on the right used by the Écrins National Park to monitor the advance and retreat of the Meije glaciers © Thibaut Vergoz.
Notes from Anne Bosquet's photo essay.
10 :00 a.m.: Arrival of the remaining guests, welcome coffee, and presentation of the guided tour by Céline Boudard, communications and development manager for the Lautaret Garden.
© Thibaut Vergoz
10:30 a.m.: Tours of the Lautaret Garden, where several guides await visitors to show them the different aspects and features of the garden.
Map of the Lautaret garden showing points of interest and meeting point for guided tour participants
From left to right and top to bottom: Céline Boudard, in charge of scientific mediation, presented the history of the creation of the Lautaret garden and its three missions in the museum space: maintaining collections, scientific research, and disseminating knowledge to as many people as possible. Grégory Darragon, head of cultivation, spoke about the maintenance of collections and landscaping in the Pyrenees section of the garden, including the rock gardens that have just been redone. Christophe Perrier, curator and scientific mediator, explained what a botanical collection consists of, how to choose species, how to obtain seeds, and the collaborative work between the head gardener and the collections manager. Rolland Douzet, deputy director and botanist, spoke about alpine flora, its particularities, and the evolutionary convergence of species to present the cushion plants on the raised benches © Thibaut Vergoz.
From left to right and top to bottom: Sarah Grangeon, landscape gardener, spoke about seedlings produced in the UGA campus greenhouses, repotting and acclimatization of plants in the Lautaret nursery, and the work of integrating them into the garden's flowerbeds and rockeries. Jérôme Forêt explained our role as a research support unit and the various services we offer to researchers, both around the Lautaret garden and in our experimental greenhouses on the UGA campus. Florian Boucher, a UGA/LECA teacher-researcher, explained what he has achieved with our support during his 17 years at The jardin du Lautaret. He also presented the research of his colleague Camille Voisin on the study of soil as a cause of alpine biodiversity. Émeline Richel presented the vegetable garden and the medicinal and useful plants in the Lautaret garden. She spoke about her work to support the development of local agricultural productionof Arnica montana through the VégétAlpes project, as well as the potential for promoting the Briançon plum tree industry. Visitors living at an altitude of over 1,000 meters left with a plum tree sapling © Thibaut Vergoz.
12 :00 p.m.: Official speeches and festive buffet
From left to right: Éric Peythieu, Hautes-Alpes departmental councilor and water cycle delegate, reiterated his attachment to the Lautaret Garden and the scientific and botanical gem it represents for the region. Jean-Gabriel Valay, director of the Lautaret Garden, looked back on the origins of our support unit and the context in which the CNRS joined us (
view his speechDidier Voisin, deputy director of the Grenoble Observatory of Universe Sciences, focused his speech on the opportunity to combine scientific disciplines and subjects in this leading research center © François Henry
From left to right: Damien Jouvenot, Vice President of Culture and Scientific Culture atUniversité Grenoble Alpes the qualities of the Lautaret Garden as a place for creating and disseminating scientific knowledge to all audiences (
view his speech). Antoine Petit, President and CEO of the CNRS, highlighted the high-quality work carried out here and his particular attachment to this unit within the large family of laboratories and research units that make up the CNRS (
view his speech). Valérie Rossi, Representative of the 2nd
è The Hautes-Alpes constituency has described us as a true jewel of French biodiversity, praising our model of sustainable and intelligent tourism and our strategic asset for the influence of French research, promoting the development of both local and international scientific networks (
view their Facebook post) © François Henry.
Concert by Hugo Crisci, Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije
Hugo Crisci from the Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement de la Musique in Aix-en-Provence played selected pieces by Carter, Holliger, Wagner, Dorati, Britten, and Tomasi © François Henry.
3:00 p.m.: The scientific delegation on a field visit to the Charmasses meadow
Towards the ICOS flux tower site
Hélène Barral , and Silvère Gousset from the IGE presented the data measured by the Flux Tower to understand how ecosystems function and the role of mountain grasslands. Wilfried Thuiller presented three flagship LECA projects designed to understand the long-term effects of global warming on plants and soil microorganisms (Orchamp, Alpages-volants, and Warm). Philippe Choler from LECA and Éric Maréchal from LPCV highlighted the importance of snow cover in understanding the alpine ecosystem as a whole. Jérôme Poulenard from USMB spoke about welcoming and training students directly on site in order to train the researchers of tomorrow.
Notes from Anne Bosquet's photo essay.
4:00 p.m.: Return to the Lautaret Pass, distribution of plants as souvenirs, and departure of guests
© François Henry
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