Despite the rain: About 50,000 Israelis went for a walk between the flowering paths

The rainy weather did not stop the hikers: Despite the cold rain that fell across the country, about 50,000 Israelis walked today (Saturday) in the nature reserves and national parks, visited the information stations at the exit to the flowering paths, watched and learned about endangered flowers.

Among the prominent sites were the Banias Nature Reserve and Caesarea National Park with about 1,500 visitors at each of the sites, the Ein Afek Nature Reserve with about 1,100 visitors, and the Yarkon Tel Afek National Park and Migdal Tzedek with about 1,000 hikers at each of the sites.

Flood in Nahal Lavan, photo by Boaz Sher Shalom, adventure in the desert

In addition, the Negev Tourism Partnership reported that from the morning hours, beautiful precipitation fell in the Negev region, causing floods and flows in the desert streams. Nahalat Ruth and Nahal Lavan flow at the mouth of Nitzana. In the Sde Boker section, beautiful flows were observed in Nahal Hawarim, Nahal Raviv, Nahal Tzin, Nahal Dabshon Waterfall and in the northern channels of Ramat Avdat.

Hikers in Tel Megiddo National Park (Photo: Sarit Palatzi, Nature and Parks Authority)

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Hikers in the Nahal Maarot Nature Reserve (Photo: Ran Peretz Nature and Parks Authority)

Mazi Magnaji Moskowitz, head of the Nature and Parks Authority’s information department, said: “We were thrilled to meet the hikers who arrived on the first weekend of Nature Conservation at the information stations we set up near flowering concentrations in national parks and nature reserves in all parts of the country. Of thousands of hikers who came to get to know the wildflowers and especially to hear how it can be done to preserve them. “

“Public awareness and mobilization for the conservation of wildflowers and endangered plants is essential for their conservation and we will continue to meet hikers at the exit of the hiking trail and harness them to preserve wildflowers and natural values ​​in general.

Hikers on a flowering tour of the Habonim Reserve (Photo: Matan Carmel, Nature and Parks Authority)