GEO Nature Day

On 3 and 4 July 2026, the GEO Nature Day will take place in Val Müstair for the seventh time. Over these two days, naturalists and nature enthusiasts will once again be exploring the local flora and fauna in depth.

On 4 July at 5 pm, the public will be given an insight into the finds from the GEO Day and the biodiversity of Val Müstair at the Nature Market in Sta. Maria, the public will be given an insight into the findings of the GEO Day and the biodiversity of Val Müstair. At the same time, the market marks the start of the Days of Biodiversity, the ‘dis dal biodiversità’, in Val Müstair. From 4 to 10 July, you can look forward to exciting excursions, talks and the opportunity to actively contribute to nature conservation yourself through voluntary work.

2023
The 2023 GEO Nature Day yielded some fascinating discoveries. Forty experts recorded a total of 1,167 animal and plant species around Muntet near Lü. These included a first record for Switzerland – the death cap mushroom Bryostroma trichostomi – as well as 48 first records for the Val Müstair.

2019
Around 30 experts identified a total of 1,324 species of fungi, animals and plants around Müstair. These included first records for Graubünden and the Val Müstair, as well as the rediscovery of species long thought to be lost.

2017
With the participation of 52 species specialists, 1,598 species were surveyed between Fuldera and Lü, including fungi, mosses, vascular plants, aquatic insects, butterflies, birds and many more. Particularly noteworthy were the first records of the fungus species Unguiculariopsis godroniicola and the species Gentiana vardjanii, which resembles the yellow gentian.