The Rock Garden “Geologist Juan Paricio” (Alcorisa, Maestrazgo Geopark, Spain): An Effective Example of Geosciences Popularization

Wartanian glacial sediments: insights into deglaciation of Polish Lowlands and Highlands border for geotourism

“…In the study of erratic boulders, their various applications, geological heritage, and contribution to geodiversity are recognised (e.g. Alahuta et al 2018;Moliner & Mampel 2019;Elmi et al 2020;Meyer 1981Meyer , 2006Meyer , 2008Cai 2021;Górska-Zabielska 2021, 2023. As evidence of geological processes during ground structure formation and glacial transport, erratic boulders archive ongoing geomorphological processes, forming a crucial part of the region's geoheritage.…”

A New Geosite as a Contribution to the Sustainable Development of Urban Geotourism in a Tourist Peripheral Region—Central Poland

“…Education/dissemination of the Earth's geological heritage. It can be implemented both away from large cities (e.g., [5][6][7]) and in urbanized areas (e.g., [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]), where geotourist attractions in unattractive places can be brought out.…”

“…Erratic boulders serve a variety of functions and roles [13,14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. They belong to the geological heritage of the region and contribute to its geodiversity.…”

“…They are also an ideal material for stonework [44,45] for an individual client (e.g., tombstones, windowsills, e.g., at Prusa 48 Street; see Figure 8a,b in [46], kitchen countertops, stone floors) and for large investments (building cladding [43,47], interior design of large companies, road repair, or new stone paving [48,49]). Hence, the initiative to protect erratic boulders should be recommended and popularised by locating the objects in one place and equipping them with boards and modern media employing smartphones and tablets, informing the public about the importance and role of geoheritage in the modern world's functioning (e.g., [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]). Geointerpretation through storytelling [2,3,50] should not be omitted.…”

“…Rock collections most often take the form of rock gardens or abiotic trails. Hence, the initiative to protect erratic boulders should be recommended and popularised by locating the objects in one place and equipping them with boards and modern media employing smartphones and tablets, informing the public about the importance and role of geoheritage in the modern world's functioning (e.g., [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]). Geointerpretation through storytelling [2,3,50] should not be omitted.…”