The pinewood reprents the most characterized area of Mount Salviano , especially along the route leading to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietraquaria . In 1916 the first pines were planted by the prisoners of war of the Austro-Hungarian concentration camp established north of Avezzano after the 1915 earthquake and during the Great War . In the summer of 1993 , part of the territory was hit by a violent fire which almost completely destroyed its vegetation , mostly made up by black pines . Among the animals living in the protected area , the squirrel ( the nature reserve symbol ) , the badger , the fox , the polecat , the weasel , the hare , the griffon and several chaffinches can also be found
1915 earthquake
1915 Avezzano earthquake
Mount Salviano Guided Nature Reserve