The project of the Geopark "Wisłok Valley - The Polish Texas”

The Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute is implementing a number of projects of new geoparks in Poland. One of them is the Geopark "Wislok Valley - The Polish Texas", which is located in the Polish Outer Carpathians (SE part). Oil resources, nappe tectonics and other geological components of the Outer Carpathians constitute important elements of the geodiversity of this region. The area is located in the Beskid Niski Mts. in the Jaslo-Sanok Basin and Strzyżów, Dynów, Jaslo and Bukowskie Foothills, between Strzyżów and Barwinek, and encloses an area of about 1000 km2. It covers 19 municipalities in six districts of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship: Krosno (city county and county), Jaslo, Brzozów, Strzyżów, Sanok. For the project of the geopark's geotouristic map, geosites and geological-educational paths will be created. The geopark website and different advertising brochures will promote geoturism. The final product will be targeted at regional and local public administration bodies