The Park Rangers of the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald are waiting for your support to preserve the fauna and flora in this unique natural environment and to provide endangered species with their original habitats again. At the same time it is a great opportunity for you to learn a lot about this ecosystem, the rangers will show and explain a lot. Three main tasks are waiting for you:
1. Taking care of the nutrient-poor grassland and arnica meadows within the national park (mowing works, work to stop the spreading of shrubs etc.). Doing this, you can preserve a valuable habitat with a very high biodiversity. This is especially the case for insects such as bees and butterflies, and flowering plants like orchids.
2. Working on the wildlife park of Wildenburg Castle. Here you can find wolves, deer, wild boars, wildcats, mouflons and many other animals. Your task will mainly be to renew wooden fences and to build elements for the animals can hide behind. You will also construct wooden barriers to protect small trees from getting damaged by the animals.
3. Giving water its natural space back! Inside the national park there are many places where the natural flow of water was changed (due to interruptions of the stream’s curves, drainage channels etc.). In many cases this alteration is negatively impacting the biodiversity of these streams. You will therefore help to restore the natural flow of the water by closing some water channels and revitalizing natural flow elements.
Other environmental protections tasks can be added. Attention: The work might be physically hard and you will get wet and muddy for sure! Please bring hiking boots and working clothes.