Workcamp on Tour! – Protect Biodiversity!

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The countless species of plants and animals, as well as different habitats, are unique on our planet; in Germany alone there are around 70,000 different animals, plants and microorganisms. This biodiversity forms the basis of all life, but nature is increasingly under threat. This camp is about the protection of meadow birds, some of which are threatened with extinction. You will work thematically, practically and creatively with experienced staff from various biological stations to protect them. We start in Zwillbrock, right on the Dutch border. You will be there for the first week, working and learning a lot about their work at the Biological Station and about the protection of meadow birds. On the first day, you will help in a protected area and remove shrubs and birch so that the area is free for meadow birds again. You will cycle the 4 km to the reserve. Day 2 offers a circular walk and you get to know different birds and learn to identify them. Afterwards, the two days serve as a practical and creative day for a sustainable meadow bird conservation project. After the week, you move on to the next project area. After you have settled into your new accommodation and explored the surrounding area on Sunday, the project continues on Monday with the other organic stations. Here, too, everything revolves around the protection of meadow birds. In the second project, your work is primarily practical. You will help to optimize the breeding sites of endangered meadow birds, which are mainly located near bodies of water. So you'll head off into shallow water and onto small gravel islands in your rubber boots to pull out willow seedlings and create gathering and resting places for animals. In the second project, you will also learn a lot about the work of the Bio Stations and this conservation project from their employees.