At one with nature and on the right path... towards the Alps

Name: At one with nature and on the right path... towards the Alps
Start: 2021-07-31
End: 2021-08-27
Location: Regensburg, Germany

Germany Teenagers Environment Teenagers Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

You'll be helping the surrounding communities with mowing fields and collecting hay. Sometimes, the fields are on a slope and are difficult to reach with machines. In nearby orchards, you'll be repairing fences and protecting trees from being gnawed away by sheep. You'll take care of rough grazing land, in order to conserve the habitats of endangered plants and animals. You'll also be pulling out small tree saplings from the meadow in order to prevent them spreading in this particular habitat – therefore learning a lot about conservation in the process. ** An absolute highlight for nature lovers is that part of the workcamp will consist of a 3-day trip to Berchtesgaden on the fringe of the Alps, where you can go hiking. Bring your hiking boots with you! They should be strong, study and ankle high. **

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be staying in rooms with 2-4 beds in the youth hostel St.Anna in Thalshausen, which is a former castle close to the city of Freising. The group will prepare and cook meals together. Address: Jugendhaus St. Anna, Holnsteinallee 20, 85402 Thalhausen

📍 About the location

You can reach Freising by bike along the river Isar. From there, the S-Bahn train travels to Munich. In Munich you have the opportunity to visit many museums, the English Garden or the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus. In the area surrounding Munich and in the Alps, you can go hiking and enjoy nature. Due to the close proximity to Hallertau, the largest hop-growing region in the world, there are many typical beer gardens.

⚠️ Requirements

The camp lasts 4 weeks. You must be able to ride a bike. Ankle-high hiking boots/wellingtons and warm, waterproof clothing are necessary both for working outside and going on hikes!

ℹ️ Additional information

Some of the work during this project could be physically demanding. There is an additional administration fee of 50 € for participants who are not from Germany.

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