Be active and contribute! - Working together in the nature park Märkische Schweiz - Märkische Schweiz

The nature preservation park Märkische Schweiz 40 km east of Berlin has a unique natural and cultural landscape to offer and will be the place of your project. In cooperation with the nature paark, the nature education centre Drei Eichen, the youth club Chance e.V. and the LAG Märkische Seen we will not only get to know the surrounding area, but will be actively involved in designing it. Young people from the surrounding area will join us in this endeavour, too. We will take part in different nature preservation projects in several different places in the nature park Märkische Schweiz. We will remove red touch-me-not plans, especially in the sensitive areas (embankments, close to water). In this we will be supported by experienced workers from the nature guard of the park. Together with the local forestry, we will take part in a moor projection project and remove conifer from the moor, which will have a positive impact on the water balance. Apart from this, there is a plan to remove shrubs from dry grasslands, to ensure the protection of this special habitat for protected species. We will be mowing orchid meadows and by doing so, will learn more about this special habitat and get familiar with the historical handling of a scythe. The Sophienfließ, a wild stream in a picturesque valley is crossed by hiking trails a number of times, these bridges and paths have to be partly renewed and repaired. With the support of the local wood worker, we will help here for a couple of days. This is also where beavers live and you can admire his built structures, too. We will also help an the old mill, which belongs to the nature education centre Drei Eichen. Here we will help to turn an old garage into an information point for the tourists, all around the theme of water mills. These jobs will predominately be outdoor jobs.