📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The forestry office of Jena is responsible for the green areas in the city of Jena and its sorroundings. Info: www.ksj.jena.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=84390 _nav_id1=84355On one mountain is the tower FUCHSTURM, which is one of the landmarks of Jena and was build in 10th century. 159 years ago an association was found to protect the historic building.www.fuchsturm.de
💼 What the programme involves
In the beginning you will work with local foresters in the wood of Jena. Your tasks will include various environmental works, e.g. maintaining foot paths, lookout points and shelters. Your help will be needed for different nature protection projects. Please be prepared for environmental works to help the rangers only outside. After, the volunteers will help the environmental organisation Fuchsturmgesellschaft to chop down trees for a better visibility and let a bright landscape appear from the way leading to the tower and maintenance work in the flora-fauna habitat. Your help will be needed in the Education Path, also huts need renovation or maintenance.This is a camp for nature lovers Work can be physically challenging at times.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation:Volunteers will be accommodated in an isolated hostel on a hill in the Western part of Jena. Each room has 10 beds and your only neighbours will be the woodland animals. There will be no internet access in the accommodation. Food:Full board, you will get the possibility to cook traditional meals occasionally. Please be prepared for typical German food, which includes a lot of bread. You will have cold breakfast and supper (bread) and a warm meal for dinner.
📍 About the location
is with about 100.000 inhabitants the 2nd biggest city in Thueringen and is situated on the banks of the river Saale, surrounded by white and grey calcite mountains in the eastern part of Thueringen. Jena is famous for the high-tech Zeiss Optical Instruments, the Schiller University and the Zeiss-Planetarium, which is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. The city of Jena and its surroundings present many good opportunities for recreation and relaxing.Please notice that Jena city is far away from your accommodation, so better be ready to spend lots of time by yourselves, enjoying games / sports and outdoor activities. We can go hiking and have cycling tours in this beautiful area. We can also make trips to other cities, for example we can travel to Weimar, which is well known as the workplace of the pts Gthe and Schiller. You will be able to learn more about history, as we could visit the former concentration camp Buchenwald. The student city of Jena offers many cultural possibilities to explore. Free-time activities will mainly depend on your ideas and wishes.
ℹ️ Additional information
This camp is not suitable for Vegetarians / VegansWe ask the volunteers to make sure that their travel is compatible with the most recent recommendations of health authorities with regards to the spread of the Corona virus. In case you are travelling from or recently travelled through a higher risk area, please check the health recommendations of the country where the project takes place, as restrictions may apply (e.g. ban, quarantine, isolation). We will take the necessary health precautions for our projects, but please contact your sending organisation to get more information in case you have any concerns.