📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The forest areas in the Upper Harz region are not only nature reserves, they are also recreational spaces. As large, connected planes of trees and forests, they are very important for protecting the climate. In this camp, you will be helping with nature and environmental protection tasks and thereby contributing to the conservation of habitats for (rare) plants and animals and restoring the balance of nature. Your group’s tasks will include taking care of young deciduous trees, constructing ‘natural’ water ecosystems, repairing park benches, huts and hiking signs, and building hunting facilities. You will work in alternating small groups which will allow you to get an insight into the ecological, economic and social duties of forestry.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying in shared rooms in a youth hostel. The group will prepare and cook meals together.
📍 About the location
The Harz region - with its mountains, stalactite caves, mining museums and forests - is a popular holiday destination and recreational area. During the camp, the foresters working with your group will organize a hiking trip to the legendary 'Brocken' (the tallest mountain in the region) for you. Wildemann itself is a small mountain community of around 1,000 residents, surrounded by various hiking trails. Wildemann has an outdoor swimming pool, a glow-golf facility and a mini-golf course. The 19-Lachter-Stollen, a discontinued mine, is also worth a visit. For more information: www.harzinfo.de; www.wildemann.de, www.brocken-harz.de
⚠️ Requirements
You will be working 7.5 hours for 4 days of the week, with Fridays free! You should be fit enough for the physically demanding work involved in this project.
ℹ️ Additional information
You will be working 7.5 hours for 4 days of the week, with Fridays free! You should be fit enough for the physically demanding work involved in this project. There is an additional administration fee of 50 € for participants who are not from Germany.
