📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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💼 What the programme involves
Your task with the forestry and nature conservation department of the Alb-Donau district is to maintain or restore a wetland biotope (pond and watercourses), to maintain a juniper heath and rough grassland near Mochental. You cut the pond free, repair the dam if necessary and remove overgrown creepers from the pond so that many animal and plant species can spread there again. Juniper heaths developed here in the past through grazing with sheep and goats and are protected as the most species-rich biotopes in Central Europe. They are in danger of becoming wooded again. You will remove shrubs and trees to create space and light for the rare plant species, insects and birds that live there. You will be guided by the forest ranger, a forestry master and forestry trainees.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Group room on the grounds of Mochental Castle with camp beds, you all sleep in one room, separate common room with kitchen, shared with staff on siteYou cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
📍 About the location
You live secluded, can sit in the evening at the campfire. In the immediate vicinity (up to 35 km): activities in the biosphere area Swabian Alb, visit the beer culture town of Ehingen, Laichingen deep cave and climbing forest, canoeing on the Great Lauter, open-air museum Kürnbach, Ulm with the world-famous cathedral. In the further surroundings (up to approx. 150 km): Lake Constance, Stuttgart, Augsburg.
camp location: Ehningen (Donau), Baden-Württemberg; Ulm 40 km, Stuttgart 100 km
⚠️ Requirements
Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): Compulsory Covid rapid test directly upon arrival at the camp. The tests are provided by ijgd. We recommend that you do a self-quick test at your home town before departure so that you are not surprised by a positive quick test at the camp.
Should legal Corona protection regulations change, the Covid rules for participation may also change at short notice! Subject to change! You will receive more detailed information after confirmation of your registration and at the latest 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
You must be able to ride a bike, physically demanding work. You live remotely at the forestry base about 10 km southwest of Ehingen (Danube). The train station is 5 km away by bike. There is no free Wi-Fi, but guest access can be arranged for you if necessary.