📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
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💼 What the programme involves
Harz, with its mountains, stalactite caves, mining museums and forests is a very popular place for excursions and relaxation. Above the Okertal reservoir, 550m above sea level and in the middle of the forest, lies the forest education centre of Harz, which is the starting point for your group's activities. Here you'll dedicate your time and commitment to helping with the conservation and environmental work on maintaining habitats for (rare) plants and animals. Together with experienced foresters, your group with take care of biotopes and forest stands, you'll build veterinary fences and with this will have an insight into the ecological work of a forester. You'll be working 7.5 hours per day Monday to Thursday, with Fridays off.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You'll be staying in rooms with several beds in the forest education centre in Harz. You'll cook your own meals together.
📍 About the location
There is an outdoor area with a football field, volley ball court, basketball hoop, barbecue area, camp fire area and a small bakehouse where you can bake your bread. Also, a party cellar with table football and table tennis, as well as seminar rooms with a TV and DVD-player, are at your disposal. The surrounding area offers many opportunities for walking. The nearest bus station is 6.5km away, the foresters will help you to get around during your weekend excursions and when buying your communal food. There is a treetop path in Bad Harzburg; a communal boulder hike with the camp in Wildemann and the World Heritage Site Rammelsberg Mine in Goslar all nearby.
⚠️ Requirements
Outdoor clothing is a must.
ℹ️ Additional information
This camp is for people with a strong affinity with nature - the accommodation is in the middle of a forest.