📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The National Park Donau-Auen, established in 1996, preserves the largest floodplains in Central Europe. Its protection originates from a civil initiative against plans to build hydro power plants in the area. The area is a safe haven for nature and biodiversity inbetween two European capitals, Vienna and Bratislava. Among the animals living in the National Park are eagles, beavers, turtles and kingfishers. The volunteers will live and work in the National Park, will help the National Park in the maintenance of this environment and will experience it with their own senses.
💼 What the programme involves
Some of the tasks are physical work, such as removing invasive plant species (neophytes), collecting trash, reconstruction of walkingpaths, or construction of nesting boxes for bats or birds.
🏠 Accommodation on site
For the duration of the camp you will be staying in the National Park Camp Meierhof in Donau-Auen and in the newly built Wildcat Camp in Thayatal. The former is equipped with tents group rooms and bath and showers, the latter consists of 4-6 bed rooms with bathrooms group room and kitchen. Breakfast, lunch packages, and dinner will be provided, either in the camps, at the work site or in restaurants. If you have any allergies or special food wishes (vegetarian, …), please let us know in advance!
📍 About the location
The workcamp will be situated in different sites of the National Park. The best way to get to the Donau-Auen is from Vienna by metro and Bus or by Train and taxi.
⚠️ Requirements
Small letter of motivation is required. You should be at least 18 years old and in good physical shape
ℹ️ Additional information
For more information about the area go to the website of the National Park: http://www.donauauen.at/
http://camps.donauauen.at/
http://www.np-thayatal.at/de/pages/projektwochen-25.aspx