(State Forestry of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Foresty office Schlemmin)
The forestry offices of Landesforsten Mecklenburg-Vorpommern perform the tasks of a unified forestry administration: in addition to their forestry work in the state-owned forest and their service offers, this also includes their work as a lower forestry authority - advising and promoting private forest ownership. They also inform all forest visitors about the importance of the forest and the tasks of forestry.
Description of work:
The "Alte Nebel" between Lüssow and Bützow was the original course of the "Nebel" river. The lowlands along the river have been used intensively for decades, mainly as grassland and arable land, creating rather poor conditions for the local ecosystem.
The task of the State Forestry Agency was to create a development corridor with site-typical trees and shrubs along the "Alte Nebel" in order to accelerate the slow, natural forest development and to greatly reduce the input of plant protection products and fertilisers.
To this end, more than 200,000 trees such as willows, red alders, pedunculate oaks, fluttering elms, downy birches and a wide variety of forest edge shrubs have been planted along around 14 km of the river since 2018.
However, since the beaver has also found a new home along the "Alte Nebel", a large number of trees must now be protected from browsing by the beaver.
Your task will be to protect about 700 trees in an area of about 4 hectares with so-called wire trousers. The wire trousers are made of protection fence, which is cut to a length of 2.2 m, knotted together and erected. In addition, it is fixed to the ground by two stakes made of recycled plastic.
The aim is to protect the trees from being bitten by beavers.
You will be accompanied by the staff of the local forestry office.
In addition to the practical work, the foresters will teach you a lot about nature and environmental protection in general and about the forest and its protection in particular. You will learn a lot about the local flora and fauna, their relevance for the ecosystem and the various measures for their protection.
Description of accommodation and food:
You will stay in the “Haus der Begegnung Lüssow” (Meeting house of Luessow), a self-catering house with one room for 5 people, two rooms for 3 and also two rooms for 2 people, on the edge of the small village Lüssow. The house has a kitchen, two sanitary rooms with showers and toilets, and two common rooms for eating and group activities.
You cater for yourselves and cook together. Money for shopping will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.
Description of location and leisure:
In your free time, you can enjoy your quiet accommodation and the beautiful surroundings by playing sports and spending evenings together around the campfire.
After work, you can also cycle through the beautiful landscape conservation area where you also work.
Or you can take the train (S-Bahn) to the beautiful Hanseatic city of Rostock (travel time 25min), which lies directly on the Baltic Sea. On the long weekend off (Friday to Sunday), it's worth taking a trip to Berlin, Hamburg or the beautiful sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea.
Remarks (other information):
Be able to ride a bike (as you will be cycling 3km to work each day); Fitness for physically strenuous work; It is essential to bring work clothes and (water)resistant footwear and/or work shoes; We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible, e.g. by train, bus or car sharing, and thus make an active contribution to climate protection.
Nearest International airport: Hamburg, Berlin-Brandenburg
Nearest terminal (train or bus station): Berlin-Hauptbahnhof –Güstrow – Lüssow (Meckl) (duration of arrival: 3h32min) or Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof – Schwaan - Lüssow (Meckl) (duration of arrival: 3h18min)
Meeting point and time: at accommodation after 4 pm and until 6 pm on Saturday 10/08/2024
Directions to Meeting Point:
From Hamburg
From Hamburg airport
From Hamburg airport take S-Bahn S1 in the direction Blankenese and leave it after 24min at Hamburg main train station.
From Hamburg main train station
From Hamburg main station take the Regional Express (RE) in the direction of Rostock Hbf and leave the train after 2h15min at the Station Schwaan.
From Schwaan train station
In Schwaan you have to change to S-Bahn S2 in the direction of Güstrow. Leave the train after 9min at the station Lüssow (Meckl).
From Berlin
From Berlin-Brandenburg airport
From Berlin-Brandenburg airport take the Intercity (IC) in the direction Warnemünde and leave it after 2h32min at Rostock main train station.
From Berlin main train station
From Berlin main train station take Regional Express (RE) in the direction of Rostock Hbf and leave it after 2:14 at Güstrow train station.
From Güstrow train station
In Güstrow you have to change to S-Bahn S2 in the direction of Warnemünde. Leave the train after 4min at the station Lüssow (Meckl).
From train station “Lüssow (Meckl)”
At Lüssow train station, a footpath leads vertically away from the station directly behind the houses. After about 150m, the footpath ends at Schwaaner Straße. Cross this road and follow it (slightly) to the right for about 400m until it ends at Schwiesower Straße. Follow this road for about 100m to the left and then turn left again into Friedhofsweg. Walk along this road for approx. 250m. The road then turns into a field path, which first runs slightly to the left and then to the right again. After about 100m you will see the Haus der Begegnung on the right-hand side.
More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com. We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carsharing or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: Protecting trees in the north German landscape conservation area