Volunteer nature conservation association for species protection projects, habitat maintenance and environmental education in Wiesbaden and the Rheingau-Taunus region

Naturschutzhaus e.V.

Wiesbaden (postal address Karl-Lehr-Straße 34; association house in the Wellritz valley)New on Amplifa

1980Founded (as the Wiesbaden nature conservation working group)

1983First nature conservation prize of the city of Wiesbaden

e.V.Legal form

WiesbadenLocation

About the association

Naturschutzhaus e.V. is a volunteer-based nature conservation association based in Wiesbaden whose roots go back to a loosely organised nature conservation working group founded in 1980. The association carries out species protection projects, publishes brochures and informational materials, and offers excursions and lectures. Thematic focuses are amphibians, reptiles – especially the Aesculapian snake –, bats, orchids, bird protection, honey bees as well as general habitat maintenance and the topic of nature around the home. Practical work includes the creation and maintenance of small water bodies and frog ponds, the construction of toad underpasses, forest clean-ups and the building of dry stone walls and egg-laying sites. The association maintains an association house in the Wellritz valley in Wiesbaden, the so-called Naturschutzhaus. Participation is also possible without membership; the work is hands-on and without excessive formality. Over the years, the group has contributed to numerous areas worthy of protection in and around Wiesbaden being granted the status of nature reserve or natural monument.

Site: Wiesbaden
Processes: Species protection projects, Habitat maintenance, Brochures and information publications, Excursions and guided tours, Amphibian protection (toad underpasses, frog ponds), Lectures
Materials: Species protection projects, Habitat maintenance, Environmental education
Founded: 1980
Industries: Nature conservation, Species protection, Environmental education

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Species protection projects and mapping
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Habitat maintenance and maintenance measures
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Installation of protective facilities (e.g. toad underpasses, frog ponds)
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Public relations (brochures, lectures)
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Excursions and environmental education

Fields of activity and working methods

ART

Species protection projects

Projects for amphibians, reptiles, bats, birds, orchids and honey bees in Wiesbaden and the surrounding area.

BIOTOP

Habitat maintenance

Regular maintenance operations to preserve habitats worthy of protection, for example on the Sommerberg.

BILDUNG

Environmental education

Excursions, guided tours and lectures on various nature conservation topics.

Location

Wiesbaden

Association headquarters and association house (Naturschutzhaus) in the Wellritztal; postal address Karl-Lehr-Straße 34

Projects and protection objects

**Fire salamander – amphibian protection**Species protection · Nature conservation

**Aesculapian snake – reptile protection**Species protection project · Nature conservation

**Frog pond – amphibian promotion**Habitat maintenance · Nature conservation

Inside the production

Association house in the Wellritz valley

Maintenance operation of the working group

Industries

Nature conservationSpecies protectionEnvironmental education

Additional services

Species protection projectsHabitat maintenanceBrochures and information publicationsExcursions and guided toursAmphibian protection (toad underpasses, frog ponds)Lectures

History

1980
Start of the loosely organised Wiesbaden nature conservation working group with the participation of Richard Abt
1983
First nature conservation prize of the city of Wiesbaden awarded to the working group
um 1989/90
Creation of the association house (Naturschutzhaus) in the Wellritz valley
2004
30th anniversary of the working group; the Naturschutzhaus was 15 years old at that time
2019
Report by the Frankfurter Rundschau on 30 years of commitment and habitat protection