GEO Nature Day 2021 in the Stärkerwald forest
On 18 September, 10 a.m. - Exploring nature on your doorstep
On Saturday 18 September at 10 a.m., nature lovers in Chemnitz are cordially invited to the 23rd GEO Day of Nature organised by the Chemnitz Environmental Centre and the Local Agenda 21 Ecology Working Group. The meeting point is at Pawlowstraße 1, near the bus stop "Kirche Reichenbrand" on lines 32 and 41. Participation is free of charge.
Together we will explore the Stärkerwald with its various biotopes and animal and plant species, take a look at the GDR history of the Stärkerwald and talk about its possible future. Experts, representatives of the Lower Nature Conservation Authority and environmental organisations will provide more in-depth insights. Children are invited to take part in the insect race. If you have the opportunity, you are welcome to bring binoculars and an identification book. Sturdy shoes are also recommended.
Starch forest
The Stärkerwald forest lies between Reichenbrand and Mittelbach and is named after its former owner. He had afforested his land after 1900. After 1960, the Stärkerwald was then managed by the city. Until 1999, there was almost no forestry utilisation in the area. Due to the diverse biotope structures that were created, many bird species were able to survive in the Stärkerwald. The high proportion of deadwood plays a major role for cavity-nesting birds such as the great spotted woodpecker, lesser spotted woodpecker, nuthatch and pied flycatcher.
The area includes eight ponds in the floodplain of the Kaßbergbach stream (FND Reichenbrander Teiche), which are near-natural and therefore important as spawning grounds and breeding habitats for amphibians and dragonflies, for example. Between the ponds there are areas of wet meadow and copses of pedunculate and sessile oak and hornbeam. The meandering Kaßbergbach stream is bordered by a moist forest of black alder, birch, aspen and English oak. Above the hiking trail, you can marvel at a red beech forest and the "Streuobstwiese Reichenbrand" nature reserve on the eastern side of the Stärkerwald.
Background
GEO Biodiversity Day is the largest field research event in Central Europe. In recent years, events have regularly rediscovered species that were thought to have disappeared, making a valuable contribution to the conservation and documentation of flora and fauna.But not only experts are in demand: anyone interested in nature and its protection can take part. Kindergartens, schools, universities, authorities, clubs, nature conservation associations and other organisations, as well as companies and individuals, are also called upon to organise their own GEO Biodiversity Day next year and to start accompanying campaigns directly in their own environment.