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The town centre of Lezo is crossed by various watercourses which collect the waters of Mount Jaizkibel and whose associated ecosystems have been reduced due to the effect of anthropisation and urban development pressure. The town council has been working for several years on the regeneration and enhancement of these watercourses, as is the case of Olatzar, the course of which runs alongside the town's urban garden park.
As there is no longer a natural flood dynamic on the Lech due to strong human influence, there is no longer a dynamic on the Lechleiten either. Slides are not occurring, the sites "age" and change from "location for specialists" to "home for generalists". Spruce for example has spread rapidly on the Lechleiten slopes in recent decades. The problem here is that due to the emerging competition, species that are valuable from a nature conservation point of view, such as yellow lady's slipper, swamp gladiolus, gravel saxifrage and many more, cannot withstand this pressure and are becoming locally extinct. The abandonment of rural (forest)... more
The BUND Naturschutz owns some litter meadows in the Wettismoos and maintains them according to the guidelines of nature conservation. The meadows are partly mowed by hand. In order to preserve the biodiversity the mowing takes place after the first of September. The mowed material is used as litter by local farmers.
The upland moor Schönramer Filz is located south of the community of Petting and with more than 500 ha one of the largest upland moors in southern Bavaria. The first restoration measures took place in the 70s with the damming of the moor lake. In the 90s, further peat cuttings were dammed up. The resulting basins show good restoration approaches today. For the future, it is planned to gradually convert the spruce stands, which are foreign to the site, into birch-pine stands with black alder. Other tree species, especially the Scots pine, will be taken from the mountain pine areas. Re-wetted areas, on which new peat moss growth begins, will... more
Heavy rain events in the Alps in the years of 1999, 2005 and 2013 led to major floods and substantial financial damage in the South of Germany. Such events are likely to increase with climate change. Furthermore, balancing societal and ecological priorities as well as working to remodel the densely populated inner city to implement the river restoration plan was challenging, with disagreements over the design in certain areas as well as what was feasible within the confines of the city.
The Isar river restoration along 8 km in the city of Munich is a spectacular achievement in its ability to accommodate both large floods that regularly... more
The originally natural gradient of the Iller is largely removed by the transverse structures erected as a result of the straightening of the Iller. This created waterways with a low gradient and the pre-alpine watercourse characteristics were lost. Through the construction of side arms, an attempt is being made to create an extended watercourse habitat with natural bed layers and high habitat function. It enables an approximation to the natural, branched course of the watercourse with its numerous side channels. The measure is part of the project Agile Iller.
Areas of the moors Sackfilz, Breitfilz and Tieffilz have been cleared of shrubs (15 ha) and rewetted (10 ha).
After the river bank of the Lobach has been flattened in the llast years, there is hardly any vegetation left. Therefore the chapter Seeg of the Bund Naturschutz decided after consultation with the municipality, the lower nature protection authority, the water management office, the fishery cooperative and adjacent farmers to restore a natural riparian vegetation on some bank areas with site-appropriate and water-typical plants. At four sections along the watercourse, about 250 typical watercourse edge plants such as grey and red alder, various willow species, parson's cap, alder buckthorn, sessile cherry, red dogwood and white birch were... more
Meanwhile completed supra-regional project mainly for the conservation of the habitats of the corncrake, other meadow breeders and the litter meadow flora at Lake Chiemsee.
LIFE-Project No. 1 (1995/1996): Main contents: Restoration of raised bogs and improvement of the habitat for meadow breeders (especially corncrake). The measures are based on land acquisition, one-time biotope improvement measures (with or without previous land acquisition) and public management by the project leader.
LIFE-Project No. 2 (1997-2001): Main contents: Raised bog restoration and habitat improvement for meadow breeders in litter meadows. Main... more
LIFE-Project No. 1 (1995/1996): Main contents: Restoration of raised bogs and improvement of the habitat for meadow breeders (especially corncrake). The measures are based on land acquisition, one-time biotope improvement measures (with or without previous land acquisition) and public management by the project leader.
LIFE-Project No. 2 (1997-2001): Main contents: Raised bog restoration and habitat improvement for meadow breeders in litter meadows. Main... more
Following 1999 floods, the flood protection dike had to be strenghtened, what also required a relocation of the Gennach. The river development was carried out under consideration of ecological aspects with changing river bed widths and slope inclinations. The right bank was not fortified, so a natural watercourse can develop again through self dynamic processes. This will create diverse habitats for flora and fauna. Access to the river was created for the population. 800 woods were planted as noise and sight protection against the neighboring road B 12.