LVP ME Reference Projects in the Former Rural District of Annaberg
Funding period 2000–2006
Initiation, application submission and implementation of 77 projects relating to
the ecologically responsible rejuvenation of clearance cairns and hedgerows:
- Total length: 120 km
- Undertaken by 168 contractual partners and LPV ME
and 31 biotope network projects – replanting hedgerows
- Total length: 10.5 km
Conservation of species-rich grasslands (mountain hay meadows, species-rich Nardus grasslands, wet meadows)
- 230 ha
- Undertaken by 155 contractual partners and LPV ME
Removal of woodland in the ‘Wolfner-Mühl-Wiesen’ nature reserve in order to ensure that the greater butterfly-orchid grows here
Ecologically responsible development of the fringes of the shore of the Zschopau River in the ‘Zschopautal’ Special Area of Conservation
Constructing 4 semi-natural ponds in Grumbach, Niederschlag and Schlettau
Arranging the legal aspects of and signposting 240 km of bridle path in the former rural district of Annaberg
Establishing a centre for environmental education at the Grumbach youth hostel, which includes a fun nature trail, a herb garden and outdoor classrooms
Regionalised ‘NATURA 2000’ information campaign
Provision and installation of nesting aids for animal species that inhabit buildings
Organising and running 25 eco-markets
Involvement with Deutscher Verband für Landschaftspflege [German Association for Landcare – DVL] publications:
- ‘Zwischen Erstaufforstung und Naturschutz’ [Between Initial Afforestation and Nature Conservation] (2001)
- ‘Landschaftselemente in der Agrarstruktur’ [Landscape Elements in Agricultural Structure] (2007)
Funding period 2007–2013
Initiation, application submission and implementation of 25 projects relating to the ecologically responsible rejuvenation of clearance cairns and hedgerows
- Total length: 18 km
- Undertaken by 42 contractual partners and LPV ME
and 12 biotope network projects – planting new hedgerows
- Total length: 4.5 km; comprising approximately 13,500 native wild shrubs
Conservation of species-rich grasslands (mountain hay meadows, species-rich Nardus grasslands, wet meadows)
-130 ha
- Undertaken by 103 contractual partners and LPV ME
Nature conservation consultancy for land users in the former rural districts of Annaberg and Chemnitzer Land
Establishing 3 biotope network complexes with a total of 10 semi-natural ponds in Grumbach
Clearing bushes in protected wetland habitats and wet meadows in the ‘Preßnitz-/Rauschenbachtal’ Special Area of Conservation
Involvement in DVL projects:
‘Produktion und Einsatz gebietseigener Gehölze’ (Producing and Using Regional Shrubs) in the ‘Vorkommensgebiet 3’ region and in the Erzgebirgskreis and Vogtlandkreis districts
Involvement in the Objective 3 project entitled ‘Grünes Netzwerk Erzgebirge’ (Ore Mountains Green Network)
Involvement in the DVL project entitled ‘Umsetzungskonzept zur Schaffung eines regionalen Netzwerkes zur energetischen Verwertung von Biomasse aus der Landschaftspflege im Erzgebirgskreis’ (Implementation Concept for the Creation of a Regional Network for Recovering Energy from Biomass Generated by Landscape Conservation in the Erzgebirgskreis District)
Organising and running the annual ‘Bergwiesenfest’ mountain pasture festival at the Grumbach youth hostel