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Federsee LIFE+ Project (2009 - 2012)
Renewed sponsorship from the EU - extension until march 2014
From 1997 - 2002, around 250 hectares of valuable fenland at Federsee were restored with financial assistance from the EU through the LIFE+ development programme (the “Preservation and Development of Nature in the Federsee Landscape” project). The renewal of this EU sponsorship will enable us to achieve further improvement of habitats in the Federsee fen. The new LIFE+ project “Restoration of Habitats in the Federsee Fen” will run for four years from 1st January 2009.
The aims of this project are, above all, to restore and rewet large areas of fen meadow owned by the state. This will not only provide habitats for many rare species, but will also help to protect archaeological sites which have been preserved in the moist peat for many thousands of years. The Bronze Age “Forschner” settlement, for example, lies beneath a gliding airfield and can only be preserved through the removal of the airfield. A further objective is to complete the network of nature reserves at Federsee through the addition of the final reserve “NSG Steinhauser Ried” (Steinhauser Reedbeds Nature Reserve).
There are nearly 3000 hectares of habitats with Europe-wide significance in the Federsee fen, including extensive fenland, lime-rich marsh, restored blanket bog, transitional habitats and wet woodland. It is also home to significant populations of highly protected plant and animal species, including endangered species such as the European Weatherfish and Spined Loach fish species, the Marsh Fritillary butterfly, the Yellow-Bellied Toad and the Fen Orchid. There is even a species of beetle that has not been found anywhere else in Germany.
Our project information leaflet (in German) is available to download here:
 Download Flyer "LIFE+-Projekt Federsee"
Our project poster (in German) is available to download here:
Download Poster "LIFE+-Projekt Federsee"
For further information, please select a subject heading:
 Project Partners
Project Overview
Project Area
Project Stages
Links
Further information on the previous Federsee LIFE project (in German) is available here:
LIFE-Projekt "Sicherung und Entwicklung der Natur in der Federseelandschaft" (1997-2002)
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NABU-Naturschutzzentrum Federsee
Federseeweg 6
88422 Bad Buchau
Tel: 0 75 82 / 15 66
Fax: 0 75 82 / 17 78
eMail: info@nabu-federsee.de | Träger des Naturschutzzentrums
Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU)
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Upcoming events
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| Sa, 22.06.13, 20:00
Natur am Federsee | Di, 25.06.13, 20:00
Führung in den Wackelwald | Sa, 29.06.13, 20:00
Natur am Federsee | Di, 02.07.13, 19:30
Führung in den Wackelwald | Sa, 06.07.13, 19:30
Themenführung zum Federsee | |
For further events see our calendar (in german)
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Our Partners
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Visit the website of our main project partner
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Newsletter
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Get more information about the NABU Federsee Nature Conservation Centre in our monthly newsletter (in German).
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