New Foundation Areas

In northeastern Germany, new islands of wilderness can develop: the Michael Succow Foundation is currently taking over new areas of the National Natural Heritage in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

On October 13th, we completed overtaking natural heritage areas in Mecklenburg-Wetsern Pomerania for now. Next to our existing areas Lanken and Goor, we now own seven further areas. In Mecklenburg this concerns forest and grassland areas near the lake "Bolzer See" and a forest in the Recknitz valley near Wasdow.

Mannhagener Moor - a future oasis of wilderness

In Western Pomerania, the foundation now owns areas in and at the peatland "Mannhagener Moor", the Melow near Brandshagen, and the Binsenberg near Altentreptow, where we already conduct a renaturation project. Furthermore, several areas on Ruegen Island were overtaken: forest at Palmer Ort, grasslands at the Schoritzer Wiek, and grassland and fallow land near Dumsevitz. The majority of these areas were acquired free of charge. Additionally, the foundation bought some small areas that are not part of the National Natural Heritage, but were offered because they cannot be used anymore after the natural heritage areas have been transferred.

Natural heritage areas in Brandenburg will be also transferred in 2011. About 280 hectares are designated here, partly located at the Bollwinfließ where they complete already existing foundation property. There, the foundation currently undertakes renaturation measures to restore a growing brown moss peatland. The largest part of areas in Brandenburg is situated in the Sernitz valley. Together with the state of Brandenburg, a large-scale restoration project is currently prepared. One of the main goals is to improve living conditions for lesser-spotted eagle and corn crake.

We depend on your support to promote the development of oases of wilderness! A regular donation of 30 Euros per year provides the maintenance for 1 hectare in the long term.