Discover the Lobau: Mindfulness in the Donau-Auen National Park!

Discover the Lobau: Mindfulness in the Donau-Auen National Park!

Donau-Auen, Österreich - On May 2, 2025, the “Lobau together” initiative will call for exploring the Donau-Auen National Park. Under the motto "Mindfully in the Donau-Auen National Park", the event aims to promote a balance between relaxation and nature conservation. Climate City Councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky emphasizes the importance of the green share in Vienna. The first program items start from May 8th to 11th, 2025, followed by another focus that will take place from September 11th to 14th, 2025.

The program is aimed at families, school classes and nature enthusiasts and offers numerous highlights. This includes the orchid blossom in spring and watching wild animals in autumn. Participation in the events is free of charge. The offers include excursions, workshops and nature tours, which are organized in cooperation with experts, researchers, conservationists and forester. An info team at the entrances will offer visitors dialogue and information and support the sensitization for a careful handling of nature.

nature conservation in the National Park Donau-Auen

Nature conservation is of outstanding importance in the national park. Dead wood structures are left and enriched there to offer a habitat for a wide range of organisms such as birds, bats and insects. Mapping endangered species, such as the Alpenbock and the scarlet flat beetle, also support management in the park. These measures are part of extensive renaturation projects that aim to improve the quality of living space for flora and fauna.

The role of the national parks in Austria

national parks are important figureheads for nature conservation in Austria and play an essential role in the preservation of biological diversity. Austria's national parks are among the most ecologically valuable natural areas and secure natural ecosystems with special biological diversity. It should be emphasized that national parks are internationally recognized and at least 75% of their area devoted to process protection so that natural processes can be done without human intervention.

Current strategies, such as the National Park strategy "Austria 2020+", emphasize the need to allow changes in nature. Herbert Wölger, Director of the Gesäuse National Park, describes the challenge of accepting changes without value. This dynamic concept emphasizes that nature reacts to changes and finds its own solutions for occurring disorders.

Further information and program details on the "Lobau Cooperation" initiative are available on the website of the city of Vienna: Wien.gv.at . The pages of donauauen.at and the general nature conservation strategy of national parksaustria.at .