Voluntary conservationist Frank Uwe Pfuhl receives a citizens' award!

Voluntary conservationist Frank Uwe Pfuhl receives a citizens' award!

Assenheim, Deutschland - Frank Uwe Pfuhl, a passionate conservationist from Niddatal, was awarded the Citizens' Prize of the Sparkasse Oberhessen in the “Lebenswerk” category. Pfuhl, who founded the NABU environmental workshop in 1988, has volunteered for nature conservation for over 40 years. His love for nature began in his childhood when he moved to the rural Assenheim with his family from Frankfurt. "Fortunately, we moved to the country," recalls the 56-year-old. This environment shaped his passion for nature and animal welfare.

commitment to the environment

At the age of 15, Pfuhl joined the nature conservation association (NABU), at that time still under the name Bund for bird protection. In 1986 he founded the Nabu local group Niddatal, from which the environmental workshop emerged. This facility has developed into an important educational center that offers around 60 events annually. Pfuhl emphasizes that the environmental workshop is not only an educational institution, but also a workshop in which people can actively participate in the design of their environment. A Highlight is the "Bibermobil", which is touring through Hesse and information about the importance of floodplains and waters.

Pfuhl is not only active on a voluntary basis, but also professionally in nature. With his office for ecological planning, he developed the Nidda and volcanic cycle path. "I am paid to explore the area by bike or wandering. It can't be better," he says enthusiastically. Despite his successes, Pfuhl remains modest and sees itself as part of a larger whole in global nature conservation.

Surprisingly, Pfuhl received the nomination for the citizens' award, which he knew nothing about. "I was very surprised when the letter came," he says. He would like to invest the prize money of 1000 euros in the child and youth work of the NABU environmental workshop. Pfuhl is a shining example of the commitment that is made for nature conservation in Wetterau.