In a nutshell:
ROSEN event for species protection at the natural monument 'Kleines Wittefehn' in Langen
Employees and their families hang up around 100 nesting aids and roosting boxes
Large nesting aid for wild bees
Goal: Protect rare animal and plant species
Together with the Naturschutzstiftung Landkreises Emsland (Nature Conservation Foundation of the Emsland District), we have made a strong commitment to species protection in the region. Last Saturday, at the protected natural monument 'Kleines Wittefehn' in Langen, employees and their families took up ladders, hammers and nails and mounted 100 nesting aids for birds and roosting boxes for bats in the trees around the protected area. In addition, a nest box for hornets and a large nesting aid for wild bees was set up.
Longtime Cooperation
On the day of the event, Dirk van Vinckenroye (Head of Location Lingen) highlighted the motivation behind the event: "With state-of-the-art technologies, we ensure that industrial plants around the world can be operated safely. Protecting people and the environment is therefore closely intertwined with our core business and is a matter of particular concern to us. We are very happy that, through our long-standing cooperation with the Nature Conservation Foundation, we are also able to act actively in the region and have a lasting positive impact on local ecosystems with campaigns like this."
We again donated €10,000 to the Emsland Nature Conservation Foundation for the species protection initiative. In previous years, we had already supported various measures with donations in the same amount. For example, a number of environmental education activities for school children were made possible, the new edition of a children's book about the local flora and fauna was supported, and 3,000 trees were planted in the Haselünne landscape conservation area. In addition to the financial contribution, the commitment of the employees as well as their families was particularly decisive for the species protection event. "It's really great to see how colleagues and their families get involved. This illustrates our corporate culture of always joining forces and going the extra mile," said Dirk, praising the commitment of the volunteers. "With this campaign, we are making an important contribution to protecting the home of endangered species in the region."
A Matter of Heart
The 'Kleine Wittefehn' in Langen is a retreat for rare animal species such as the marsh harrier, the moor frog and the treecreeper. Threatened plant species are also at home here, Maike Hoberg (Deputy Executive Director of the Nature Conservation Foundation) explained to the participants: "Bell heather and royal fern have become rare in the field. But the blue marsh gentian in particular has almost completely disappeared and is classified as highly endangered. Here in the boggy wetlands of the biotope, however, it grows as a true rarity." To preserve the habitat of these plants, growing pines and other woody plants that threaten to overgrow the gentian and bell heath in the wet meadow areas were also removed on Saturday.
"Preserving the habitat of special species is a real matter of heart for me. I am thus especially delighted when companies like the ROSEN Group and volunteers support our projects," said Maike Hoberg, thanking the helpers after all the nesting aids had been placed high in the trees and the youngest participants had received certificates and small birdhouses to take home for their efforts. Steffen (employee of the ROSEN Group) was there with his family and also expressed his thanks: "Today was a great experience for the children. They were eager to choose the right trees for the boxes, install them and were able to learn a lot on top of that. Experiences like this are incredibly important for them to get closer to nature and learn to appreciate it."
Pictures: Schöning Fotodesign