Nature conservation
Today, nature conservation is a wide-ranging field of activity centred on activities to protect flora and fauna and to preserve our landscape.
The objectives of nature conservation are laid down in the Federal Nature Conservation Act: "Nature and the landscape are to be protected due to their intrinsic value and as the basis for human life and health, also in responsibility for future generations in populated and unpopulated areas ..."
The first nature conservation areas were designated in Chemnitz as early as 1956. Today, there are over 70 of these areas, including areas with several 10,000 wild orchids. The richly structured urban fringe landscape is home to over 1,000 legally protected biotopes with many rare animals and plants. Special aid projects in species protection help rare and endangered species in Chemnitz to preserve their habitats so that future generations can experience nature in our city.
Despite all efforts to protect species, it is clear that many species, such as amphibians, birds and insects, are in sharp decline, which means that comprehensive measures to preserve biodiversity are urgently needed.
Events 2025
| Date | Event/Action | Place/meeting point | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 6 February, 5 p.m. | Kick-off event for amphibian migration and amphibian conservation 2025 For interested parties and volunteers. Registration is required. | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority - Christian Winkler and Christina Sedner |
| Saturday, 1 March, 9 am to 3 pm | "Max Meise" nest box building for young and old Nest box building for children and young people | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority; Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre; BUND Regional Group Chemnitz as part of the "Young Nature Guards Chemnitz" project and the Pilzfreunde Chemnitz e.V. association |
| Tuesday, 18 March, 5 p.m. | Lecture "Biodiversity at the nature conservation centre" Lecture/event with special reference to the anniversary of the nature conservation centre | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority - Jens Börner and BUND Regional Group Chemnitz as part of the project "Young Nature Guards Chemnitz" - Benjamin Franke |
| Tuesday, 15 April, 5 p.m. | Lecture "The fire salamander - small amphibian with a high-visibility waistcoat" Lecture as part of the Natural Heritage Project: "Species documentation of the fire salamander in the Zwickau district, Central Saxony, Ore Mountains and Chemnitz city area" | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | BUND Sachsen e.V. - Heidi Enderlein |
| Sunday, 27 April, 6 a.m. | Excursion "Bird song hike in the Ebersdorfer Flur" | Max-Saupe-Straße, Nettomarkt, 09114 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority - Jens Börner and Klaus Müller |
| May | Summer meeting and excursion of the voluntary nature conservation service "Species protection at home, farm and garden" to Schmölln/Thuringia to the Pröhl family Further information will be announced in spring 2025. | ||
| Tuesday, 24 June, 5 p.m. | Excursion "Travelling with the shepherdess - landscape conservation and biotope development through sheep grazing" | Max-Saupe-Straße, Nettomarkt, 09114 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority and travelling sheep farm Josef Schwaiger - Kerstin Hebrich |
| Thursday, 4 September | Celebration event - 30 years of the Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre Lecture/event with special reference to the anniversary of the nature conservation centre | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority |
| Friday, 5 September, 7.30 pm | Bat night at the castle pond | Chemnitz castle pond, near the "Milchhäuschen" restaurant, 09113 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority - Dr Gudrun Schneider and Julia Vogel and Nature Conservation Helper Chemnitz - Holger Tippmann |
| October | Orchard meadow day Joint apple harvest on the orchards in Draisdorf and Reichenbrand. Further information will be announced from the beginning of September 2025. | Environmental Agency and cooperation partners | |
| Tuesday, 7 October, 5 p.m. | Lecture "2000 beetle species in Chemnitz" 25 years of voluntary research on biodiversity | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Nature conservation helper Chemnitz - Rüdiger Peschel |
| Tuesday, 11 November, 5 p.m. | Lecture: Scientific bird ringing in the European bird sanctuary "Limbacher Teiche" | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Nature conservation helpers from the districts of Zwickau and Chemnitz - Regina and Dieter Kronbach |
| Tuesday, 2 December, from 4 pm | Christmas party of the voluntary nature conservation service Review 2025/Outlook 2026 | Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192, 09127 Chemnitz | Environmental Agency, Lower Nature Conservation Authority - Jens Börner and Heike Kreher |
For the excursions, we recommend appropriate clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes as well as carpooling or using public transport.
We need your voluntary support in practical nature conservation/nature conservation centre work. To this end, we regularly organise work assignments in the countryside. If you are interested, please send us your e-mail address. You will then receive an up-to-date invitation to the practical assignments.
If you have any questions about the events, please get in touch using the contact details provided.
Event chronicle
The event chronicle of the Environmental Agency, in which events that have already been completed are listed, can be found under the following link.
