Schliersee - During an alpine tour in the Stümpfling area, participants learned a lot of useful things.
But there is also frustration: strangers have damaged the wolf fence at Spitzingsee.
Members of the Miesbach district association in the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV) recently undertook an alpine tour.
Issues such as wolf, tethering, water protection areas and the preservation of smallholder agriculture have attracted numerous farmers, politicians and district actors to the Stümpfling area near Schliersee, despite poor visibility.
In addition to the farmers, there were among others the member of the Bundestag Alexander Radwan, the agricultural policy spokesman for the CSU regional group in Berlin, Artur Auernhammer, Jörg Meyer with the employees of the Schliersee forestry company, AVO district alpine farmers on the Tegernsee, Anton Maier, Max Weichenrieder from the Association of Bavarian Agricultural Game Keepers , AVO managing director Johann Stöckl with Susanne Krapfl from the Office for Food, Agriculture and Forests (AELF) Holzkirchen as well as the BBV district president Ralf Huber and district farmer Marlene Hupfauer among the participants.
Elevator to the Suttenalmen
District chairman Hans Hacklinger was delighted to be able to win over Hans Huber, a former member of the BBV district executive board, as the organizer for the tour over the alpine pastures again this year.
The honorary managing director of the Almwirtschaftlicher Verein Oberbayern (AVO), Michael Hinterstoißer, also provided interesting background information from past and present times about each alpine pasture.
The hike first took the participants from the parking lot of the Stümpflingbahn to the Stümpflingalm, which is the Hochleger to the Suttenalmen.
Due to the weather there was a break with a snack.
There were lively discussions between politicians and guests.
Pasture farming to preserve the landscape
"In the greetings of the participating politicians, it was emphasized how important pasture farming is for the preservation of the landscape and thus also for tourism," said a press release.
"The wolf topic is one of the most important, but also one of the most emotional."
Maintaining smallholder agriculture is an important goal for the future.
The impending ban on tethering, the elaboration of the common agricultural policy and the mandatory labeling of origin were discussed controversially among those present.
Ruthless hikers and mountain bikers
The path then led over a somewhat steeper path, which was slippery due to the rainy weather, to the Upper and Lower Haushamer Alm. The managers explained a few key data for each Alm and answered questions from the hikers.
Above all, they emphasized the importance of swiveling in order to preserve the fodder base and the cultivated landscape.
Other animal species such as horses or goats would also be used more and more.
"One problem that was presented on each of the three alpine pastures is the increasing recklessness of hikers and mountain bikers towards grazing animals, as mountain sports have increased significantly in recent years, also due to the Corona crisis," the participants continue to explain.
Afraid of the wolf
The district association can provide an example of damage directly.
Together with the Almgemeinschaft Rote Valepp, its members have erected a fence at the Valepper Almen with which they want to show what would be necessary and feared in the future if the wolf should settle in this area.
However, the information boards and banners were recently damaged by strangers and some were completely destroyed.
“With our herd protection fence for demonstration purposes, we want to carry out an objective dialogue and educational work in society and politics.
We don't want to demonstrate against the animal wolf, we want to show the consequences that settling here with us, ”explains district chairman Hans Hacklinger.
Start the round table
The alpine community is also disappointed: “Our message is our concern for our alpine and pasture farming.
The fact that strangers are damaging our portrayal makes us concerned and angry.
We are always open to an exchange on a factual level, but such an aggressive and anonymous type of protest does not get us any further.
We want direct dialogue and exchange. "
As far as possible, the information boards on the demo fence were renewed.
After an information evening with a professor from the Technical University of Munich and an on-site appointment at Zaun, the members of the BBV are now planning to set up a round table in the Miesbach district to further exchange ideas.
The last destination of the alpine tour was the Rote Valepp, from which the participants could reach the nearby parking lot again.
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