People have been drawn to Hamburg's nature reserves not only since the beginning of the corona pandemic.
Sometimes with unpleasant consequences.
In the Hanseatic city, rangers should now point out the rules.
Hamburg - informing, educating and checking rules - these are the tasks of the new rangers who will be out and about in Hamburg's nature in the future.
The nature reserves are a green treasure, said Environment Senator Jens Kerstan (Greens) at the presentation of the new service on Thursday in the nature reserve "Boberger Niederung".
During the corona pandemic in particular, people learned to love the city's nature.
In view of the large number of visitors, however, one must be careful that the sensitive areas are not “loved to death”.
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"On particularly beautiful summer weekends, we noticed that some visitors plow cross-country through our nature reserves even with little sensitivity," said Kerstan.
In such cases, the new rangers will come into play in the future: First of all, they should point out the applicable rules.
If necessary, they can also punish such administrative offenses.
According to the information, the rangers should not only pay attention to compliance with the rules.
Their tasks also include informing people about the importance of protected nature or repairing signs and benches.
The nature reserves, which comprise around ten percent of the country's area, are also to be qualitatively improved.
"I think it's great to bring people closer to nature and to make them understand what wonderful areas we have around us," said ranger Anne Jüngst on Thursday.
In the future, she will see to it that everything is in order in the Hanseatic city's 36 nature reserves.
Always with you: tools, torch, binoculars and first aid kit.
The certified nature and landscape conservationist originally learned another profession.
“I am a wildlife carer,” said Jüngst.
The other new rangers include gardeners and landscapers, carpenters, biologists and trained farmers.
According to the environmental authority, around 500 applications were received for the ten positions, eight of which have been filled so far.
The Naturschutzbund (Nabu) welcomes the creation of the ranger service.
People have been involved in the city's nature reserves for decades, said Hamburg-based Nabu chairman Malte Siegert.
The professional support is an asset for Hamburg's valuable greenery and of paramount importance for people and nature.
According to the environmental authority, the new ranger service is based on an agreement with the popular initiative “Hamburgs Green Preserve”.
dpa