Nature Conservation Center Schopflocher Alb
The Schopflocher Alb Nature Conservation Center (NAZ) is one of seven public nature conservation centers in Baden-Württemberg.
The facility emerged from the former nature conservation center of the Esslingen district , which was established in 1989 as the first nature conservation center in Baden-Württemberg. The nature conservation center Schopflocher Alb was founded in autumn 1994 as a foundation under civil law . The foundation is based in Lenningen - Schopfloch . The purpose of the foundation is to promote nature conservation and landscape management as well as the operation of the nature conservation center. The sponsors are the state of Baden-Württemberg and the district of Esslingen.
The nature conservation center is both the information center of the Swabian Alb biosphere area and the information point of the Swabian Alb Geopark .
Location and catchment area
The building of the former district's own nature conservation center in an abandoned quarry was selected to accommodate the nature conservation center. The NAZ is located about 1000 m north of Schopfloch. The Kirchheim unter Teck motorway junction is approx. 15 km away . From there, the NAZ can be reached via the B 465 or the country road via Nabern , Bissingen and Ochsenwang .
Due to its location on the south-eastern edge of the Stuttgart region, the catchment area of the NAZ is relatively large. It includes the districts of Esslingen, Göppingen, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and the city of Stuttgart with a total of around 2 million inhabitants.
Tasks of the nature conservation center
The nature conservation center should fulfill the following tasks:
- Supervision of the nature reserves ( Schopflocher Moor , Randecker Maar , Upper Lenninger Valley )
- public relation
- Maintenance measures in the nature reserves
- Operation of a permanent exhibition on nature reserves and the goals of nature and landscape protection on the Albtrauf, as well as temporary exhibitions
- Organization and implementation of information events and excursions on nature and landscape protection tasks
- Implementation of visitor management measures, especially in nature reserves
- Preparation of information material on natural and landscape areas
- Organization of specialist conferences and seminars, exhibitions and information events on general issues relating to nature and environmental protection, including with reference to local history
- Practical support for nature conservation work in the Esslingen district
Nature reserves
Schopflocher Moor
The Schopflocher Moor is the only larger raised moor in the Swabian Alb . On February 20, 1942, the Schopflocher Moor was designated as a nature reserve, making it the oldest nature reserve in the Esslingen district. In 1983 it was expanded to 50.4 hectares. In 2007 the nature reserve was expanded again to 76.5 hectares.
Randecker Maar
The Randecker Maar is a former volcanic vent north of the nature conservation center. It was designated as a nature reserve in 1990, which covers an area of 110 hectares. The Randecker Maar was declared a national geotope .
Upper Lenninger Valley with side valleys
The Upper Lenninger Valley with its side valleys is one of the largest nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative district with an area of around 600 hectares. It was declared a nature reserve in 1993.
Web links
- The nature protection center on the website of the Ministry of Rural Areas and Consumer Protection BW
- The nature conservation center on the website of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 9 ° 31 ′ 51.2 ″ E