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2nd Danube Volunteers Day
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In the Danube-wide project DANUBEparksCONNECTED, funded by the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme, several protected areas are in strong cooperation to preserve the Danube as a habitat corridor. Dynamic riverine habitats and their conservation and restoration is a key task of all Danube protected areas. The WILDisland campaign is to promote the conservation of natural islands and to strengthen the Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor.
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Photo: Kovacs
Beside various human impacts, also garbage is getting more and more to a critical threat for the Danube natural heritage. The Danube is constantly carrying garbage from man-made products, packaging materials and drinking bottles, which is then washed ashore to accumulate on the riverbanks. Excess waste and rubbish contributes in many ways to environmental pollution. Water pollution and soil infiltration are just a few ways how mismanaged waste damages the ecosystem. Breaking down into microscopic particles, they can harm the flora and fauna in many ways, having a significant impact on the species. Finally, garbage limits the natural experience for all of us!
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Photo: PNPD
To keep the Danube natural heritage in their naturally captivating and breathtaking form, the Danube River Network of Protected Areas is happy to announce that the 2nd Danube Volunteers day is organized throughout the spring and summer of 2018 with the main aim of collecting rubbish and cleaning the river dynamic habitats including WILDislands.
Join us now!
The 2nd Danube-wide Volunteers Day takes place in 14 protected areas in 8 Danube countries. With the help of local school groups, universities, companies, stakeholders, local NGO’s and the general public, these days will highlight the importance of a clean river landscape and healthy habitats for its species.
The participants will not only actively participate in the protection of this habitat corridor, but they will also learn more about river ecosystem conservation, environmental awareness and the key role of protected areas for nature conservation along the Danube River.
Photo: Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
The collected waste will than be analyzed according to specific parameters, and the composition of waste changes from the source in Germany to the Danube delta will be quantified. This analysis will be done in cooperation with PlasticFreeDanube, an innovative cross-border Interreg project.
 
The protected areas need active support, every helping hand is highly appreciated Find the event closest to you and get in contact!
To get a glimpse of how our last Danube-wide Volunteers day turned out, click here.
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Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Germany
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Photo: Neuburg-Schrobenhausen |
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Date: 29th June
The 2nd Danube Volunteers Day will be organised in the course of the Danube Day and accompanied by various events.
More information will follow soon.
Interested to join? Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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City Of Ingolstadt, Germany
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Photo: City of Ingolstadt
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Date: 20-22nd April
From 20th to 22nd April, the FÖJ State Day will take place at Ingolstadt. The Voluntary Ecological Year in Germany is an offer to young people between 16 and 26 to voluntarily work and study for one year in a nature conservation or environmental education facility. This is an important contribution to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
Downstream the dam between Neuburg and Ingolstadt, about 30 FÖJ volunteers and refugees will work actively together to clean the Danube and collect waste. The team will also remove invasive species from the gravel bank. The participants will be introduced to the importance of the Danube as a European biotope network and the contribution of DANUBEparksCONNECTED for the Danube as ecolgical corridor.
Interested to join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Passau District, Germany
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Photo: Donau-Auen National Park
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Date: End of June
A river bank cleaning activity will be organized with local Volunteers.
More information will follow soon.
Interested to Join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Wachau, Austria
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Photo: Hannes Seehofer
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Date: 21st June
The Wachau valley in Lower Austria is an UNESCO World Heritage site and with its magnificent scenery it requires regular maintenance. In cooperation with the UNESCO-Schule - Stiftsgymnasium Melk pupils will collectively work on a museum project on the subject of rivers. As part of this project they will spend the Volunteers Day with canoeing along the Danube, collecting garbage on the islands and last but not least they will deepen their knowledge in the topics of renaturation, river ecosystems and habitats.
For more information contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Donau-Auen National Park, Austria
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Photo: Donau-Auen National Park, Zsolt Kudich
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Date: 14th April
Together with the help of the national park’s experts, volunteers from NGOs will get to know the Donau-Auen National Park, learn more about Danube-wide nature conservation activities from the network of Danube protected areas, DANUBEPARKS, and jointly contribute to the protection of this impressive river landscape by cleaning all the waste that was deposited in the floodplain landscape.
For more information, contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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State Nature Conservancy, Slovakia
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Photo: NPDA
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Date: 25th May
The waste collection will take place in Gabčíkovo, where two secondary grammar schools from Bratislava, employees from a company and an NGO will work hand in hand towards the goal of removing all the garbage from the Danube. They will also gain a better understanding of the Danube River and its habitats, the work for its conservation, and its ecosystem services.
For more information, contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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BROZ- Regional association for nature conservation and sustainable development, Slovakia
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Photo: BROZ
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Date: 18th May
BROZ has planned a great day for this Volunteer action. Participants will clean the river on canoes in the restored Devínske and Karloveské side arms of the Danube and partly on an island. There is no better way to get to know these gorgeous river habitats than on a canoe with the extra benefit of contributing to their preservation.
For more information contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Fertö-Hanság National Park, Hungary
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Photo: PNPD
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Date: Mid June
A cleaning activity on the river bank will be organized together with a local NGO. The Volunteers will be school children and the local community from the area close the National Park.
Interested to join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Duna-Ipoly National Park, Hungary
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Photo: DINPI
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Date: End of June
The so-called "Gödi island" is part of the WILDisland corridor. During summers, it is often crowded and full of rubbish. In June under the supervision of the Duna-Ipoly National Park and with the help of fellow volunteers, this island will be free of harmful waste to ensure the continuity of high habitat quality of the area.
Interested to join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Duna-Dráva National Park, Hungary
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Photo: DDNPD
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Date: End of April
The volunteer activity will be organised within Duna-Dráva National Park in Dunaszekcső village. The goal of the event is to collect the waste deposited on the local Danube island located by the village. The work area will be reached by a small boat, and for added fun, the village can provide accommodation for the night for approximately 30 people. This island needs your help, don’t hesitate to take part!
Interested to join? Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Kopaćki Rit Nature Park, Croatia
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Photo: Kopacki Rit
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Date: 22nd May
For the 2nd Danube Volunteers Day the Kopaćki Rit Nature Park in Croatia has chosen a very special area within Kopacki rit called Vemelj, which is an armlet of the Danube. With the cooperation of high school students and the employees of Kopacki Rit, this Danube habitat will be cleared from any waste and with that a breath of fresh air will come to the local flora and fauna.
Interested to join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Vojvodinasume Public Forest Enterprise, Serbia
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Photo: Vsume
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Date: mid-May
Gornje Podunavlje will receive the helping hand of several pupils of the primary school from the town Apatin, which is located on the left bank of the Danube river. Gornje Podunavlje represents a natural spawning area for more than 50 species of fish, but it is home to 280 bird species as well. However, Apatin is not favoured just by its wide variety of species; the town and its surroundings thanks to the beautiful Danube are well known summer sport locations. That is why cleaning this area will not only serve the flora and fauna, but also the local people.
Interested to join?
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Persina Nature Park, Bulgaria
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Photo: Aleksander Ivanov
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Date: End of June
The 1st Danube Volunteers Day was a huge success in Persina Nature Park but the work is far from being finished. This valuable and rich habitat is full of plastic waste. Everybody is invited to join.
Contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Rusenski Lom, Bulgaria
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Photo: Rusenski Lom
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Date: 16th May
This national park was created to protect the dazzling canyon of the Rusenski Lom. Due to this canyon being isolated, it holds a unique combination of Mediterranean and Central-European fauna and flora. On the 2nd Danube Volunteers Day in Ruselski Lom, the organizers will rely on the help of the local agricultural schools to clean up this valuable land and preserve its biodiversity.
For more information contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania
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Photo: Dan Bandacu
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Date: End of June
The Danube Delta represents a very favourable area for the development of exceptionally diverse flora and fauna. The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve places high importance on environmental education and raising awareness. They are in strong and long-lasting cooperation with various schools, therefore on the 2nd Danube Volunteers Day pupils and teachers from these schools will provide the much-needed help. They will contribute to the efforts of cleaning the river landscape by collecting waste from an island and wild area within the reserve’s territory.
For more information contact us on office@danubeparks.org
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