Programme nearbyRewildingAmsterdamRestore coastal dunes through native plant communitiesRebuild dunes with marram grass and neighbours Dutch and Belgian coasts rely on living dunes as storm buffers. Natura 2000 Award heroes show how residents transplant marram grass, close illegal paths, and keep dunes breathing. What you can do - Browse Meet the Natura 2000 heroes for coastal dune projects near you - Join municipal dune planting days along the Hollandse Duinen and Zuid-Kennemerland coast - Follow marked boardwalks and help redirect walkers away from fragile slopes How it works Rangers mark zones where foot traffic compacted sand. Volunteers plant plugs, install rope fences, and monitor sand buildup after winter storms. Why it matters Thick dunes shelter villages, recharge groundwater, and host orchids and rabbits that make beach walks feel wild again.dunescoastalnative +1
Programme nearbyRewildingOberhausenJoin NABU industrial-nature work in OberhausenJoin NABU industrial-nature work in Oberhausen NABU Oberhausen (NRW PLZ 46xxx, not Bavarian Oberhausen 82386) meets monthly at Haus Ripshorst, Ripshorster Str. 306, on the Essen city edge. The botanical working group and the moor-and-heath circle care for rare heath remnants, industrial-nature sites such as Brache Vondern, and a herbarium shown in the STAUN visitor centre. What you can do - Join the monthly botanic evening at Haus Ripshorst via Botanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft - Ask about heath cuts and Brache Vondern field days - Walk the Ripshorst grounds in the summer half-year when the group runs plant excursions How it works Indoor monthly meeting plus seasonal outdoor plant work. Confirm the next heath or brache date with NABU Oberhausen. Why it matters Ruhr industrial nature is already wild in places. Naming plants and cutting heath keeps that mosaic readable for the next neighbour.heathindustrial-natureplants +1
