Saxony warns of poisonous spring ragwort: control urgently recommended
The poisonous spring ragwort is spreading in Saxony, state office recommends combating it. Plant contains harmful substances.
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The poisonous spring ragwort is spreading in Saxony, state office recommends combating it. Plant contains harmful substances.
People in Saxony must be prepared for significantly more mosquitoes this year. Experts warn of a potential increase in the mosquito population and disease transmission.
Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna is now a state-recognized resort in Saxony, with a focus on nature and landscape. Tourism Minister Barbara Klepsch acknowledges the municipality's efforts.
In the current monitoring year, four illegally killed wolves have been found in Saxony. The LKA and LfULG warn of the number of unreported cases.
Bombastus-Werke in Freital near Dresden plans to expand its site in the medium term and is investing in new machinery and technology.
Thanks to many volunteers, more than 700,000 new trees have been planted in Saxony since 2022. A good 5,000 people have taken part in the Forest Championship campaign so far, the initiators announced on Sunday. The initiative of the Forest for Saxony Foundation, the image campaign of the Free State ..
Climate change poses challenges for street trees. When planting new trees, many cities now have to rely on drought-tolerant tree species.
The bark beetle season has started early in Saxony, forest owners should act now.
The grazing season begins in Saxony. This also increases the risk of wolf attacks. How can livestock owners protect themselves?
The Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden want to arouse interest in their research with mobile research stations. From April to September, two research bikes will provide information on various topics at different locations in Dresden on five Saturdays, as a spokeswoman announced on Frida ..
The Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden want to arouse interest in their research with mobile research stations. From April to September, two research bikes will provide information on various topics at different locations in Dresden on five Saturdays, as a spokeswoman announced on Frida ..
Visitors to the Botanical Garden can now experience the flora of Australia, South Africa and the Canary Islands. Students and schoolchildren will also benefit from the new beds in the orangery.
Heat and drought are hard on street trees. Preserving them involves a great deal of effort - but it is worth it. They make an important contribution to the urban climate.
The Saxon Ministry of Agriculture is transferring 26 million euros to applicants for environmental and climate-friendly measures in agriculture.
The RELynx Saxony project aims to reintroduce the extinct lynx to the state. The plan is to reintroduce up to 20 animals to the Ore Mountains over the next few years.
Environmental organizations give tips for environmentally friendly Easter bonfires and warn of the negative effects on animals and the environment.
A project to breed and release the endangered freshwater pearl mussel into the wild receives a UN award.
Seven further projects are being funded with 9.25 million euros for cross-border cooperation between Saxony and the Czech Republic. These include the Silver Route project, which aims to develop sustainable tourism offers in order to better connect the 22 components of the UNESCO World Heritage Ore M ..
Around 20 lynx are to be released into the wild in Saxony by 2027. The first two animals have now made a start.
Deutsche Bahn wants to make its freight transport more environmentally friendly and is relying on hybrid locomotives powered by electricity and diesel from chip fat.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is presenting new hybrid locomotives that run on chip fat and electricity to make freight transport more environmentally friendly.
Climate activists protest against environmental destruction and demand fair climate protection in Dresden.
After a storm at the end of last year left damage in the forests of the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, experts fear further negative effects from the bark beetle. The district announced in Pirna on Wednesday that the dead wood that had been felled served as a suitable breeding ..
Spring makes everything new: this message also applies to numerous animal species. With rising temperatures comes movement in the animal world. This applies not least to amphibians.
More and more white storks are breeding in Saxony. Last year, more than 400 breeding pairs were counted, a record. However, experts are still concerned.
Flooded meadows, wet ground: wild boars are happy and so are the hunters. The rainy weather is not currently making hunting in Bavaria any more difficult.
The bees still have three weeks of calendar winter to get through. Then they will have overcome their biggest threat for the time being: the Varroa mite.
A citizens' initiative has failed in its attempt to prevent two energy projects south of Leipzig. The referendum on the "Green Power Park" and "Kleinzössen Energy Park" projects in Neukieritzsch was negative.
Worrying number of amphibians and reptiles at Nabu's species conservation center in Leiferde.
The consequences of climate change on land and at sea are increasingly changing the ecosystem in the Wadden Sea. New study shows unprecedented changes.
A green power park with a data center, green hydrogen production and battery storage is being built on the site of a former briquette factory.
Native snake species are increasingly dependent on the protection of their habitats. The Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district office asked the public for support on Monday. Specifically, it is about the rare smooth snake and the adder - the "Reptile of the Year 2024" in Germany. Anyone who spot ..
The German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) wants to help municipalities in the lignite regions affected by structural change to maintain their watercourses. The association announced in Chemnitz on Thursday that the "Living Banks" project will support them in meeting EU ..
An alliance for the protection of the fire salamander has been formed in Saxony. The aim is to set up a monitoring and early warning system to protect the fire salamander in Saxony, the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district office announced in Pirna on Wednesday. The Dresden University of ..
"My friend, the tree": the song by singer Alexandra became a cult song at the end of the 1960s. Even decades later, trees are still dependent on human support - especially in the coming weeks.
One year after a piece of forest near Ottendorf-Okrilla was cleared for gravel extraction, Left Party politician Antonia Mertsching has accused the authorities of serious negligence.
The German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) wants to better combine rainwater retention with species protection
The number of hunters in Saxony increased last year. DJV reports that 13,849 people had a hunting license, 294 more than in 2022.
Boating in the Saxon Switzerland National Park is temporarily prohibited from February to mid-June in order to protect the wildlife.
Researchers from the Czech Agricultural University in Prague have discovered the oldest known beech tree in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains. The beech is over 470 years old and stands on the slopes of Jansky Vrch (Johannesberg) near Jezeri Castle.
Hedgehogs are popular animals. But there are more and more dangers for them. Their habitats are becoming smaller. There is a threat of food shortages because they find fewer insects. Hedgehog associations help injured and sick animals.
Never before have the first salmon returned to Saxony as late as this year. The State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology announced on Friday that it was only on Wednesday that the first impressive salmon was caught during routine monitoring in the Lachsbach stream near Bad Schandau. ..
The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (Nabu) Saxony has called for the annual bird count. During the nationwide "Winter Bird Hour" from January 5 to 7, birds can be counted for any hour and reported to Nabu.
The German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) has called for alternatives to the use of road salt. Its use torpedoes all efforts to protect urban trees from the hot summers caused by climate change, explained Daniel Blume, deputy head of BUND Dresden on Wednesday. "The vit ..
The warm autumn is causing concern among Saxon forestry experts with regard to the bark beetle population. There is a high risk that the pests will survive the winter unscathed and infest new trees in the coming year, the state enterprise Saxony Forest announced on Monday. Therefore, bark beetle tre ..
The state enterprise Sachsenforst expects significant feeding damage by mice in parts of Saxony in the winter half-year.
For a long-term stabilization of the water balance in Lusatia with the coal phase-out, the Alliance Greens in Brandenburg, Saxony and Berlin demand a series of measures from the federal and state governments.
The Saxon State Farmers Association expects a growing number of wolf attacks on grazing animals. Chief executive Wolfgang Uhlemann justified this on Tuesday with the increased number of pups by about one fifth. "They're getting bigger now and they want to eat. Unfortunately, they don't eat heads of ..
The nature center of the district Bautzen asks for understanding for the activity of the wasps in late summer and gives tips for handling
After the gardening season began in March, the seeds provided by the Dresden Seed Library were completely sold out within a few weeks. Now there is a replenishment.