Cold and sometimes meters of snow make it difficult for animals to find food and move around in winter. Plants also have to change their metabolism. With age-appropriate activities and information, we learn about the different strategies these creatures have adopted to survive the cold season in the mountains.
Together we examine plants and animals that brave the winter. We also learn how sensitively many alpine animals react to disturbances or changes and how we can contribute to their protection through our behavior.
Contents:
Survival strategies of our native animals in winter
Wintering strategies of plants
Susceptibility of species to disturbance and their endangerment
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 1/2 Hours
Target group:
5th grade
Water is (almost) always in motion - it changes and it changes its environment. In our water lab, we experiment together and find out how the dynamics of natural watercourses shape our valleys, how water shapes our landscape and with what consequences humans intervene in these watercourses. It will be especially exciting when we try to fathom the paths of water in the mountain. Do you know why and where it disappears? In the winter program we explore the aquatic animals that live in our mountain streams and find out how excellently they are adapted to life there.
Contents:
Water as a shaper of the landscape
Consequences of human intervention in watercourses
Living organisms in and around water and their adaptation strategies
Importance of water as a resource
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3,5-4 Hours
Target group:
5th-8th grade
Every year, more than a million people with different interests and vacation ideas flock to the world-famous region around Lake Königssee. It takes good concepts and stakeholders who are always willing to talk in order to combine tourism, agricultural and nature conservation concerns and to develop the region sustainably.
Within the framework of a simulation game, we actively deal with a possible conflict of use in the region through discussions, negotiations and decision-making processes. Despite conflicting interests and a resulting conflict, a decision must be made for the region.
Contents:
Tasks and goals of the national park and the resulting conflicts of use.
Promotion of tolerance and understanding of different points of view
Development of common ideas for the future of the region
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 1/2 Hours
Target group:
7th grade to high school
Attention:
2 groups in parallel not possible!
The stories of the red deer and the forest in the National Park are closely connected. When the floodplains were still unobstructed, the deer moved from the mountains to the valleys in winter. Since this is no longer possible, the red deer today remain in the National Park in winter gates. On a guided tour to the Klausbach valley we will not only get to know the mountain forests with their typical tree species, but also visit the game feeding area in the Klausbach valley, where with a bit of luck we will be able to observe the otherwise shy red deer at close range.
Route:
From the information point to the game feeding in the Klausbach valley and back (feeding time at the game feeding at 14.00).
Contents:
Red deer in winter
History of the forest in the National Park
Wintering strategies of the deer and the native tree species
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
3 ½ Hours
Target group:
5th - 8th grade
Attention:
Absolutely warm clothes + waterproof shoes
The magnificent high mountain landscape around Watzmann and Königssee is one of the main attractions of the Bavarian Alps all year round. A wide variety of uses and major nature conservation goals have had to be reconciled here for more than 100 years. More than 1.6 million visitors annually on one of the most species-rich areas in Germany! How does it work? On a winter hike in the valleys of the national park, you will learn more about the special features of the protected area and get to know the goals and history of Germany's only Alpine National Park.
Route:
The tour can be conducted either in the Königsee Valley or in the Klausbach Valley.
Contents:
Goals and tasks of the national park
Natural dynamics
Altitude levels and vegetation zones
Flora and fauna in winter
Meeting place:
Depending on the route choice
Duration:
2 ½ Hours
Target group:
9th grade to high school
Anforderung:
Average condition + mountain boots
Costs:
Depending on the choice of route: Königsseeschifffahrt
Bit by bit, the large predators are returning to their former habitats. On a hike through the wintry Klausbach valley, you will not only learn about the way of life of the predators, but also about possible conflicts that may arise due to their return. Learn more about the approaches to solutions for a low-conflict coexistence that are being developed within the framework of wildlife management.
Route:
From the National Park Information Point Hintersee to Klausbach Valley and back to the starting point.
Contents:
History and way of life of the large carnivores
Current distribution
Habitat requirements
Conflicts and management measures
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
3 ½ Hours
Target group:
9th grade to high school
Requirements:
Average condition + mountain boots
Golden eagles and bearded vultures are truly "kings of the air". Despite their size, they don't need a single wing beat to glide up several hundred meters in altitude!
On a hike through the Klausbach Valley, you will learn interesting facts about the way of life and endangerment of these two impressive birds of prey, as well as information about measures to protect these impressive species. While looking over their territories, their natural feeding areas and into an eyrie wall, you will learn a lot of exciting things, e.g. also about the extraordinary and different feeding habits of both bird species.
Route:
From the National Park Information Point Hintersee to the Golden Eagle Observation Point in Klausbach Valley and back to the starting point.
Contents:
Occurrence and endangerment
Protection measures
Hunting strategies
Breeding behavior
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 ½ Hours
Target group:
9th grade to high school
Requirements:
Average condition; mountain boots; bring binoculars!
The Water habitat holds many secrets and shows fascinating beauties especially in winter. How do the animals on the water survive the harsh winter in the mountains? What life is hidden under the ice? What temperatures prevail in the winter waters? On a guided tour at Hintersee you will get to know the water habitat in winter and learn more about the adaptation strategies of animals and plants to the cold season.
Route:
Easy hike along the Hintersee in Ramsau and back to the starting point.
Contents:
Temperatures in standing and flowing waters
Animal and plant life
at the water in winter
Meeting place:
Parking lot Seeklause
Duration:
2 ½ Hours
Target group:
9th grade to high school
Requirements:
Average condition + mountain boots
From late autumn on, the red deer no longer find food on the snow-covered mountains and move to lower valley locations. On a hike in the snow-covered Klausbach valley, you will learn a lot of interesting facts about the way of life of deer and hinds and have the opportunity to look at different antlers and skins up close. With a little luck you can observe the otherwise shy wild animals. A wooden tower about eleven meters high makes it possible to observe the red deer from two viewing platforms at a height of three and six meters. Visitors with limited mobility can also reach the first viewing level via a covered, barrier-free ramp.
Route:
From the information point to the game feeding in the Klausbach valley and back (feeding time at the game feeding at 14.00).
Contents:
Way of life of the red deer
Sense and purpose of winter feeding
Klausbach valley habitat with its typical species golden eagle and chamois
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 ½ Hours
Target group:
9th grade to high school
Requirements:
Average condition; mountain boots; bring binoculars!
Contact
Field of Environmental Education
Doktorberg 6
83471 Berchtesgaden
