72 hours without compromise (2018)

High school students lend a hand to nature

In October 2018, the Purkersdorf Nature Park organized the 72-hour project "Challenge your Limits" with the Purkersdorf high school and their Polish partner school from Pszczyna. The young people planted trees, tended hedges and helped to improve a nature playground.

In October 2018 students of the Purkersdorf and their Polish partner school from Pszczyna, under the guidance of our forester, planted 330 young European common oaks and silver firs near the "Blätterdach-Lichtblick" area to increase biodiversity. In addition, the oaks planted in 2012 in the "Generationenwald" area were cleared of the faster-growing goat willows to increase the necessary light for the oaks.

In the Kellerwiese resting area, the young people built a comfortable bench from EPAL-pallets in the playground area and maintained the hornbeam labyrinth of and the adjacent fruit hedge.

The necessary materials and tools were provided by the nature park. 

The work took place under the direction of their teacher Stefan Sampt in four groups from 18-20 Oct 2018. The students from Purkersdorf and Pszczyna stayed overnight in the school building, the culinary supply was provided by the Catholic parish.