ABOL BioBlitz at the 1. Cross-border biodiversity day (Vienna/Bratislava)
On the day of biodiversity in Vienna we likewise participated with an ABOL-BioBlitz. On 22 June 2019 the Vienna Environmental Protection Department (MA 22) in cooperation with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) invited everyone intersetsted in biodiversity to the Knödelhüttenstraße, in the 14th district of Vienna. There the 1. Cross-border biodiversity day took place, in the frame of the „Interreg project CITY NATURE“ with Slovakia.
In the morning, the surrounding forest and ecologically valuable meadows of the area were visited by experts, collecting various insect groups. The “Salzwiese” proved to be particularly rich in species, offering diverse habitat conditions due to their varying degrees of humidity. Some of the collected species will be again used to generate DNA barcodes.
The afternoon offered a varied program of guided tours on insects, birds, mammals and plants, barn mowing and reaper mowing demonstrations, biodiversity and conservation information booths. Again, ABOL was represented with an information booth.
The ABOL team would like to thank the interested experts for joining the ABOL-BioBlitz and the event team for the organization!
For further information from MA 22 to TdA Vienna click here
Photos: © Nikolaus Szucsich, group photo © Matthias Nemmert