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Brandenburg's Bürgerwald: Together for a greener city climate!
Brandenburg an der Havel celebrated the first citizen forest with plant festivals to strengthen engagement and biodiversity.
Brandenburg's Bürgerwald: Together for a greener city climate!
The civic engagement blooms and brings a breath of fresh air to the city climate! In late autumn 2024, the first community forest was opened in Brandenburg an der Havel, an exciting project that aims to bring the community together and improve the city climate. The first plant festival took place in November 2024 under the motto "grow together, act together", in which families, urban daycare centers and local associations were actively involved in the design of the green areas. This is intended to not only increase awareness of sustainable urban development, but also for local biodiversity, as stadt-brandenburg.de reports.
On November 30, 2024, the Bürgerwald already celebrated its second plant festival, to which around 150 citizens, entrepreneurs and club representatives came. Together, 27 domestic deciduous and conifers were planted, including remarkable species such as Sommerlinde, Staffeiche and Hainbuche. Mayor Michael Müller did not miss the opportunity to warmly welcoming the tree sponsors and emphasizing the importance of trees. Individual badges with personal dedications made the planted trees a unique memorial piece. The event was accompanied musically by the free drum group "Vicco Tam", and after work, the participants were able to find out more at a rich buffet, organized by students of the Bertolt-Brecht-Gymnasium, strengthened [Brandenburg-Live.com] (https://www.brandenburg-live.com/blog-post/pflanzfest-premiere-im-buergerwald-glueckliche-baumpaten-foerdern- sachewaldumbau/).
A look into the future
The next planting festivals are already planned for the end of October, to which the tree sponsors will be invited. The city states that further new plantings will take place as part of these festivals and many sponsorships are already on the list for 2025. If you haven't had the opportunity yet, you can register for tree sponsorships by email (buergerwald@stadt-brandenburg.de), with further information on the registration process to follow.
This project fits perfectly into the spirit of natural -based urban development, which is gaining tensile force in Europe. As urbact.eu emphasizes, it can be seen that the connection between nature and the city combines both ecological and social goals and produces sustainable solutions. In many cities, the integration of ecological approaches is already being worked on, and Brandenburg an der Havel is on the best way to position yourself as a pioneer.
We invite the Brandenburgers to join the Bürgerwald project and to take responsibility for a blooming future. Because a lot can be achieved together, whether when planting trees or designing a livable urban climate!