Living Alster

Monitoring and maintenance of habitats and/or biodiversity, Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas

- natural development of the Alster river, its side waters and the riversides' greenery - support biodiversity - improvement of the recreational function of the river - providing of environmental education - creating habitats for species (Reference 1) - supporting the migration of fishes (Reference 4) - developing the floodplains that have a central role in the biotope network of the river and are more beneficial for flood protection. “An intact floodplain and a catchment area that delay the runoff of heavy rain events is the goal of sustainable water management.” (Reference 11) - developing an innovative solution for nature conservation in the inner canalized parts of the river and implement a narrow green corridor leading from the Alster to the Elbe (Reference 2)

- Recent nature conservation efforts included the installation of bee hotels, installation of gravel depots where fish lay eggs and the building of three fish ladders at the Poppenbüttler, Mellingburger and Wohldorfer locks, so that salmon, sea trout and sticklebacks can migrate there again. (Reference 6) In the future, other biotope structures in the urban river environment are to be improved. The project also provides opportunities for voluntary work and educational field trips for schoolchildren. (Reference 9) -narrowing some parts of the riverbed with gravel (87 tons) that speed up the flow of the river, clean the water and create water habitats - placing dead trees in the water of the Outer Alster that provide food and habitat for aquatic animals - excavating sand from the riverbeds in some parts, meanwhile installing gravel depots on other parts of the riverbed. - organizing field trips for schoolchildren and canoeing trips that promote environmental education (Reference 2) - developing an intact floodplain and catchment area that have a central role in the biotope network of the river (Reference 2, 3) - narrowing parts of the riverbed with gravel that speed up the flow of the river, clean the water and create water habitats (Reference 2) - placing dead trees in the water that provide food and habitat for aquatic animals (Reference 2) - excavating sand from parts of the riverbed (Reference 2)

• Local government/Municipality
• Non-government organisation/Civil Society
• Citizens or community groups
• Young people and children
• Other