Eberswalde, Germany
Sep. 12-16, 2010

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Bulletin from Andreas Linde: "What To Do On September 12"

The mixer on September 12th begins at 6 p.m., so some attendees may have some time in the afternoon. If you arrive from the US, for example, you should be in Chorin by noon. So here are options for the afternoon, before the mixer begins. Both center around the wonderful ruins of the monastery of Chorin - a "must-see" in the area! - At 3 p.m., there will be a concert to honour the "Day of the open historic monument" for 17 or 20 Euro (depending on the seating).
- Andreas Linde has arranged with the staff of Chorin monastery to have guided tours (in English / German / Spanish, if necessary) of about 1 hour (small groups of 10-15 persons) - this promises to be a very interesting chance to see and learn about the monastery. Costs will be around 4-5 Euro per person. Some information / pictures are available on the web page here - in German, only. Or Google Chorin Monastery! The monastery is in walking distance (5-10 minutes) from our 2 main hotels, so Andreas will arrange for some students to gather participants from the hotels and guide them to the monastery (and back around 6 p.m., in time for the mixer). Whoever is interested in these opportunities should simply send Andreas an email (iufro2010@fh-eberswalde.de) and he will arrange for the tickets - payments can be made after arrival.

Other Activities Scheduled

The full-day excursion is included in the registration fee and will be held on Wednesday, September 15th. We will leave from the Chorin Hotels at 8:30 am, and pass through Eberswalde at 8:45.

Our first stop (approx. 1 hour driving time from Chorin) will be the German Entomological Institute (DEI) in Muencheberg, the largest entomological collection and research institute in Germany. After a short guided tour and a chat with the colleagues we´ll continue to southern Brandenburg (driving time: 70 min.) to visit the site of the “Research and Demonstration Project PHOENIX”. Southern Brandenburg has extremely dry site conditions (continental climate) and is dominated by productive, but artificial and even-aged pine stands (Pinus sylvestris). These stands are prone to natural hazards, like fire and insect damage. For many decades, foresters have been fighting to control frequent outbreaks of various insect pests. Recently, in a joint project of Eberswalde and Dresden universities with the Brandenburg forest administration, a long-term strategy has been developed to reduce the susceptibility and enhance the stability of these forest towards biotic and abiotic threats. PHOENIX aims to change the structure and species (plant and animal) diversity  of the forest, support the natural antagonists, and establish a stable species network. Since 2007, various methods to reach this goal of a more natural forest type have been developed and implemented on an experimental area of 1,000 hectares.

We will have a rustic lunch in the field and – in addition to introductory lectures - a guided tour (approx. 2-3 hours). Estimated time of return to Chorin: 6.30 p.m.