Meadows near Greifswald

In a series of nature tours in the Greifswald countryside, residents and visitors to the city are invited to learn about the history and use of the landscape, flora and fauna. The focus is on the meadows - a multifaceted habitat that is illuminated from different perspectives in a playful reference to C. D. Friedrich's painting "Meadows near Greifswald". Nature, Friedrich's most important source of inspiration, plays the main role here.

Tour: Ryckwiesen
Meeting point: STRAZEfoyer (Stralsunder Str. 10)
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Guide: Christina Lechtape, staff member of peatland conservation and climate protection at the Michael Succow Foundation
Christina Lechtape, invites you on a tour through the meadows along the river Ryck (Ryckwiesen, or Polder Steinbeckervorstadt) to find out what wet peatlands can offer and why drained peatlands such as the meadows along the Ryck are harmful to the climate. To do this, we look at historical maps, drainage ditches, discover typical plants and look into the depths with a peat corer.

Admission: free, a donation is requested.
Registration: not required

Sturdy shoes are essential, identification books are welcome.

The event is taking place as part of the anniversary celebrations "250 Years of Caspar David Friedrich - From Greifswald to the World" with financial support from the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

(c) Mathilda Guerin