Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Bliesgau Land of orchids and savoir-vivre Man and nature in harmony – this is impr essively However, Bliesgau is also a region in transition – demonstrated in Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve. shaped over the centuries by traditional extensive A visitor can see it in the valuable and beautiful farming, it is now trying to resist the trend towards meadow orchards, species-rich meadows, extensive globalization. The biosphere reserve promotes the beech forests and the floodplain of the river Blies. regional marketing of its own agricultural prod- However, it also has a population density that is ucts. So, for example, the local fruit association higher than the national average, a fact that makes Verein Bliesgau Obst e. V. helps orchard owners in the biosphere reserve unique in the world. Despite the care of their fruit trees and in the marketing of so many people, the region has become a refuge for the crop. Then there is the Bliesgau box, a gift idea many rare animal and plant species. Nature and with regional charm; it is filled individually with, culture are the silent architects here, connecting for example, Bliesgau sparkling apple secco, various diversity to unify the biosphere reserve. honeys, speciality sausages or selected handcrafts. Bliesgau is home to around eighty percent of Something that has been especially fruitful is the the Saarland population of the endangered little cooperation between Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve owl. The population of the rare marsh fritillary is and the Bliesgau oil mills, which has meant that particularly high and on the Muschelkalk (shell Bliesgau is one of the most diverse oil landscapes bearing limestone) soils one can admire nearly half in Germany.
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