ments during the last two ice ages, tens of thousands of years ago. The broad, sandy channels of the former melting water streams are today accompanied by numerous lakes, water- ways, and moors. The power of the wind blew the sand in many places into interior dunes. Alongside the gentle hills of the ground moraines one can easily see elevations of the end moraines, they ensure a varied picture. Half-timbered church on the village Dahme Inland dune Luch meadow green in Groß Schauen Exciting Diversity unspoilt and impenetrable nature. Cancer scissors stocks that small-scale use has resulted in numerous wet meadows and cian colonization of the 18th century left names that sound cover areas of the lakes are just as fascinating as the piercing fresh meadows that are valuable to various species. The entire like wanderlust: Philadelphia and New Boston – villages in the Moorland lake The habitats in the nature park have brought forth a great cry of the common kingfisher. In early spring one can observe spectrum of colors can be marveled at on a single flower large bog landscape north of Storkow. Later the region was diversity of flora and fauna. In the barren sand valley and the European sea bass, present in only a few of the lakes, as meadows. Orchids such as the Western marsh orchid as well led into a boom above all by the brick industry. And at the dune areas it is primarily the near-natural lichen-pine forests, it moves upstream in the clear lakes and flood-meadows to as selinum carvifolia and large pink grow here. The bog areas beginning of the 20th century, with their wish »to get out into Gems Set in Green the thinned out mixed forests, and the inland dunes that are spawn. between Kolberg and Storkow exhibit both geological and bo- the green,« the big city inhabitants discovered the area for the habitat of the warmth-loving plant and animal species The nature park is rich in moors. Many nutrient-poor kettle tanical peculiarities. Salt water flows up through cracks below rest and relaxation. From above they look like blue shimmering gems spread on a such as the smooth snake, leafy spurge hawk moth, or arme- and terrestrialization moors are embedded in large forest ground all the way to the soil surface. Several species such as field of green velvet: the more than 100 lakes and seemingly ria. There the June beetle, a beetle similar to the May beetle areas with the characteristic flora of peat bogs, cotton common arrowgrass, strawberry clover, and sea milkwort have endless forest areas give the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park and the heraldic animal of the nature park, is at home. Old, grasses, and dwarf shrubs. Included among the floral treas- adapted wonderfully to these site conditions. its special character. The 600-square-meter area got its »first gnarly sessile oaks, growing on nutrient-rich moraine plateaus ures is the extensive distribution of marsh porst, which is also name« from the Dahme, which flows through it from south Ministry of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of the Federal State of such as the ones in the »Dubrow« and »Radeberg« nature known as the moor rhododendron. The ecological uniqueness Brandenburg to north. Coming from the Lower Lusatian upland, the river reserves, attest to the mixed oak forests that once stood here. of Nature Park lies in the fact that the various habitats are not (Hi)stories Editors: Brandenburg State Office of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection, snakes its way first through Schenkenländchen. Near Märkisch Office of Press and Public Relations and Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park Alder bruchwalds in the silt areas of lakes give a feeling of isolated like islands, but are connected with one another. In Buchholz it takes up the Spree-Dahme Flood Canal and from The settlement of the Dahme-Heideseen area goes back to Photographs: Brodersen, Klaeber, Liebke, Schneeweiß this largely undisturbed landscape live not only white-tailed Map: Pro Line Concept, Berlin there on flows northward as a navigable waterway. Finally the Stone Age. Up until the 6th century the area was inhab- Design/Production: Power DesignThing GmbH June beetle Reindeer moss eagles and ospreys, but European otter as well. several lakes lie in a row starting in Prieros like pearls on the ited by Teutons, as is demonstrated by such excavations as Printing: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg As of: August 2011 narrow stretch of the Dahme. This string reaches all the way the one near Klein Köris. They were replaced following the to the Berlin district of Köpenick where the Dahme empties migration of the West Slavic Wends, who founded ring villages into the Spree. Between the lakes, rivers, and canals there From Marshland to such as Streganz and Pätz. Their settlements were usually are extended forest areas that cover more than half of the Cultural Land located on the edge of water bodies. Thus fishing has enjoyed nature park. The character of the forest is primarily forged by a long tradition in this region. German and Dutch feudal lords Dahme-Heideseen the pines with their red-brown trunks, blue-green needles, The original forest and marsh landscape parts have trans- colonized the area in the 12th century. The castles in Storkow and their spicy scent. The pines and the sand have bestowed formed into an open, richly varied cultural landscape. In the and Teupitz were built, and clearing villages also came about. Nature Park the nature park with the common use of the field name lowland meadows and pastures dominate the picture. On the Alongside farming and fishing the forest gradually won in »heathland.« moraine plateaus fields are edged by hedges, copses, field- significance for pasturing and hunting, for wood and for tar. The Dahme-Heidesee area is a true »box of sand.« The stones, and fruit trees. Meadows and farmer’ pine forests, The waterways were expanded to allow for timber floating and Landesamt für Umwelt, Naturpark Nationale extensive layers of sand were created by melting water sedi- give a hint to the former forms of cultivation. Extensive, to use the waterpower for water and saw mills. The Frederi- Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Dahme-Heideseen Naturlandschaften Hoherlehme 10 Niederlehme Friedersdorf Neu Waltersdorf Briesenluch Kablow Friedrichshof Rauener Berge Ziegelei Wenzlow Dannenreich 12 Brusendorf Neu Stahnsdorf Neu Golm Skab NP yer Torgraben Uckermärkische Dudel BR Flusslandschaft RheinsbergNP Seen NLP Zernsdorf Bad Saarow- Elbe-BrandenburgNemitz BR Mitte Stechlin- Unteres Deutsch- Lebbin Ruppiner Land Schorfheide- Odertal Wusterhausen Kolpin Chorin Königs lsee Dahme üpe Bad Saarow- NP The impressive cascades of the Kr Kablow Friedersdorf Wusterhausen Alt StahStahnsdorf Pieskow NP Barnim Ragow Neu West- Bernau Märkisch-Buchholz overfall weir Senzig RiepRieplos Reichenwalde havelland NP Bindow Märkische Siedlung BERLIN Schweiz – reconstructed in 2002 – over- Wolziger Waldesruh Siedlung Neu Annenhof Potsdam Kolonie Boston come a height difference of more Waldfrieden Dorf NP Mitten- Schenkendorf Saarow Zeesen Kummers- NP NP Dahme- than six meters. The weir was walde Steinberg- Hukatzberg Bindow- Reichenwalde Prieskow Hoher Nuthe- Heideseen NP Nottekanal Zeesener Süd dorf Siedlung See Wolzig Fläming Nieplitz Schlaubetal created along with the expanded Körbis- S Zülowkanal tork Storkow BR Krummen- ow Bad PLACE OFFERINGS Information trail Discovery Riding rental Bike Boat rental Boating Camping etc. canoes, boats, for area Rest apart. Breakf./Vacation & Hotel/Bed Restaurant connection Bustrain and/or Monument/Museum permit) fishing a with (only Fishing krug er K Spreewald Spree-Dahme Flood Canal built see Wolziger a Saarow- Gussow na Strand NLP = national park (Nationalpark) NP • • • l Großschutzgebiete Niederlausitzer Ahrensdorf See Großer BR = biosphere reserve from 1908 to 1912. Today it is 13 Dolgen- Blossin Philadelphia Silberberg in Brandenburg Landrücken Alt Stahnsdorf • • • Dolgenhorstnhorst Dolgen- brodt N (Biosphärenreservat) NP an emblem of the city and at the Gallun oder NP = NLPDiensdorf nature = Nationalpark park (Naturpark) HartensdorfNiederlausitzer Bestensee • • • • • • • • Trüber See Klein Storkower Braunberg Bestensee Schauen Groß Diensdorf-RadlowBR = Biosphärenreservat Heidelandschaft same time a historical attesta- Birkholz • 246 Gräbendorf Görsdorf bei oder LargeNP Nature = Naturpark Reserves in Schöneicher n Schauen Dahmsdorf e e e Blossin • • • • • • Plan b Storkow Schaplow- Hubertus- Brandenburg tion for the extensive, historical The work of the ranger is varied: a Langer See Kolberg s r GroßGr see höhe Dolgen- l g Kutzing- e • • • Pätzer d Kolberg Briesen n Busch SchauenerScha See z hydraulic engineering measures in supervising and making surveys, Vordersee a see t Krachtsheide L N SeeS ü Radlow Bugk • • • • • Vorder- m Rietz- the nature park region. environmental education and last siedlung Prieros Wochowsee r Dolgenbrodt • • • • • Schöneiche Hinter- a Neuendorf Local Recreation Area Seebad- siedlung Wendisch h but not least guided tours for Egsdorf • • • siedlung Pätz N Tiefer c Herzberg Rietz S Freidorf • • See Klein GroßerGr nature tourists. Richters Berg Eichholz Giesensdorf • • Motzener Selchow Klein Rietz SelchowerSelc 246 Görsdorf/B. • • • Thirty, forty kilometres from the gates of Berlin and yet so far e SeeS Glienicke Kallinchen See Patzer se e • • • • d Prieros-Ziegelei Görsdorf/St. Motzen öl Hinter- m away from the hectic big city – the nature park shows itself to h Gräbendorf • • • • • • • c Georgshöhe Sau- S Streganz Schweriner SeeSe •