European Geoparks Week in Vulkaneifel Geopark Germany 2018 Dates of geoparks week: 25th May to 10th June 2018 Contact person: Dr. Andreas Schüller, [email protected] Further information: www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de Category Date Activity / Event dd.mm. 1. Geo & Geo 25.05. “Where corrals once lived…the Gerolstein Dolomites” guided walk 25.05. “The Strohn Lava ball – Lava bombs and “egg-laying” volcanoes” guided walk 25.05. Excursion about sustainable forestry in the Salm forest 26.05. “The Pulvermaar-Volcano” guided walk 26.05. “A fantastic view onto the village in the Maar” guided walk 27.05. Guided walk to the Immerath Maar 28.05. “The blue eyes of the Eifel” guided walk 30.05. “Eifelsteig a la carte” guided walk on a section of the Eifelsteig trail 30.05. Guided walk to the volcano garden Steffeln 31.05. “Stories from the fight of the elements and the life of the people” guided walk about the life of people with the elements 01.06. “Where corrals once lived…the Gerolstein Dolomites” guided walk 01.06. “The Strohn Lava ball – Lava bomb and egg-laying volcanoes” guided walk 02.06. Guided walk to the Pulvermaar 03.06. Guided cycling tour about landforms, landscape and areas of ecological value 03.06. Guided walk around the village of Steffeln 03.06. Guided walk to the Weinfelder Maar 06.06. Guided walk about the Meerfelder Maar 06.06. Guided walk to the volcano garden Steffeln 07.06. Guided walk about volcanism from the Pulvermaar to the Römerberg 08.06. “The Strohn Lava ball – Lava bomb and “egg-laying” volcanoes” guided walk 08.06. Guided walk into the Ice-caves in Birresborn 09.06. Guided walk to the Pulvermaar 10.06. Guided walk to the Jungfernweiher 2. Geo & Culture/Music/ 26.05. “Berndorfs Krimiwelt” guided walk to the scenes of the Eifel crime story series Literature/Arts 27.05. “Path of peace - stories about the fight of the elements and the life of the people” guided walk for women about nature, peace, challenges and senses 31.05. “Stories from the fight of the elements and the life of the people” guided walk about nature & peace, limits and freedom 05.06. Stories from the fight of the elements and the life of the people” guided walk about meandering paths and wild figures 05.06. Candle-making workshop for families with professional candle-makers 10.06. “Path of peace - stories about the fight of the elements and the life of the people” guided walk for women about nature, peace, challenges and senses 10.06. “With a native to the hidden gems” guided walk to lesser known maars, spoken in the local dialect. 3. Geo & Education 26.05. “Wild plants – taste of the Eifel” guided walk and course about wild herbs including picknick 29.05. “Gerolstein Dolomites – experiencing 390 million years of earth history” excursion 31.05. “Which (volcanic) stone is this?” excursion about geology and rocks 01.06. “With satnav, hardhat and torch” Geocaching for families in the caves of the Mühlenberg 01.06. “From goat to cheese & living from and with nature – about sustainable land use today” guided farm tour at the Vulkanhof goat-farm 02.06. “Its not witchcraft!” a day around wild herbs and their use 03.06. Guided walk with a herbal-pedagogue 03.06. Excursion around Bad Bertrich about the volcanic history, thermal springs and therapy 04.06. Guided walk around the Himmerod monastery 05.06. “Gerolstein Dolomites – experiencing 390 million years of earth history” excursion 06.06.- ZENAPA climate change conferences with kids at three elementary schools. 08.06. Playful workshops about climate change and energy efficiency. 09.06. “Antonuis trail” guided excursion to various geological and ecological interesting sites 09.06. Guided walk with a herbal-pedagogue about the health and prevention with herbs 4. Geo & EGN/GGN .