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In February 2026, eight trees and various shrubs were cleared in a backyard on the street Am Birnstiel in Jena without the necessary municipal permit. The Carl-Zeiss-Siedlung GmbH is responsible for the action, which now faces legal consequences.
The Jena City Forestry Office and the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald Thüringen (SDW) invite you to the next edition of the lecture series “Waldgeflüster” on March 26, 2026, focusing on practical tips for biodiversity in home gardens.
A look back at the year 1900 reveals how the month of May sustainably shaped the development of Jena. While the city was connected to international long-distance rail traffic via the Saalbahnhof, citizens simultaneously focused on their local nature and founded the Jenzig-Gesellschaft to maintain the local mountain.
Jena, March 10, 2026 – Anyone wishing to promote biodiversity right on their doorstep can now receive practical and theoretical guidance: the Volkshochschule Jena is organizing a basic course on the near-natural design of green oases in urban spaces.
With rising temperatures, the annual amphibian migration has begun in Thüringen. NABU calls for caution and a speed limit of 30 km/h on migration routes to protect animals and volunteers.
NABU Jena and NABU Leipzig have launched a joint online portal to document bird strikes on glass surfaces, aiming to identify danger zones and implement protection measures.
Jena (19.02.2026) – Nature conservation needs not only hands to help but also minds to pass on knowledge. The Naturschutzjugend (NAJU) Thüringen has launched an initiative to recruit new volunteers who want to actively contribute to environmental education.