District & NABU present renaturation measures on the River Eder

In order to give more space to the natural watercourse of the Eder and thus promote nature and species conservation, the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg, together with NABU Korbach, has implemented a renaturation measure on the Eder river at the level of the Hessenstein bend on federal road 252. This was briefly presented to the public during an on-site meeting.

Significantly, the river was widened over a length of 200 metres and a total area of around 8,000 square metres. This means that bank protection, soil and gravel material were removed from the edge of the Eder to allow the river to develop its own dynamics - and thus promote the further development of a natural habitat. "We have implemented a special renaturation project here - together with NABU and the executing planning and construction companies and the municipality of Vöhl as strong partners," says District Administrator Jürgen van der Horst during the appointment. "With this measure we are achieving that nature can now continue to work here with its own forces. The edge of the Eder in this region will thus become even more ecologically valuable, which also contributes to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive." This is also a contribution to flood protection.

The measures on the area that NABU Korbach acquired for the project cost around 110,000 euros and were financed from the district's funding pot for replacement funds under nature conservation law. In addition, NABU Korbach invested its own association funds to implement the measure, which is oriented towards the former and natural course of the Eder. The renaturation is intended to bring the area along the Eder as close to its natural state as possible, which in the long term should lead to a significant improvement in the water quality here - and create a better habitat for numerous animal and plant species.