Golden badge of honor for merits in nature conservation in Saarburg!

Golden badge of honor for merits in nature conservation in Saarburg!

On April 28, 2025, Ernst-Christian Walter from Saarburg was awarded the golden badge of honor of the NABU federal association. This honor was ceremoniously presented by Cosima Lindemann, the state chairman of the NABU Rhineland-Palatinate. Walter's outstanding commitment to nature conservation is recognized that he has been active as a member of the Nature Conservation Association since childhood, which was known as a federal government in previous years.

Walter held the office of chairman in NABU over a period of 45 years and has been a member of the nature conservation advisory board of the Trier-Saarburg Nature Conservation Advisory Board for 40 years. It is particularly important to emphasize its decades of voluntary commitment to the scientific magazine "Dendrocopos". This was first published in 1974 and contains articles about plants, animals and habitats in the former district of Trier.

merits around the magazine dendrocopos

Thanks to Walter's tireless work, the continuous appearance of the magazine would not have been possible. In “Dendrocopos”, renowned naturalists publishes nationwide articles that have a high scientific claim. The magazine is sent not only in Germany, but also to various international addresses, including Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.

In another context, Karl-Heinz Schnabel was awarded the golden badge of honor of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation association. His commitment to nature started at school and continues to this day. 42 years ago he founded a local group of NABU in Waldmohr, which is still active today. Schnabel lives in a house surrounded by green areas, which includes a small pond with frogs and a high greenhouse on its property.

Both awards underline the individual and long-term commitment of Walter and Schnabel for nature conservation in Rhineland-Palatinate. Their impressive life biography and tireless passion for nature serve as a model for future generations of conservationists.