
Development of a habitat network for the Violet Copper

Last project visit
September 24, 2025
At the Monschau-Höfen National Park Gate, the project team presented the progress of the many different measures that have been carried out in and around the Natura 2000 site ‘Upper Rur valley’ since 2017. Successes, difficulties and problem solutions were discussed. In the afternoon, a selection of project areas were visited and methods and objectives were explained on site. Participants were: Björn Scholz-Starke, Bernhard Theißen, Mechthild Schuppener, Ina Holz, Jonas Theegarten, Marco Schlaeger, Gerd Brietzke, Jan Bollig, Lia Uhde, Ruth Brauner, Felix Bergmann and Manuel Montero-Ramirez.