Nature conservation; consulting, information and public relations

The governments, district offices and independent cities advise citizens, associations and clubs on all nature conservation issues. They are also the point of contact for the media on specialist nature conservation issues.

Information material can be requested there.

The following people work in public relations for the district of Bad Tölz:

Nature conservation ranger

The nature conservation rangers (Isar rangers) of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen monitor the regulations in accordance with the relevant landscape and nature conservation area ordinances and the ordinance on the restriction of public use on the Isar (boat ordinance). At the same time, they carry out educational work in the form of discussions with visitors or recreational users and organize environmental education tours in the area.
They help with species protection measures such as fencing off bird breeding areas, put up information signs, maintain paths and remove fire pits and garbage.
They also help to combat invasive, alien plant species (neophytes) and monitor visitor behaviour.

The rangers' area of operation includes the protected areas around and along the Isar and its tributaries as well as the Sylvensteinsee and Walchensee lakes.

Area management for the Alpine visitor management project

Visitor guidance in the Alpine region is a project funded by the Bavarian Nature Conservation Fund and the district of Upper Bavaria.
The aim of visitor guidance is to protect local nature and its treasures. By raising awareness and providing guidance, visitors to the Alpine region should be able to experience and understand the mountains and move around in nature without causing damage. Another task is the implementation of the Natura 2000 objectives and measures set out in the Natura 2000 management plans.
Natura 2000 is a Europe-wide network of protected areas. In the district's Alpine region, this includes the Karwendel nature reserve and bird sanctuary with the Karwendel foothills, the upper Isar and wetlands, moors in the Jachenau and near Fleck and the Jachen with its tributaries.

Cooperation with stakeholders from forestry, agriculture and nature conservation is also important in the project. For example, the amphibian fence at Walchensee is being supervised in a cooperation project with the Bavarian State Forestry and the Nature Conservation Association.
The film "AlmenREICH grenzenlos" was also produced in collaboration with the mountain farmers of the Karwendel and the Karwendel Nature Park in Austria.

Nature conservation watch

Nature conservation wardens are volunteers from the lower nature conservation authorities who inform local citizens about the correct way to treat nature and monitor compliance with nature conservation laws. The nature conservation guards support the lower nature conservation authority and carry out educational work.

Nature conservation wardens have the task of imparting general knowledge about the interrelationships in nature through concrete education and information on site, as well as identifying, preventing and stopping violations of nature conservation law in the great outdoors.

The nature conservation watch acts as a link between citizens and the authorities.

Please refer to the "Information sheet on felling trees outside the forest" in the Forms section.

Please also check out our topic pages under the "Related Links" section, where you'll find plenty of additional information.

• Information sheet on felling trees and shrubs outside the forest
• Guideline Environmental Award of the District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

• Usage regulations of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen for the parking spaces at the Ambach recreation area on Lake Starnberg - Topic page
• Biotope mapping - Topic page

  The district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen has the most moors and litter meadows in Bavaria.

• Ambach recreation area (on the eastern shore of Lake Starnberg) - Theme page

  All important information is clearly summarized on the recreation area page. In addition to general information, you will also find the applicable usage and fee regulations, for example for using the parking spaces.

• Photography and filming - Topic page

  Certain rules apply to commercial photography and filming in the great outdoors.

  General information, use of drones, entering landscape and nature conservation areas.

• Fee regulations of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen on parking fees at the Ambach recreation area - Topic page
• Herd protection - Institute for Animal Breeding - LfL

  The return of lynx, wolves and bears, especially wolves, poses challenges for livestock farmers, particularly in the case of extensive grazing. Preventive measures, especially wolf-repellent fencing, are intended to minimize conflicts. Since 2020, the Bavarian state government has been supporting livestock farmers in affected areas as part of the "Bavarian guideline for the promotion of investments in herd protection measures against wolf attacks" (FöRIHW). This is implemented by the agricultural administration.

• Homepage of the "Alpine region in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen" regional authority

  Since October 2021, an area of 500 ^km2 has been managed in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.

• Invasive species (EU regulation)

  Information on neozoa and neophytes - invasive alien animals and plants

  Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 22, 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.

• Nature - diversity instead of simplicity
• Nature conservation in Bavaria
• Publications of the Ministry of the Environment on the subject of "Nature conservation"
• Statutes of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen "Ambach recreation area on the eastern shore of Lake Starnberg" - Topic page
• Plaques at landscape and nature conservation areas - Topic page
• Tölzer Moorachse - Theme page
• Environmental Award - Topic page
• Regulations, General Orders, and Notices Issued by the Lower Nature Conservation Authority

  On this topic page you will find regulations on nature reserves in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.

• Video "AlmenREICH without borders"

  The aim of the AlmenREICH grenzenlos project is to strengthen mutual understanding between mountain pasture farming and nature conservation.

  The film "AlmenREICH grenzenlos" was made in collaboration with the mountain farmers of the Karwendel and the Karwendel Nature Park in Austria.

• Further information on the nature conservation watch with the relevant legal bases
• Further projects and information on nature conservation - topic page

  Natura 2000; FFH, SPA areas; hotspot projects

• Wild river Isar - important information - Topic page

  Current information for boating on the Isar - Rules on and along the Isar (boating regulations) - Tasks of the Isar rangers - Contact persons

• "Nature conservation starts with you"

  The lower nature conservation authority works closely with Tölzer Land Tourism and has been running a joint campaign entitled "Nature conservation starts with you" since May 2021.

• Enjoying nature and recreation; information on entering the great outdoors