Waldlabor Zürich
Verein Waldlabor Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
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Founded in 2019, Waldlabor Zürich is a non-profit association based in Zürich, Switzerland working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, science & research +1 more.
Waldlabor Zürich is a non-profit association based in Zürich, founded in 2019 on the initiative of WaldZürich. It runs a publicly accessible forest laboratory on the Hönggerberg, a managed cultural forest used as a living research and learning site. The association conducts forest research with its member institutions, including ETH Zürich and WSL, offers guided tours, school and group excursions, public events and a forest experience day, and supports projects by external experts and organisations. Its work aims to deepen understanding of forests, communicate forest knowledge to the public and promote sustainable forest development. It is funded by member contributions, donations and sponsorship, and is supported by the City and Canton of Zürich as forest owners.
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Globis Waldlabor
Education · Switzerland
Nature trail and experiments for children aged 7 to 12, offered with ETH Zürich on the Hönggerberg.
Arboretum
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Switzerland
Collection of tree and shrub species from Central Europe at the Waldlabor, open to visitors.
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ETH Zürich, WSL, Grün Stadt Zürich, Kanton Zürich, WaldZürich, Verband Zürcher Forstpersonal