Mellumrat

The Mellumrat e.V. is a German non-profit nature conservation and research association founded on 28 February 1925 to protect the uninhabited North Sea island of Mellum. Its origins lie in early 20th-century seabird protection efforts led by local researchers Heinrich Schütte, Wilhelm Krüger and Karl Sartorius, and it was established by five founding organisations: the Oldenburg branch of the Bund für Vogelschutz, the Heimat-, Natur- und Vogelschutzverein Wilhelmshaven, the Gesellschaft zum Schutz der heimischen Vögel in Bremen, the Reichsbund Vogelschutz, and the Vogelwarte Helgoland. Each founding member sent a representative to an administrative council (hence the name "Mellumrat"). The association gained legal capacity on 9 January 1962 upon entry in the register of associations. Today the Mellumrat operates within the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site "Lower Saxony Wadden Sea" National Park, where it manages the island of Mellum, the Minsener Oog storm surge barrier, and the island of Wangerooge, as well as the inland nature reserve "Sager Meere, Kleiner Sand und Heumoor". It also partners with the Naturschutzstation at Dümmer as a member of the Naturschutzring Dümmer e.V. (NARI). In each protected area the association maintains stations where volunteer nature conservation wardens live and work from spring to autumn. These wardens are nature enthusiasts who dedicate themselves voluntarily and on an honorary basis to conservation. The former Mellumbake (a daymark) serves as the association's symbol. The Mellumrat is a volunteer-run association financed partly by grants from the State of Lower Saxony for its work in the protected areas, as well as membership fees and donations. It is recognised as a non-profit organisation by the tax office in Wilhelmshaven, and donations are tax-deductible. The association is a partner of the National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, committed to the protection and development of the unique natural and cultural landscape of the Wadden Sea. Since April 2002 it has published a magazine twice a year, and in 2008 the foundation "Zukunft Naturschutz - Stiftungsfonds für den Mellumrat e.V." was established to provide sustainable support for its work. The Mellumrat also offers voluntary ecological year placements and has been raising awareness about marine litter since the 1990s through exhibitions and regular clean-up actions on Mellum.

The Mellumrat e.V. was founded on 28 February 1925 as a nature conservation association dedicated to protecting the uninhabited North Sea island of Mellum. Its roots trace back to the early 20th century, when local researchers Heinrich Schütte, Wilhelm Krüger and Karl Sartorius studied the island and its birdlife. In 1909 the Oldenburg Ministry of the Interior issued the first order to protect seabirds on the dune island of Mellum. A legal basis for the association's work was created by the announcement of the Oldenburg State Ministry on 28 March 1921 implementing the Reich Bird Protection Act, and the Oldenburg Minister of Churches and Schools, as the higher nature conservation authority, issued the ordinance for the "Vogelfreistätte Insel Mellum" nature reserve covering 25 hectares. The association was founded by five organisations: the Oldenburg regional group of the Bund für Vogelschutz, the Heimat-, Natur- und Vogelschutzverein Wilhelmshaven, the Gesellschaft zum Schutz der heimischen Vögel in Bremen, the Reichsbund Vogelschutz, and the Vogelwarte Helgoland. Each founding member sent a representative to an administrative council, which gave the association its name "Mellumrat". It gained legal capacity on 9 January 1962 when it was entered in the register of associations. Over the decades, the Mellumrat expanded its conservation activities beyond Mellum to other areas. It took on the care of the island of Wangerooge in 1935 and Minsener Oog in 1946. Inland, it began managing the Sager Meer area in 1951 and the Dümmer area in 1956. It also managed the Strohauser Vorländer und Plate from 1990 until 2015. The association maintains stations in these protected areas where volunteer nature conservation wardens live and work from spring to autumn, monitoring breeding and migratory bird populations and conducting research. It collaborates closely with the Vogelwarte Helgoland as an institute for bird research. Since April 2002 the association has published a magazine twice a year. In 2008, the foundation "Zukunft Naturschutz - Stiftungsfonds für den Mellumrat e.V." was established to provide sustainable financial support. Since the 1990s, the Mellumrat has raised awareness about the dangers of marine litter, most recently through a travelling exhibition and regular clean-up actions on Mellum. The association also offers voluntary ecological year placements. It is recognised as a non-profit organisation and is financed partly by grants from the State of Lower Saxony, membership fees and donations.

• 2015

  Management of Strohauser Vorländer und Plate ends.

• 2008

  Foundation "Zukunft Naturschutz - Stiftungsfonds für den Mellumrat e.V." established.

• 2002

  Association begins publishing a magazine twice a year in April.

• 1990

  Mellumrat begins managing the Strohauser Vorländer und Plate area.

• 1962

  Association gains legal capacity on 9 January upon entry in the register of associations.

• 1956

  Mellumrat begins managing the Dümmer area.

• 1951

  Mellumrat begins managing the Sager Meer area.

• 1946

  Mellumrat begins managing Minsener Oog.

• 1935

  Mellumrat begins managing the island of Wangerooge.

• 1925

  Mellumrat founded on 28 February by five organisations.

• 1921

  Ordinance for the "Vogelfreistätte Insel Mellum" nature reserve (25 ha) issued by the Oldenburg State Ministry.

• 1909

  First order by the Oldenburg Ministry of the Interior to protect seabirds on the dune island of Mellum.

Non-profit, volunteer-based nature conservation and research association focused on the Wadden Sea and inland Lower Saxony, operating as a partner of the National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Product categories. Nature conservation and monitoring services · Research and data collection on breeding and migratory birds · Environmental education and public outreach · Publications and expert reports · Voluntary ecological year placements

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2. 2Mellum - Geschichte - Der Mellumrat e.V.mellumrat.de
3. 3Wangerooge - Geschichte - Der Mellumrat e.V.mellumrat.de
4. 4Sager Meer - Geschichte - Der Mellumrat e.V.mellumrat.de
5. 5Mellumratwikidata.org
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