• 9702-Circel Emsdetten_01

An existing deep sand excavation site close to the riverside meadows of the river Ems, which had been approved in the fifties, was modified on the initiative of the local authorities and with agreement of the company. The current requirements, arising out of the Ems riverside meadows protection program, were taken into account.

The resulting amendment is: the area close to the river Ems to be monitored and a new flood basin transferred to the public authority. The sand extraction will be undertaken according to the requirements from the nature conservation requirements, in other words formation of a flat riverbank, no top soil on the re-cultivated areas, planting of willow shrubs from autochton stock.

Landscape planner: brandenfels landscape + environment, Münster
Area: 20 ha