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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Osterholz-Scharmbeck, 04.06.2020 - FAUN is using the International World Environment Day on 05.06.2020 as an opportunity to set up 27 breeding boxes on the factory premises together with NABU Osterholz-Scharmbeck.
It is loud and lively on the 100,000 square metres at Feldhorst in Heilshorn. This is not only due to the employees of the refuse vehicle manufacturer and their work, but also to the many different species of birds that cavort in the trees, hedges and bushes, but also in the chassis. "We have, among others, coal and blue tits, starlings, chiffchaffs or even thrushes here," lists FAUN employee Karl-Heinz Kabbeck. In addition to his work as occupational safety coordinator for FAUN, he has been active in NABU for 52 years. In 1977 he was even a founding member of the Osterholz-Scharmbeck local group. He was immediately enthusiastic about the idea of giving the local fowl a home at his workplace. On Wednesday, 3 June, he and NABU comrade-in-arms Werner Pommer were ready with 27 different nesting boxes at Feldhorst and together with FAUN Managing Director Thorsten Baumeister and apprentice Adrian Siegler they erected the new birdhouses around the factory building. Thorsten Baumeister, COO of the FAUN Group and responsible for the factory at the Heilshorn site, didn't miss the opportunity to install the first incubator himself. "Nature conservation is very important to us at FAUN. Particularly on industrial sites, birds sometimes find it very difficult to find nesting opportunities. In order for the ecosystem to function, the nesting boxes help to preserve the local bird population and contribute to biodiversity. I am very pleased that we can actively contribute to this here at the site together with NABU." The first bird nest is for a starling, the last little house was placed at a lofty height with a riser; a falcon nest. According to the two NABU experts, the falcons need a wider approach corridor. Next March, the new nesting boxes should then house the first bird babies. "It's a bit late now. But the boxes will always serve as a roosting place," says Kabbeck, an enthusiastic environmentalist and conservationist. Even during the action, you get the feeling that the birds are chirping even louder. As if the birds are attracting their fellow species and reporting on the new roosts. Kabbeck will classify and check all 27 hostels during his rounds of the grounds. Once a year, the houses will be cleaned. The bird house action will not be FAUN's last measure for active nature conservation. Together with Karl-Heinz Kabbeck and NABU, the team is working on an insect hotel, flowering areas, discovery and explanation meetings on the grounds, hands-on activities and even a stork eyrie on the field eyrie. "We have days for future all year round," says Karl-Heinz Kabbeck.
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