{"id":655,"date":"2021-04-15T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcykr.myraidbox.de\/?page_id=655"},"modified":"2025-06-20T07:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:48:24","slug":"prominent-personalities-vnp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/en\/prominent-personalities-vnp\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent personalities in the VNP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-header ugb-header ugb-a2c2c66 ugb-header ugb-header--v3 ugb-header--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb--has-custom-content-width ugb--has-custom-content-width-tablet ugb--has-custom-content-width-mobile ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background ugb--has-background-overlay ugb--has-top-separator ugb--has-bottom-separator\"><style>.ugb-a2c2c66 .ugb-header__item{border-radius:15px !important;background-color:rgba(252,250,239,0.85) !important}.ugb-a2c2c66 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The King of W\u00fcrttemberg and numerous princes of all ruling houses belong to it. But also day laborers and cottagers are represented in its lists. Next to the university professor in white hair stands the youthful Springinsfeld of the Volksschule. Both Reich Germans and the Austrians shake hands in him.&#8221;<br><br>Wilhelm Bode (1914): Die Heimatschutzbewegung.<br>In: L\u00fcneburger Heimatbuch Bd. 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This created a solid foundation for the establishment and further development of the VNP, which was now registered in Stuttgart, the headquarters of Kosmos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-2201fdd ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-2201fdd .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-2201fdd .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-2201fdd .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>For five decades Stuttgart was the sole office. The members and the newsletter were still handled from Stuttgart until the 1980s, after the office had moved to Hamburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many years, Kosmos-Verlag made its leading men available to the VNP as honorary members of the board, namely Dr.&nbsp;Curt&nbsp;Floericke, Friedrich&nbsp;Regensberg, Euchar&nbsp;Nehmann&nbsp;senior and, from 1950, Rolf&nbsp;Keller as secretaries, and Euchar&nbsp;Nehmann&nbsp;senior, Richard&nbsp;Holzwarth, Rolf&nbsp;Keller and Euchar&nbsp;Nehmann&nbsp;junior as treasurers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hofrat Walther Keller chaired the association for one year after the death of Friedrich&nbsp;Roselius in 1941.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-0d5dcf4 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block ugb--has-custom-content-width ugb--has-custom-content-width-tablet ugb--has-custom-content-width-mobile ugb-main-block--inner-full ugb--has-block-background ugb--has-bottom-separator\"><style>.ugb-0d5dcf4 h1,.ugb-0d5dcf4 h2,.ugb-0d5dcf4 h3,.ugb-0d5dcf4 h4,.ugb-0d5dcf4 h5,.ugb-0d5dcf4 h6{color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-0d5dcf4 p,.ugb-0d5dcf4 li,.ugb-0d5dcf4 label,.ugb-0d5dcf4 table{color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-0d5dcf4 a:hover,.ugb-0d5dcf4 a:hover:visited{color:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h1,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h2,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h3,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h4,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h5,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > h6{color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > p,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > ol li,.ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper > ul li{color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250)}.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:50% !important}.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250)}.ugb-0d5dcf4 .ugb-bottom-separator svg{fill:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-0d5dcf4 .ugb-bottom-separator .ugb-separator-wrapper{transform:scaleX(1.5)}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container{padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:35px !important;padding-bottom:90px !important;padding-left:35px !important}.ugb-0d5dcf4 .ugb-bottom-separator .ugb-separator-wrapper{height:150px}}@media screen and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:100% !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container{padding-right:35px !important;padding-left:35px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container{padding-top:70px !important;padding-right:18px !important;padding-left:18px !important}.ugb-0d5dcf4.ugb-container > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:100% !important}}.ugb-0d5dcf4 a,.ugb-0d5dcf4 a:visited,.ugb-0d5dcf4 a:focus{color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-bottom-separator\"><div class=\"ugb-separator-wrapper\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1600 200\" filter=\"url(#wave-3-inverted-shadow_svg__a)\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 1600 200\" class=\"ugb-separator__shadow\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><filter id=\"wave-3-inverted-shadow_svg__a\"><feGaussianBlur in=\"SourceAlpha\" stdDeviation=\"4\"><\/feGaussianBlur><feComponentTransfer><feFuncA type=\"linear\" slope=\"0.4\"><\/feFuncA><\/feComponentTransfer><feMerge><feMergeNode><\/feMergeNode><feMergeNode in=\"SourceGraphic\"><\/feMergeNode><\/feMerge><\/filter><path d=\"M1413.6 39.3c-157.9 0-338.2 37.7-495.1 67.4-215.6 40.8-328.1 44.6-418.2 41.1S317 127.3 188.4 98.7C59.8 70.1-10 64.5-10 64.5v10s69.8 5.6 198.4 34.2c128.6 28.6 221.8 45.6 311.9 49.1s202.6-.3 418.2-41.1c156.9-29.7 337.2-67.4 495.1-67.4 127.6 0 196.4 19.5 196.4 19.5v-10s-68.8-19.5-196.4-19.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1600 200\" class=\"ugb-separator__layer-1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1413.6 39.3c-157.9 0-338.2 37.7-495.1 67.4-215.6 40.8-328.1 44.6-418.2 41.1S317 127.3 188.4 98.7-10 64.5-10 64.5v150.2h1620V58.8s-68.8-19.5-196.4-19.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--full\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-0d5dcf4-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-0d5dcf4-content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verein\">Dr. Curt Floericke (1896&nbsp;\u2013 1934)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An article published in April&nbsp;1909, &#8220;Umschau \u00fcber die Naturschutzbewegung&#8221; (Review of the Nature Conservation Movement), drew the attention of many people to the need for nature conservation. The author of this article was the scientific director of Kosmos, Dr.&nbsp;Curt&nbsp;Floericke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Floericke published some 100 smaller and larger books as well as around 400&nbsp;essays and smaller publications in magazines. This is how he inspired many people for nature. He and his wife were founding members of the VNP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-9432039 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-9432039 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-9432039 hr.ugb-divider__hr{height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hofrat Walther Keller (1869&nbsp;\u2010 1952)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Walther Keller, the founder of the Kosmos publishing house, took up the idea put forward by Dr.&nbsp;Curt&nbsp;Floericke in 1908 and committed himself with his whole person to its realisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-1c0767f ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-1c0767f .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-1c0767f .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-1c0767f .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>Walther Keller was born in Stuttgart on 30th&nbsp;April&nbsp;1869. At the age of twenty-four, he and his friend Euchar&nbsp;Nehmann acquired the Franckh&#8217;sche Verlagshandlung in Suttgart, which had been founded in 1822.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kosmos was founded at his initiative in 1904. Walther&nbsp;Keller had set himself the task of using this magazine to familiarise all those interested in the natural sciences with the progress of research and to show the many relationships between the individual fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this way, he hoped not only to make the findings of science accessible to nature lovers, but also to give them the opportunity to create their own view of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the founding of the association until his death, Walther&nbsp;Keller managed the Stuttgart office of the Verein Naturschutzpark. In accordance with his character, he worked more in private than in public, but he was the great driving force throughout his life and knew how to transfer his enthusiasm for the idea of nature conservation parks to all the members of the board and all the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As vice-chairman of the association he took over in 1941 after the sudden death of the then first chairman Friedrich&nbsp;Roselius, until Hans&nbsp;Domizlaff was elected as the new first chairman in 1943. He himself had proposed this election, out of the realisation that an effective supervision of the Heidepark from Stuttgart was not possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-158463c ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-158463c .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-158463c hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-158463c .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Administrator Fritz Ecker <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Winsen, county administrator Fritz&nbsp;Ecker, born in 1859, was an important man with political connections. He liaised with the Prussian authorities and the Prussian House of Representatives. This was of inestimable importance to the VNP. Ecker was a member of the VNP&#8217;s select working committee from 1910&nbsp;\u2013 1924.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a great friend of nature and local history, he was concerned about the increasing destruction of nature. Lively correspondence proves his acquaintance with Wilhelm&nbsp;Bode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-f73ab85 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-f73ab85 .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-f73ab85 .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-f73ab85 .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>Shortly after the VNP was founded, Ecker proposed the L\u00fcneburg Heath area to the VNP as a North German nature conservation park. After an appraisal by Dr.&nbsp;Curt&nbsp;Floericke, Wilhelm&nbsp;Bode and Fritz&nbsp;Ecker travelled to Stuttgart for a meeting of the VNP&#8217;s working committees. The meeting then decided to purchase a heath farm which also included the Wilseder Berg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decisive factor here was certainly the possibility of being granted an annual subsidy from the state as well as a lottery, which Ecker mentioned. These were also granted in 1911 and enabled further purchases in today&#8217;s nature reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecker was a friend of the Hapag director Albert&nbsp;Ballin, who let him take part in a North Country trip on the German Emperor&#8217;s yacht. This enabled Ecker to report to Wilhelm&nbsp;II. on the VNP&#8217;s endeavours and concerns. The VNP received permission from the Emperor to launch a 2-million lottery. These proceeds were used to make the first major purchases in the Heide and thus to shape the basic features of the Heidepark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecker continued to promote the Heide in the Prussian House of Representatives and was able to draw the attention of members of all parliamentary groups to the Heide, so that many donations supported the work of the VNP.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-28f710c ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-28f710c .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-28f710c hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pastor Wilhelm Bode (1860&nbsp;\u2013 1927)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A name that belongs to the nature reserve like heather to juniper: Wilhelm&nbsp;Bode, pastor in Egestorf from 1886&nbsp;\u2013 1923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was strongly committed to preserving the heath and, together with County Administrator Fritz&nbsp;Ecker, was finally able to convince the VNP to purchase the Wilseder Berg. Later he was appointed by the VNP as administrator of the association&#8217;s own land on the heath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-613fb50 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-613fb50 .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-613fb50 .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#fcfaef)}.ugb-613fb50 .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>Wilhelm&nbsp;Wolfgang&nbsp;Dietrich&nbsp;Friedrich&nbsp;Bode, born in L\u00fcneburg in 1860, became pastor in Egestorf at the age of 26. His work went far beyond the tasks set by the parish office. Among other things, he founded one of the first savings and loan associations in the province of Hanover in 1888, following the ideas of F.&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Raiffeisen. Thanks to his work, Egestorf received a central water supply at an early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1905 onwards, his efforts to protect the L\u00fcneburg Heath became more and more the focus of his life. Later, not least because of this, he came into conflict with his ecclesiastical superiors and was dismissed from his office in 1923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilhelm Bode claims to have received the impetus that made him the initiator of nature conservation in the L\u00fcneburg Heath from his father. During a hike to the Wilseder Berg in 1887, his father is said to have told him: &#8220;Whoever preserves this picture for future generations would be doing a great, good work.&#8221; He knew how to use his contacts with the Administrator of the Winsen county, Fritz Ecker, just as he knew how to use his contacts with the L\u00fcneburg District Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1906 he was able to persuade Prof.&nbsp;Thomsen to buy the Totengrund, and he also convinced the VNP to buy the Wilseder Berg in 1910. Thus the cornerstone was laid for the North German nature conservation park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was appointed by the board as custodian of the so-called Heidepark. 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.ugb-blockquote__quote{left:50px !important;top:50px !important}.ugb-64608a6.ugb-blockquote{margin-top:-30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important}.ugb-64608a6.ugb-blockquote > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">&#8220;The history of the association could not have been written 100&nbsp;years ago if the idea of volunteering, solidarity and private initiative had not dominated the thinking and actions of the association members, especially the members of the management bodies, from the very beginning.<br>Without the members&#8217; willingness to donate, without their regular membership fees, without the generous patronage of individuals and without the considerable endowments from bequests of association members, the conservation of the Heath would not have succeeded in the past and would not have been secured for the future.&#8221;<br><br>Hans Joachim R\u00f6hrs,<br>Chairman from 1993&nbsp;\u2013 2008 and current honorary chairman of the VNP<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-b209705 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-b209705 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-b209705 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chairmen\">The Chairmen of the Association and the Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erwin Bubeck, chairman from 1909&nbsp;\u2013 1927<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/erwin-bubeck-vereinsvorsitzender-vnp-1909-1927-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/erwin-bubeck-vereinsvorsitzender-vnp-1909-1927-1.jpg\" alt=\"Erwin Bubeck, VNP chairman 1909 - 1927\" class=\"wp-image-749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/erwin-bubeck-vereinsvorsitzender-vnp-1909-1927-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/erwin-bubeck-vereinsvorsitzender-vnp-1909-1927-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first chairman of the VNP was Erwin&nbsp;Bubeck, who held his office from its foundation in 1909 until 1927.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a landowner in W\u00fcrttemberg, came from an upper middle-class background, had received professional training in the metallurgical industry, but was nevertheless, or perhaps precisely because of this, a passionate advocate of the idea of nature conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he came from and lived in southern Germany, he loved the heath landscape above all else and fulfilled his task in the difficult initial phase of the association with determination and assertiveness, but also with the ability to reconcile opposites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-5897444 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-5897444 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-5897444 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Henrich Wilkens, chairman from 1927&nbsp;\u2013 1940<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-henrich-wilkens-vorsitzender-vnp-1927-1940-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-henrich-wilkens-vorsitzender-vnp-1927-1940-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Henrich Wilkens, VNP chairman from 1927 - 1940\" class=\"wp-image-751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-henrich-wilkens-vorsitzender-vnp-1927-1940-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-henrich-wilkens-vorsitzender-vnp-1927-1940-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubeck&#8217;s successor in 1927 was the district court director Dr.&nbsp;Henrich&nbsp;Wilckens from Bremen. During his term of office, he acquired the T\u00fctsberg estate in 1928 (today the association&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/en\/agriculture\/\">landscape conservation farm<\/a> with an attached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuetsberg.de\/\">hotel<\/a>) together with the Benningh\u00f6fen farm. The acquisition brought about a considerable increase in the amount of farmland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parts of the German Wehrmacht cast an eye on parts of the VNP&#8217;s territory in the Heide at this time. However, the military training areas were then established in Munster and Bergen. Dr.&nbsp;Wilckens succeeded in convincing the Wehrmacht not to use the Heidepark itself for military purposes of any kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-47ce44f ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-47ce44f .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-47ce44f hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friedrich Roselius, chairman from 1940&nbsp;\u2013 1941<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/friedrich-roselius-vorsitzender-vnp-1940-1941-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/friedrich-roselius-vorsitzender-vnp-1940-1941-1.jpg\" alt=\"Friedrich Roselius, VNP chairman from 1940 - 1941\" class=\"wp-image-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/friedrich-roselius-vorsitzender-vnp-1940-1941-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/friedrich-roselius-vorsitzender-vnp-1940-1941-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Wilken&#8217;s death in 1940, the Bremen merchant Friedrich&nbsp;Roselius was elected as the third chairman. One year later he died in an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-3d3d589 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-3d3d589.ugb-spacer{height:250px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-3d3d589.ugb-spacer{height:200px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-3d3d589.ugb-spacer{height:10px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-88493e9 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-88493e9 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-88493e9 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hofrat Walther Keller, chairman from 1941&nbsp;\u2013 1942<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hofrat-walter-keller-vorsitzender-vnp-1941-1942-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hofrat-walter-keller-vorsitzender-vnp-1941-1942-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hofrat Walther Keller, VNP chairman from 1941 - 1942\" class=\"wp-image-755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hofrat-walter-keller-vorsitzender-vnp-1941-1942-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hofrat-walter-keller-vorsitzender-vnp-1941-1942-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1941 and 1942, Hofrat&nbsp;Keller from Stuttgart, who was a partner in the Kosmos publishing house and an active supporter in years of board work and at the same time also the managing director for the association&#8217;s activities, took over as chairman of the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the best expert on the entire development of the association from the beginning, he now took on the overall responsibility in the most difficult time of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was one of the personalities who, as a member of the Executive Board, had borne responsibility for the association&#8217;s management for the longest time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-897cb8c ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-897cb8c .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-897cb8c .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-897cb8c .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>Due to his publishing activities, he had many connections, especially to the circle of people for whom nature conservation was a matter of the heart. And he was also one of the main financial supporters of the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as he was in charge, the headquarters of the association and the administrative office were in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-fd49f59 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-fd49f59 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-fd49f59 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hans Domizlaff, chairman from 1943&nbsp;\u2013 1953<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-domizlaff-vorsitzender-vnp-1943-1953-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-domizlaff-vorsitzender-vnp-1943-1953-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hans Domizlaff, VNP chairman from 1943 - 1953\" class=\"wp-image-759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-domizlaff-vorsitzender-vnp-1943-1953-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-domizlaff-vorsitzender-vnp-1943-1953-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1943, Hans Domizlaff (born 1892, died 1971) took over the office of the first chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through his efforts, the establishment of a military airfield within the protected area was prevented and British tanks were pushed back from the Central Heath, the Totengrund and Wilseder Berg to the Wintermoor&nbsp;\u2013 Haverbeck&nbsp;\u2013 Behringen road. Domizlaff conducted business from his residence in Egestorf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardships of the war and post-war period did not permit any major development initiatives. His work was determined by the need to preserve with all his strength what had already been achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-3a31a27 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-3a31a27 .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-3a31a27 .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-3a31a27 .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}.ugb-3a31a27 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:left}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>In Austria, he prevented the destruction of the Krimml Waterfalls through industrial exploitation. Disputes with the British led to Domizlaff&#8217;s imprisonment for several months and the loss of old files and documents of the association due to British confiscation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hans Domizlaff was voted out of office as chairman in 1953, but remained associated with the VNP as honorary chairman.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-fab82e5 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-fab82e5 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-fab82e5 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Alfred Toepfer, chairman from 1954&nbsp;\u2013 1985<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-alfred-toepfer-vorsitzender-vnp-1954-1985-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-alfred-toepfer-vorsitzender-vnp-1954-1985-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Alfred Toepfer, VNP chairman from 1954 - 1985\" class=\"wp-image-765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-alfred-toepfer-vorsitzender-vnp-1954-1985-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-alfred-toepfer-vorsitzender-vnp-1954-1985-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking over the chairmanship of the association in 1954, Alfred&nbsp;Toepfer (born 1894&nbsp;\u2013 died 1993) steered the political discussion in a direction that raised the issue of nature conservation and environmental protection in the public&#8217;s consciousness much earlier than any political party would ever have understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right at the beginning of his term of office, he published the &#8220;Nature Park Idea&#8221;, which has developed into more than 100&nbsp;nature parks all over Germany almost 50&nbsp;years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the course of his years as chairman, he enlarged the acreage, intensified the keeping of Heidschnucken and founded his own operating company in order to be able to offer an efficient gastronomic structure to the Heide&#8217;s restarting tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-b15e9ca ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-b15e9ca .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-b15e9ca .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-b15e9ca .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>For years he conducted intensive legal disputes about military exercises in the heath areas of the nature reserve. With the foundation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nna.niedersachsen.de\/startseite\/\">Alfred Toepfer Academy<\/a> in Schneverdingen, he was able to realise the idea of training people for nature conservation with state support at the end of his term of office.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-a3060e2 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-a3060e2 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-a3060e2 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fritz Kellinghusen, chairman from 1985&nbsp;\u2013 1993<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/fritz-kellinghusen-vorsitzender-vnp-1985-1993-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/fritz-kellinghusen-vorsitzender-vnp-1985-1993-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fritz Kellinghusen, VNP chairman from 1985 - 1993\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/fritz-kellinghusen-vorsitzender-vnp-1985-1993-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/fritz-kellinghusen-vorsitzender-vnp-1985-1993-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A great success of the Kellinghusen era (1984 to 1994) was the conclusion of the Public Law Agreement with the State of Lower Saxony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the later President of the Hamburg Administrative Court took over the chair, the association was poorly secured financially. The only financial support came from lease payments by the federal government for the military use of the association&#8217;s land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement with the state assured the association annual financial support for the implementation of heathland management. This was a big step towards better economic security for the association, at least in the area of landscape conservation, which was also geared towards sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-21e14d8 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-21e14d8.ugb-spacer{height:20px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-5837ba8 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-5837ba8 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-5837ba8 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hans Joachim R\u00f6hrs, chairman from 1993&nbsp;\u2013 2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-joachim-roehrs-vorsitzender-vnp-1993-2008-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-joachim-roehrs-vorsitzender-vnp-1993-2008-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hans Joachim R\u00f6hrs, VNP chairman from 1993 - 2008\" class=\"wp-image-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-joachim-roehrs-vorsitzender-vnp-1993-2008-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/hans-joachim-roehrs-vorsitzender-vnp-1993-2008-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1993, Hans Joachim R\u00f6hrs, then chief county director in the district of Harburg, was elected chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had to overcome a difficult phase of internal instability of the association, where the objectives of the association were at stake. The uncertain financial situation of the association also led to the heath landscape being endangered, as no permanent management could be guaranteed. The renaturation of the ravaged former military training areas also had to be initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of television, financial and advertising resources were activated and public attention mobilised in a &#8220;Save the Heath&#8221; campaign. As a result, in addition to an increase in the number of Schnucken herds, a fundamental rehabilitation of all heath areas was brought about according to plan and with new technical resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-0b692a6 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-plain ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><style>.ugb-0b692a6 .ugb-accordion__title{text-align:right !important}.ugb-0b692a6 .ugb-accordion__arrow{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;fill:var(--theme-palette-color-3,#333333)}.ugb-0b692a6 .ugb-accordion__item{border:none !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">More\/less &#8230;<\/p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>In the office of the association, an administrative organisation was formed that was able to cope with the demands and requirements of the digital age in terms of personnel and office technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other cornerstones of his chairmanship are the establishment of the Stiftung Naturschutzpark L\u00fcneburger Heide in 2002 and finally, in 2008, the transfer of the German association&#8217;s assets to the foundation, so that the implementation of the association&#8217;s purpose is secured in a lasting way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was elected honorary chairman at the 2008 general assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-b4a311c ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-b4a311c .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-b4a311c hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wilfried Holtmann, chairman of association and foundation from 2008&nbsp;\u2013 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wilfried-holtmann-vorsitzender-vnp-2008-2018-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wilfried-holtmann-vorsitzender-vnp-2008-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wilfried Holtmann, chairman of VNP association and foundation from 2008 - 2018\" class=\"wp-image-753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wilfried-holtmann-vorsitzender-vnp-2008-2018-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wilfried-holtmann-vorsitzender-vnp-2008-2018-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilfried Holtmann, a business graduate and retired department director of the former district government of L\u00fcneburg, took over the chairmanship of the Association at a time when improved state funding policies, the establishment of the association&#8217;s own foundation and a targeted liaising with all institutions of the federal government, the state of Lower Saxony and the municipalities have changed the general conditions for the fulfilment of the Association&#8217;s tasks in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider aligncenter ugb-divider ugb-d1eb279 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-d1eb279 .ugb-block-content{margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.ugb-d1eb279 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#416250) !important;height:2px !important;width:40% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prof. Dr. Thomas Kaiser, Chairman of association and foundation since 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-rotated.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Prof.-Kaiser-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Dr. Thomas Kaiser, Vorsitzender von Stiftung und Verein Naturschutzpark L\u00fcneburger Heide (VNP)\" class=\"wp-image-9670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.verein-naturschutzpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof.-Kaiser-rotated.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaiser, Prof. Dr. Thomas<\/strong>, Beedenbostel, born 1963<br>Landscape architect and forestry graduate, owner of the planning office \u201cArbeitsgruppe Land &amp; Wasser\u201d and honorary professor at Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg. Member of the board of Verein Naturschutzpark e.V. and VNP Foundation since 2000, VNP Vice-Chairman from 2003 to 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-b1b1050 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-blockquote--small-quote ugb-main-block ugb--has-custom-content-width ugb--has-custom-content-width-mobile\"><style>.ugb-b1b1050 .ugb-blockquote__quote{fill:var(--theme-palette-color-2,#7b2a53) !important;width:50px !important;height:50px !important}.ugb-b1b1050 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}.ugb-b1b1050.ugb-blockquote > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:70% !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-b1b1050.ugb-blockquote{margin-bottom:30px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-b1b1050 .ugb-blockquote__quote{left:50px !important;top:50px !important}.ugb-b1b1050.ugb-blockquote{margin-top:-30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important}.ugb-b1b1050.ugb-blockquote > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\"><em>\u201cI am actively involved in the board of the Stiftung Naaturschutzpark L\u00fcneburger Heide because this continues 100 years of successful nature conservation.\u201d<\/em><br><br><em>Prof. Dr. Thomas Kaiser<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founders of the association Natur\u00adschutz\u00adpark&nbsp;e.V. 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