Preparation of the National Park Plan - Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

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20 NATIONAL PARK PLAN 2010 4. Recreation 4.1. Opening of the national park to environmentally sustainable forms of recreation and nature experience According to current legal rules as well as the IUCN guidelines, national parks are responsible for education and recreational objectives as well as nature protection. As these are in essence conflicting objectives, the national park ordinance stipulates that the establishment of the national park is for recreational activities which protect nature and that these activities may not adversely affect the protective purpose of the national park. The compatibility of recreational activities with nature will be measured primarily against effects on the ecosystem, in particular the animal and plant world. A perfectly structured network of paths makes a significant contribution to environmentally sustainable recreation in the national park. Visitors to the park are brought to the special features and wild forest on well marked paths. The number and condition of the paths as well as the signposting have to reflect the protective purpose of the national park. Areas of the national park which are particularly sensitive cannot be included. The path network for the various recreational activities can be found in the Appendix “Wegeplan”. The mountain summits of the National Park – this is on the Lusen – are amongst the most popular destinations (Photo: Alice Alteneder)
4.2. Creating opportunities for experiencing unspoilt nature (“Wilderness”) As there are hardly any areas in central Europe with unspoilt nature, the image of nature is strongly influenced by the picture of cultural landscapes. The aim of the Bavarian Forest National Park is therefore to create opportunities to experience unspoilt nature (“wilderness”). As the alienation from nature takes hold in the large conurbations and industrial centres, so the need for untouched nature grows. With resources such as the “Seelensteig” nature trail or programmes such as the “nature experience days” the Bavarian Forest National Park helps to meet this need. CONCEPT AND OBJECTIVES 21 4.3. Construction and further development of modern visitor facilities for environmental education and recreational activities As well as an attractive network of paths, special visitor and other facilities increase considerably the attractiveness of the national park. The most important visitor facilities in the Bavarian Forest National Park are the National Park Centres Lusen (Hans-Eisenmann-Haus with tree top walk, and animal, plant and rock enclosures) and Falkenstein (Haus zur Wildnis with animal enclosures and Stone Age cave). These facilities are not just for visitor recreation but also above all for environmental education. The latest teaching methods were taken into account during the establishment and in the subsequent development of these facilities in order to maintain and enhance their attractiveness. In addition, the visitor facilities make a considerable contribution to visitor management thereby helping to protect sensitive natural areas. For this reason, most of the visitor facilities are located around the edge of the national park. In the Falkenstein-Rachel Area the visitor facilities are more or less complete so future development is directed mainly at modernisation of facilities in the Rachel-Lusen area. The construction and running of visitor facilities also contributes to the attractiveness of the region to tourists and the acceptance of the national park amongst the local population. (see Appendix „Bildungs-und Erholungseinrichtung“). One of the major functions of the national park administration is ensuring the safety of all the visitor facilities (including the network of paths).
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