Muehlberg
The Mühlberg site holds a stable population of Jurinea cyanoides that serves as an important donor population for the Elbe River region. The primary ecological threat stems from expanding Carex arenaria cover, which suppresses open sand, alongside uncertain future financing for grazing. Project efforts aim to secure long-term protection by establishing the site as an official natural monument.
Site Management
Conservation goals focus on boosting the population by 25 % (from 15 000 to 19 000 rosettes), doubling bare soil availability and expanding the potentially colonizable area by integrating an adjacent unmanaged parcel into the pasture. Planned management includes continuing Konik horse grazing to suppress competitive vegetation, manual plant litter removal to expose bare sand and supplementary seed sowing to reinforce population growth.
Mühlberg will also act as a key donor source within the project, supporting seed collection for regional reintroductions, seed banking at the Berlin Botanical Garden, hybridization experiments, genetic sampling, soil testing and continuous monitoring.
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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.