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World Water Day
ReNaturEnns - Students from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are researching aquatic ecology and river management. Just in time for World Water Day on February 2nd...
Transnational management experiences regarding land use impacts on the water regime in the Danube region — Project within Interreg Danube (CAMARO-D)
Participation of HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the international collaboration on land use and flood protection as well as water protection in the Danube...
ÖKOLOG Award 2025: Award for outstanding student work
Award for the best diploma thesis of the year and renewed award of the ÖKOLOG AWARD 2025. The students who were selected from the renowned...
December 5, 2025 World Soil Day - Raising awareness for soil protection and soil health
Healthy soils are one of our most important foundations of life and a prerequisite for sustainable food production as well as resilience...
Workshop of the LTSER research platform Eisenwurzen - Exchange on socio-ecological long-term research in the region
The networking workshop of the LTSER research platform Eisenwurzen took place this year on November 24, 2025, at the SPES Future Academy in Schlierbach on the topic of "Joining..."
LTER-Austria Conference 2025: Exchange on long-term ecological research
At this year's LTER-Austria annual conference at Mondsee, experts presented the latest findings and developments in ecological...
Workshop on the LIFE+ project AMooRe “Austrian Moor Restoration”
First research findings on greenhouse gas emissions in the Irdninger Moos and Wörschacher Moor: The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein hosted a presentation on September 26th...
Feasibility study for the establishment of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the European long-term research infrastructure eLTER RI (eLTER_RI_AREC)
To study long-term ecological and complex relationships between humans and the environment and their changes, a corresponding...
Children's Academy Rottenmann visits the Bio-Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
As part of this year's Rottenmann Children's Academy, which was themed "The Cycle of Matter," students visited the ...
Students are taking on invasive neophytes. Class 1L of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is working to protect nature!
Students from class 1L successfully removed invasive knotweed species in Wörschach and Stainach. During the last week of school before the summer holidays...
Young Citizen Science PolliDiversity 2025
Our innovative citizen science project combines inquiry-based learning and scientific participation with regular contact with nature and mindfulness...
Iris meadows and renaturation projects
On Saturday, May 24th, the Provincial Councillor for Nature Conservation, Hannes Amesbauer, together with representatives of the Nature Conservation Association and the HBLFA Ra..., visited...
Participation of HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the 26th LIFE Platform - exchange of information on environmental and climate protection measures
The 26th LIFE Platform took place from April 23-24 at Rosegg Castle in Carinthia and was organized by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)...
PolliDiversity – Young Citizen Science for Biodiversity
In the PolliDiversity project, 550 students from 23 secondary school classes in Styria are researching the development of ReNatura...
Life+ project AMooRe “Austrian Moor Restoration” starts gas flow measurements in the Irdninger Moos and Wörschacher Moor
LIFE AMooRe is a strategic nature project under the EU funding program LIFE+, with the aim of implementing the Austrian Moorland Strategy 2030+...
Toad rescue mission instead of classroom: Raumberg students take action to protect amphibians
Protection for migrating amphibians: Students working to preserve endangered species. Due to the weather, native amphibians are just beginning their migration...
Contribution of peatlands to climate protection and biodiversity (MoorRenat)
Peatlands are peat-forming plant communities with characteristic species. They provide numerous ecosystem services and fulfill important agricultural functions...
LTER-Austria Conference 2024: A strong commitment to long-term ecological research
This year's LTER-Austria conference brought together leading environmental researchers in Vienna to discuss the latest findings and strategies for...
The Rottenmann Children's Academy will visit the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in 2024
Students explore mobility in relation to agriculture and the environment. On July 9, 2024, inquisitive participants of the children's...
Science Days on the topic of invasive neophytes with schools from the region
Students are removing invasive neophytes for the renaturation of wetlands and riparian buffer strips at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpe...
Expert meeting on peatland restoration at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Bogs and peatlands play a significant role in mitigating climate change, preserving biodiversity, and providing flood protection. However, the...
A change of perspective – experiencing nature without barriers
“Changing Perspectives – Experiencing Nature Barrier-Free” – Project Team of the 2nd Advanced Course in Agriculture at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Sch...
Young Science Seal of Approval - Award Ceremony 2024
The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalization have awarded 46 schools with the ...
Iris meadow breakfast with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the Nature Conservation Association
The iris meadows in the central Styrian Enns Valley were in full bloom again this year! The iris festival took place on the Trautenfels flowering meadows on May 20, 2024...
International Women's Day in Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Women as researchers and knowledge disseminators, strong-willed, determined students at the Federal Higher Education and Research Institute for ...
Results of the Life project “Farm4More”
Both climate change and the increasing demand for animal-based foods pose significant challenges for society and the...
Results of the Life project “Farm4More”
Both climate change and the increasing demand for animal-based foods pose significant challenges for society and the...
Project EU4 Shepherds on the home stretch
Innovative training for shepherds and sustainable pasture management - tools for sustainable rural management ...
Protected areas in the Middle Styrian Enns Valley – From the past to the future
The central Styrian Enns Valley has been shaped by landscape changes and economic transformations for millennia. ...
Radio report on CSI Phenobiota – against plant newcomers
In the current episode of the program "In der Mitte am Rand" (In the Middle at the Edge), broadcast on Thursday, May 11, 2023, a report was shown on the final project presentation...
Water2Live - Water for Life
Water is the most important basis of life for plants, animals, and humans, and indispensable for the natural balance. Water also shapes the landscape...
A success story - 20 years of the LTER-Austria association - socio-ecological long-term research
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is a member of the interdisciplinary network for biodiversity and ecosystem research. ...
Mobility in the plant kingdom - Radio broadcast for International Mobility Week
On September 21, 2022, from 4-5 pm, Renate Mayer from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein will present on the topic of "Mobility in the Plant Kingdom." The aim of the seminar...
3. Newsletter - Project EU4Shepherds
The third newsletter is online and provides information on further steps and key data of the EU4Shepherds project. ...
AgroInclusion project meeting at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
People with special needs are at risk of segregation, and their opportunities in the job market are very limited. Promoting their inclusion...
Research experience for pupils of the Rottenmann Children's Academy
On July 14th and 18th, 2022, the time had come again – students from the Enns and Palten valleys visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Three-day research internship with the Lunz Water Cluster and the Dürrenstein-Lassingtal Wilderness Area
Manuel Hutter reports on the interesting research internship of the 4U class in Lunz am See. ...
Experience the Enns River barefoot
That was the topic of this year's school project for the 2nd advanced course in agriculture at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, school year 2021/22. ...
The Enns is flourishing – 30 years of LIFE projects in Austria
The Enns River is flourishing – a track record of success for LIFE projects...
“Resilience to natural disasters” - Diploma thesis by Rosemarie Hieret and Jolanda Rexeis”
This diploma thesis examines the resilience to natural disasters in the municipalities of Perschling in Lower Austria and Deutschlandsberg in...
The Enns is blooming - 30 years of LIFE projects in Austria
The public celebration will take place on May 25, 2022, starting at 2 p.m. in Trautenfels, municipality of Stainach-Pürgg.
Photo and art competition "My Enns" for school pupils
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, in cooperation with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and...
ClimSchool: PolliDiversity 2.0 Pollinator diversity in your own environment
Project goal: The aim is to inspire as many people as possible about biodiversity and pollinators in their environment. Through active participation in research...
Class 2L of HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein wins 2nd place at the Citizen Science Award 2021
The PolliDiversity project was awarded the Citizen Science Award 2021 by the Research Acquisition Unit at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenst...
ASDR Natural Hazards Conference 2021 with students from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Two students from the graduating class 5U, Jolanda Rexeis and Rosemarie Hieret, visited, accompanied by their diploma thesis supervisor Renate Mayer and Kat...
ClimSchool: Waste prevention in everyday life
During the 2020/21 school year, female students developed a toolkit for identifying potential savings in private households. The accompanying activities in the district...
The Rottenmann Children's Academy visits the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
On July 26, 2021, students from the Liezen district researched the topics "Flowers and bees – the different plant forms and their pollinators"...
FFG Internships: Microplastics in mountain lakes – Research topic of three graduate students from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Three highly motivated students from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein completed their talented internships at the Austrian... on the topic of microplastics in mountain lakes.
Primary school children from Aigen im Ennstal explore new plant arrivals throughout the year
Project goal: In the CSI PhenoBiota project, the Aigen im Ennstal primary school is collaborating with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein to research the topic of "Not he...
The outdoor classroom has been opened
In their project-based learning for the 2020/2021 school year, the students of the second advanced training course at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein focused on...
Students bring the Trautenfels flowering meadows to life - An adventure for young and old in the open-air classroom!
In their project-based learning for the 2020/2021 school year, the students of the second advanced training course at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein focused on...
More habitat for the hazel dormouse as a strictly protected small mammal
Small measures – big impact: Small mammals make an important contribution to the ecological balance, yet they are highly threatened...
The examination of the newly arrived plants can begin
CSI stands for "Climate Science Investigation". Pheno means "appearance throughout the year", neobiota refers to all non-native organisms...
Ongoing monitoring of invasive neophytes in Upper Styria
In the summer of 2020, four research interns worked in the acquisitions department of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. As part of their work...
ClimSchool: Citizen Science Project “PolliDiversity”
In times of Covid-19, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is committed to providing opportunities for young people and interested adults despite the existing...
Award of the Young Science Seal of Approval 2020
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein has once again been awarded a prize by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Austrian Exchange Service...
Our students create plant diversity for pollinators
Students from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are creating plant diversity for pollinators as part of the "Blooming Austria" project...
ClimSchool: From the trunk to the bowl
Students from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are creating plant diversity for pollinators as part of the "Blooming Austria" project...
Researching with new plant arrivals from around the world
In a Europe-wide first, students in the Liezen district are researching and documenting the phenological development of invasive neophytes...
Neophytes and biodiversity
Information event on neophytes and biodiversity: Challenges for agriculture, forestry and water management {field 39}{field 40} HBL...
Japanese knotweed hotspot – control measures in the Gesäuse National Park
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, a joint invasive plant control project took place with the Gesäuse National Park and the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. ...
Environmental technologies in cattle farming
Development of an international partner network. Program: European Social Fund and State Budget of Czech Republic. Duration: September 2012 to August 2020...
Sparkling Science project "Game of Clones"
In October 2017, preliminary work began on the research project "Game of Clones – Students model the spread and control of…".
ClimSchool: The beaver in the Styrian Enns Valley
In the INTEREG project Camaro-D (Cooperating towards Advanced Management Routines for land use impacts on the water regime in the Danube river...
Blooming Riverbanks - Biodiversity on the banks
Riparian and forest edge strips are often neglected in cultivated landscapes. They are frequently overgrown with invasive plants or mowed down...
Iris meadows are showing themselves in their full splendor
Iris meadows with Siberian iris and star daffodil as indicator species were once defining elements of the cultural landscape in Central Styria...
News about the Sparkling Science project “Game of Clones”
Originally native to Asia, Japanese knotweed spread rapidly throughout North America and Europe. Once established...
Interreg project Camaro-D: Flood and drinking water protection
The final conference of the transnational Camaro-D project on the topic of "Cooperation for sustainable land use..." took place on June 3rd and 4th, 2019.
Experimental workshop on the topic of protective forests and flood protection in torrent catchment areas
Primary school children explore natural hazards in Donnersbachwald and learn about the biodiversity in the local mountain forest. What is the purpose of a protective forest...?.
Action program for invasive neophytes around the Grimming mountain
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpen is responsible for the removal of non-native, invasive plant species and awareness-raising measures around the Grimmig mountain...
Nature conservation prize “The Nettle” for HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Renate Mayer, Claudia Plank and Walter Starz from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are winners of Austria's largest nature conservation prize "...
Hazard zone plan makes sense in schools (Interreg project CAMARO-D)
Flood simulation at Schildlehenbach with the Ramsau am Dachstein primary school: Flood protection against torrents and hazard zone planning were part of the curriculum...
Transnational cooperation for water protection and flood protection in the Danube region
CAMARO-D - Transnational Management Experiences Regarding Land Use Impacts on the Water Regime in the Danube Region Program: Interreg Danube Tran...
LUBIO Project
LUBIO - Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity in Cultural Landscapes Program: Earth System Sciences (ESS) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences...
Healthy Alps Project
Healthy Alps - Alpine landscapes in climate change: Impact of land-use changes on regulating ecosystem services, biodiversity, health...
LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen
LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen – Socio-Ecological Long-Term Research The Eisenwurzen research platform was founded in 2004. It serves as an information hub...
Young Science quality seal for the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Award of the Young Science Seal of Approval for Research Partner Schools 2014 On November 17, 2014, the BG/BRG Stainach and the HBLFA Raumberg-G...
The self-cleaning capacity of flowing waters under the pressure of increasing nutrient load
PowerStreams – The self-purification capacity of flowing waters under the pressure of increasing nutrient load. Project duration: 2014 - 2016. The project...
Functional feed for cows
Functional feed for cows – added value as nutritional value. Project duration: 2013–2015. Sparkling Science is a research program of the Federal Ministry...
AgriEnvironment
Sustainable Agriculture in the Light of European Environmental Targets Program: Higher KOS - Promoting Institutional Development in Higher Education...
Working horses in nature conservation
"Horse Hay" Project - Working Horses in Nature Conservation. This project is being carried out within the framework of the EU project BE-NATUR. Implementation is taking place in Styria...
The Research Acquisition department introduces itself
Acquisition Staff Unit – Project Development and Management The Acquisition Staff Unit is a comprehensive service unit for the coordination of...
Be-NATUR
Transnational Management of Natura 2000 Sites Programme: INTERREG Southeast European Region Duration: 2011 to 2014 Partner countries: Hungary, Italy...
NEPROVALTER
EU project NEPROVALTER: Network for enhancing and improving knowledge about local agricultural production in the Alpine region. The NE... project.
Generation Innovation
Children and young people in the district explore and experience natural processes and learn about the development and use of technologies...
EU project MONITOR
Hazard monitoring for risk assessment and risk communication. Program: INTERREG IIIB Cadses. Duration: 2 years (2006-2008). Partner countries: Italy, ...
2002: Research coordination
Organization and knowledge transfer of research agendas
2005: Projects involving teaching
Teaching and research
2358: Meadow register Ausseerland
Management plan for Lake Ödensee, meadow register for Ausseerland
2362: Research Workshop
generation innovation - Research and Experience Workshop Liezen
2400: EmiScrap
Emission-related optimization of manure scraper systems in cattle free-stall barns
2402: Functional lining
Functional feed for cows – added value as nutritional value; scientists and students are working together to improve the functional properties of feed for dairy cows
2403: Cattle farming
Environmental technologies in cattle farming - building an international partner network
2405: Rare Earths
Origin determination and assurance of Styrian agricultural and forestry products (poultry, eggs, milk, greenhouse vegetables and Christmas trees) using elemental trace analysis
2408: AgriEnvironment
Sustainable agriculture taking into account European environmental goals
2421: PowerStreams
The self-cleaning capacity of flowing waters under the pressure of increasing nutrient load
2428: Lubio
Land use, climate change and biodiversity in cultural landscapes
2429: Healthy-Alps
Alpine landscapes in climate change: Impact of land-use changes on regulating ecosystem services, biodiversity, health and well-being
2435: Alm-Monitor
Monitoring of selected alpine pasture sites in the Gesäuse National Park with regard to soil and phytodiversity under the influence of climate change
2721: MounTRAIN
Solutions to Agricultural Problems in Mountainous Regions of Europe / Solutions to agricultural problems in the European highlands
2728: Neprovalter: EU Interreg IIIb
Network for the enhancement and improvement of knowledge about local agricultural production in the Alpine region / Network of the local agricultural production for the valorisation and the knowledge of the Alpine Area
2730: RUDOLF - EU- Leonardo
A training model in organic agriculture on a multimedia interactive platform / A training model for organic agriculture through an interactive multimedia platform
2739: Monitor: Interr. IIIB, Cadses
Hazard monitoring for risk assessment and risk communication
2749: Water Future
Watercourse Future: Reduction of nutrient inputs into surface waters in the cultural landscape of the Bavarian-Austrian Alpine foothills
2754: Study Visits
Research and education network in the fields of science and technology
2755: CAMARO-D
Management routines for the impact of land use on the water regime
3616: WT: Organic Pasture Growth
Forage quality and growth performance of permanent pastures at different growth heights
3664: WT Fallopia
Japanese knotweed
3666: WT Rekult-Iriswiesen
Recultivation of Siberian Iris meadows for biodiversity and sustainable ecological agriculture
3969: Agricultural Reserve: Moarhof
Agricultural resources: Moarhof