Dear Sir or Madam,

We here­by present the cur­rent edi­tion of our excur­sion pro­gram for 2005. It is an anniver­sary edi­tion inso­far as the Nation­al Park Foun­da­tion is cel­e­brat­ing its 10th anniver­sary this year. The excur­sion pro­gram is there­fore par­tic­u­lar­ly exten­sive with 14 guid­ed tours. We are pleased that we have again suc­ceed­ed in recruit­ing renowned sci­en­tists from our part­ner orga­ni­za­tions in uni­ver­si­ties, tech­ni­cal col­leges, research insti­tu­tions and in the nat­ur­al his­to­ry muse­um to offer top-class, vol­un­tary and non-prof­it excur­sions in a gen­er­al­ly under­stand­able form. Par­tic­i­pa­tion in the excur­sions is free of charge, dona­tions are wel­come, advance reser­va­tions by tele­phone are requested.

Such an excur­sion pro­gram, which the foun­da­tion was able to con­tin­ue for the eighth time, is unique in the nation­al parks and pro­tect­ed areas, at least in Ger­many. It shows the great com­mit­ment of the sci­en­tif­ic insti­tu­tions in the region with the only nation­al park in Bran­den­burg and the deep con­nec­tion with nature con­ser­va­tion. It is a shin­ing exam­ple of civic, vol­un­tary engage­ment, inde­pen­dent of gov­ern­ment reg­u­la­tion and funding.

We would be delight­ed if you could bring this unique offer to your read­ers, view­ers and lis­ten­ers in a suit­able way.

Dr. Ans­gar Vössing