Biodiversity Day 2022 in the Danube Island - EU LIFE DICCA project

• Date: Saturday, 3 September 2022, 11 am to 6 pm
• Location: 1220 Vienna, Danube Island, meadow beside barbecue area 0, near Tritonwasser
• Programme: Guided walks highlighting animals and plants of the Danube Island, info stands, activities for children, food truck

This year's Diversity Day was held on 3 September 2022, with free guided walks and info stands to showcase the Danube Island and its flora and fauna to the numerous nature-loving visitors. The programme also featured DICCA bike tours to a climate garden and other measures implemented as part of the EU project.

The event was organised by Municipal Department 45 - Water Management (MA 45) under the auspices of its EU LIFE DICCA project, with support from Municipal Department 22 - Environmental Protection (MA 22).

The centre of the day's activities was the meadow beside barbecue area 0, near the Tritonwasser, an excellent place for a refreshment stop. The largest artificially created pond on the Danube Island, the Tritonwasser provides habitats for amphibians, beavers, birds and other aquatic creatures.

Programme

• Free themed guided walks led by experts
• Hourly guided walks from 11 am to 5 pm: Flora and fauna, dragonflies and ecology of the Tritonwasser pond habitat
• 1 pm and 4 pm: Two bike tours taking in nearby highlights of the DICCA project (climate gardens, wooden pergolas and lots more besides)
• Accompanying programme:
  • City of Vienna info stands
  • Programme of children's activities at the Umweltspürnasen stand (environmental education organisation)
  • Food truck