During a Zurich Airport Ranger Tour, a group of up to 20 participants will discover the surprising wilderness of the Park at Zurich Airport. During the entire tour, nature lovers are accompanied by a Zurich Airport Ranger from the Greifensee Foundation.
The Ranger will meet the group and accompany them into the Park, where he will introduce the visitors to flora and fauna at various locations, hidden away from the usual paths. The range of habitats and their inhabitants - field, forest or pond - are brought to life. Throughout the tour, visitors will have the opportunity to ask the Ranger questions.
Flanked by the airport on one side and the motorway on the other, the 80,000 m2 of Park is a green recreational area in the middle of an urban environment. Approximately 25,000 m2 of the Park is under municipal nature conservation. Taking the existing flora and fauna into consideration, between 2017 and 2020 the Park (formerly Butzenbüel) was redesigned to create an attractive meeting and recreational area directly at Zurich Airport. During the process, the existing nature reserves were enlarged.
The Zurich Airport Rangers are employees of the Greifensee Foundation. They are members of "Swiss Rangers", the Swiss professional association of rangers, nature conservation supervisors and park rangers. In addition to its main tasks on and around Lake Greifensee, the Greifensee Foundation also implements projects in the areas of nature education, conservation, recreation and public relations that go beyond the local area. The guided tour in the Park at Zurich Airport joins the list of these projects and further enhances the range of educational information available.
Summary
The tour includes information on the following topics:
- What do rangers do and where do they work?
- The history of the Zurich Airport Park (formerly Butzenbüel)
- "Secret" animals and their tracks
- Important habitats (forest, field and pond)
