June 3rd - July 5th, 2024

Kaisereggalp / Alp Walop, Gantrisch region - Schwarzsee / Simmental

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At Stones&Stories volunteers from the Bern/Fribourg region renovate the dry stone walls on the Kaisereggalp/Alp Walop under the guidance of experts.
 

The project wants to give committed people of all ages the opportunity to work for the preservation and the environment in Gantrisch and its cultural assets. At the same time, this joint work in nature creates a space for meeting, getting to know each other and working together. The assignment duration is freely selectable and can vary between individual days and several weeks. An experienced team of dry masons is also present.

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Important information:

- the registration is binding
- the alp can only be reached on foot by a two-hour hike (660 m altitude difference)
- Volunteer work is only possible with at least one overnight stay
- The activities take place in all weather conditions

- A basic physical constitution to work with stones outside in any weather is required
- The number of participants is limited
- Catering is organized by the Urgestein Foundation
- Overnight stay is in a mass of alpine huts (bring your own sleeping bag)
- Insurance is the responsibility of the participants

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The project is supported by:

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• Association Naturkultur

• BEKB Promotion Fund

• Bern Heritage Society

• Bern Monument Preservation Foundation

• Else v. Sick Foundation

• Ernst Göhner Foundation

• Gantrisch Bank

• Heinrich Welti Foundation

• Loterie Romande

• Lottery Fund, Canton of Bern

• Margarethe and Rudolf Gsell Foundation

• Municipality of Boltigen

• Municipality of Plaffeien

• Office for Municipalities and Spatial Planning, Canton of Bern

• Office for Nature and Forests, State of Fribourg

• Office for the Protection of Cultural Property, State of Fribourg

• Paul Schiller Foundation

• Salientes Foundation

• Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation

• Styner Foundation

• Swiss Landscape Fund

• Temperatio Foundation

• Unaterra Foundation

 

In cooperation with:

 

• Gantrisch Nature Park

• Municipality of Plaffeien

• Alpine Cooperative Boltigen​​