minipic biotope in Landquart
Biotope landscape with rare plants and animals
Our commitment to the environment was fully realized in our new facility in Landquart, which opened in 2010. On the grounds behind the factory building, we created a biotope covering over 2,000 square meters in collaboration with cantonal authorities and environmental organizations. The result is a space for biodiversity - a valuable stepping-stone biotope connecting the Prättigau and the Alpine Rhine. Seven small ponds and pools, two bee hotels, areas of old-growth wood, over a dozen native shrub species, and fallow land provide food and shelter for amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Natural surroundings
The surrounding areas outside the built-up areas of the office building and the production area as well as the shipping center were designed close to nature with excavated material. The rainwater collected on the roof is summarized and fed into an open drainage system. On the eastern side of the building a natural biosphere was created to compensate for the engagement of the buildings by far.
Soon the first yellow-bellied toads?
The highly endangered dwarf reed mace, which used to be indigenous to the Rhine Valley, has been given a new habitat in our biotope. A small bog garden with sphagnum moss increases biodiversity, and we plan to plant a colony of Siberian iris, which is also a native plant of this region.
A milestone in the minipic biotope landscape in Landquart
When creating the biotope landscape in Landquart, beech trunks were set up in the hope that the rare Alpine longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) would lay its eggs here one day. Now, 13 years later, our hopes have been fulfilled! On June 3, 2022, the Alpine longhorn beetle was discovered and photographed by the experienced entomologist Hansueli Tinner on one of the beech trunks that we had set up. The minipic team is happy to have contributed another piece of the puzzle for biodiversity.
