{"id":14391,"date":"2026-03-04T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleaparkdestg.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/park-sponsor-henning-strauss-becomes-a-member-of-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-senckenberg-society-for-nature-research\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:07:07","slug":"park-sponsor-henning-strauss-becomes-a-member-of-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-senckenberg-society-for-nature-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/blog\/park-sponsor-henning-strauss-becomes-a-member-of-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-senckenberg-society-for-nature-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Park sponsor Henning Strauss becomes a member of the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14391\" class=\"elementor elementor-14391 elementor-13802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4625f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e4625f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c0050 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37c0050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate-1024x338.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate-1536x508.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate-2048x677.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a727c9d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a727c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/park_pate_mobile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/park_pate_mobile.jpg 604w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/park_pate_mobile-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2986716 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2986716\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe256f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fbe256f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cde5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88cde5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Park sponsor Henning Strauss becomes a member of the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233d571 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233d571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ALEA Initiative and park patron Henning Strauss have been committed to education, biodiversity, and botany for years. ALEA SCHOOL is an educational partner of Senckenberg, and ALEA PARK is a thriving haven for native plants and selected exotic species. At Horstberg, the CURA SILVA therapeutic forest is set to become a new destination that strengthens mental health and resilience while promoting physical well-being. Henning Strauss has now been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research to advise and support the Frankfurt-based institution in the future.   <\/span><\/p><p>The Board of Trustees currently comprises 58 members from the fields of politics, academia, and business. In addition to Henning Strauss, these include leading figures such as Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch, Prof. Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, and Dr. h.c. Dirk Steffens. With his ecological foresight and entrepreneurial expertise, Henning Strauss will support and advise the Board of Trustees in the future on strategic development and the promotion of the school\u2019s mission. As a park sponsor, school board member of the ALEA SCHOOL, and passionate botany enthusiast and nature lover, Strauss has been committed to education and biodiversity for many years.   <\/p><p>In Bad Orb, the Orbwald forest, among other sites, has become a new research area for the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. As part of the research project \u201cThe Future of Our Forests in the Face of Climate Change,\u201d observational and satellite data on weather extremes and the condition of the forest are being collected here to help ensure the sustainability of native forests. The project leader is Prof. Dr. Thomas Hickler, a biogeographer and climate researcher at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (SBiK-F) and a professor of quantitative biogeography at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research focuses on the impacts of climate change on forests.  <\/p><p>Natural science is also part of the ALEA SCHOOL and firmly integrated into the curriculum. As a result, a palm-themed auditorium and a \u201cDinotorium\u201d\u2014featuring dinosaur skeletons suspended from the ceiling\u2014are being built on the Parkallee campus. The Dinotorium also serves as an assembly hall, lecture hall, theater, and auditorium\u2014and on special occasions, it becomes a movie theater open to all members of the public.  <\/p><p>As part of his appointment to the Board of Trustees, Henning Strauss visited the exhibits at the Senckenberg Nature Museum in Frankfurt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297ad89 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"297ad89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ALEA Initiative and park patron Henning Strauss have been committed to education, biodiversity, and botany for years. ALEA SCHOOL is an educational partner of Senckenberg, and ALEA PARK is a thriving haven for native plants and selected exotic species. At Horstberg, the CURA SILVA therapeutic forest is set to become a new destination that strengthens mental health and resilience while promoting physical well-being. Henning Strauss has now been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research to advise and support the Frankfurt-based institution in the future.   <\/span><\/p><p>The Board of Trustees currently comprises 58 members from the fields of politics, academia, and business. In addition to Henning Strauss, these include leading figures such as Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch, Prof. Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, and Dr. h.c. Dirk Steffens. With his ecological foresight and entrepreneurial expertise, Henning Strauss will support and advise the Board of Trustees in the future on strategic development and the promotion of the school\u2019s mission. As a park sponsor, school board member of the ALEA SCHOOL, and passionate botany enthusiast and nature lover, Strauss has been committed to education and biodiversity for many years.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a1b19 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09a1b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1419\" src=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-1536x851.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aleapark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strauss_pate4-2048x1135.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5af24 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb5af24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Bad Orb, the Orbwald forest, among other sites, has become a new research area for the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. As part of the research project \u201cThe Future of Our Forests in the Face of Climate Change,\u201d observational and satellite data on weather extremes and the condition of the forest are being collected here to help ensure the sustainability of native forests. The project leader is Prof. Dr. Thomas Hickler, a biogeographer and climate researcher at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (SBiK-F) and a professor of quantitative biogeography at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research focuses on the impacts of climate change on forests.  <\/p><p>Natural science is also part of the ALEA SCHOOL and firmly integrated into the curriculum. As a result, a palm-themed auditorium and a \u201cDinotorium\u201d\u2014featuring dinosaur skeletons suspended from the ceiling\u2014are being built on the Parkallee campus. The Dinotorium also serves as an assembly hall, lecture hall, theater, and auditorium\u2014and on special occasions, it becomes a movie theater open to all members of the public.  <\/p><p>As part of his appointment as a member of the board of trustees, Henning Strauss visited the exhibits at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cd45c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5cd45c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b244fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"b244fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 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Photos: Ken Schluchtmann 03 Forest therapy expert Dr. Gisela Immich oversaw the re-designation process and is preparing for the certification of the spa and therapeutic forest. Photo: ALEA Bad Orb  <br>04 Forest bathing and forest therapy are set to become part of Bad Orb\u2019s spa offerings in the future. Photo: ALEA Bad Orb 05 The Horstberg can be directly integrated into Bad Orb\u2019s existing spa operations. Photo: ALEA Bad Orb  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ALEA Initiative and park patron Henning Strauss have been committed to education, biodiversity, and botany for years. ALEA SCHOOL is an educational partner of Senckenberg, and ALEA PARK is a thriving haven for native plants and selected exotic species. At Horstberg, the CURA SILVA therapeutic forest is set to become a new destination that strengthens mental health and resilience while promoting physical well-being. Henning Strauss has now been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research to advise and support the Frankfurt-based institution in the future.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":534,"featured_media":14397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aleapark.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}