40 years Sortengarten Erschmatt

Varied excursions to mark the anniversary

For 40 years, the Sortengarten Erschmatt has provided a home for old Valais cultivated plants and rare arable flora. We would like to celebrate this in 2025 and cordially invite you to the open day on 31 May and to the various excursions from June to October. The excursions cost 25 Fr/person and every association member has the opportunity to take part in an excursion free of charge. Information about the Oven Day can be found here.

We look forward to welcoming you to Erschmatt soon!

Excursion ‘Diversity in the cultural landscape in Erschmatt’

The excursion ‘Diversity in the cultural landscape in Erschmatt’ on 4 October 2025 from 10.00 - 13.30 is organised in collaboration with the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park and will be led by Edmund Steiner, President of ERE, and Laura Kuonen, agronomist. Registration is via the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park portal.

Past excursions

Bird diversity around Erschmatt, 31 May 2025, 7:00–9:00 a.m. with Martin Eyer, field ornithologist
Geological walk in the village of Erschmatt, 31 May 2025, 9:30–11:30 a.m. with Marc Eichenberger, geologist
Wild bee diversity in Erschmatt, 8 June 2025, 8:00–11:00 a.m. with Sabine Oertle, biologist
Atlas of Valais flora, 3 August 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with Roni Vonmoos, biologist (formerly 2 August 2025)
Dry forests around Erschmatt, 30 August 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. with Carmen Kreienbühl-Rovina, forestry engineer