▁since ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁To ep fer ' s ▁good ▁connections ▁in ▁politics , ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁foreign ▁conservation ▁organis ations ▁important ▁steps ▁could ▁be ▁taken . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁honour ▁its ▁found ing ▁father , ▁Alfred ▁To ep fer , ▁the ▁former ▁North ▁German ▁Conserv ation ▁Academy ▁( N ord deutsch e ▁Natur schutz ak adem ie ) ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Alfred ▁To ep fer ▁Academy ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Military ▁training ▁One ▁particular ▁issue ▁was ▁the ▁military ▁training ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁reserve ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁constant ▁and ▁heavy ▁use . ▁From ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁British ▁and ▁Canadian ▁troops ▁used ▁Rein seh len ▁Camp ▁near ▁Schne ver d ingen ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁for ▁arm oured ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Are as ▁of ▁the ▁Sol tau - L ü ne burg ▁Training ▁Area , ▁so - called ▁from ▁their ▁red ▁sh ading ▁on ▁the ▁training ▁area ▁maps . ▁The ▁Sol tau - L ü ne burg ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁between ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Canada ▁and ▁fixed ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁arm oured ▁training ▁area . ▁West ▁of ▁the ▁Be hr ingen - W inter mo or ▁road , ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁heavy ▁use ▁by ▁al lied ▁track ed ▁vehicles ▁could ▁be ▁seen . ▁Pro pos als ▁by ▁the ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁Association ▁to ▁move