100 reserves for the 100th anniversary of the state forest. New nature reserves are being established all over Poland under this slogan. Only in the Podlasie Voivodeship, six have already been organized. One of them – “Land of the Rospuda Valley” – is symbolic of the fact that here, almost 20 years ago, environmental organizations protested against the construction plans of the Augustov road in these areas.
According to the orders of the Regional Directorate of Environmental Protection within the campaign “100 Reserves for the 100th Anniversary of the State Forest”, which falls this year. Until now, 53 nature reserves have been created throughout Poland.
Six of them are in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Their total area is 670 hectares. They protect valuable wetlands. The proposals were previously discussed by the public and were also discussed in the Regional Council of Nature Protection in the Regional Directorate of Nature Protection.
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To preserve the ecosystem of the largest peat bog
Three new nature reserves were created in the Augustów Forest and another in the Knyszynska Forest.
The largest of them (covers about 264.6 hectares) is the “Rospuda Valley Reserve”, which is designed to preserve the largest peat ecosystem in the Augustov forest.
They fought not to build a road here
– This is a really symbolic place. Almost 20 years ago, it was here that environmentalists, activists, as well as people associated with science and environmental protection, fought to prevent the expressway from passing through here, – said our reporter Mateusz Grzymkowski on TVN24.
Finally, the planned Augustov crossing in the Rospuda valley was built in another option – through Rachki.
– We are happy that the state foresters have chosen such diverse and valuable areas as part of their campaign, – said Adam Yuchnik, director of the RDOs in Bialystok, in front of the TVN24 camera.
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Adam Bohdan: symbol of Polish nature conservation
History came period by period. Yuchnik was involved as a lawyer in the defense of Rospuda Valley. His deputy, Adam Bohdan, participated in the side of public organizations.
– Thanks to the social campaign that prevented the construction of the expressway (…), Rospuda became a symbol of the protection of nature in Poland, – he said in an interview with the correspondent of the Polish Press Agency.
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He also emphasized that there are valuable wetlands in the Rospuda Valley, for example, to store water, which is important in the face of climate change.
Bookkeeper named after prof. Alexander Sokolowski, a naturalist in northeastern Poland who died this year – among others. Augustov region, Suwalki, near Vigri National Park. He described the places of rare orchids in the Rospuda valley, including: the cross honey flower.
Five more reserves were created
As for the Augustów Forest, the peat bogs are also protected by the “Wilkokuk” reserve (in the Pomorze Forest District, about 104 ha) and the “Bori nad Canalem Augustowski” reserve, which covers an area of more than 57 ha. which is designed to protect the valuable old pines.
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The “Losiyani” reserve (for the protection of the so-called alkaline fens, its area is more than 60.4 hectares) and the “BartoSZYcha” reserve (about 95 hectares) were established in the Krynki forest district. It is intended to protect the habitats of willow, poplar, alder and river ash forests, as well as coniferous forests and swamp forests. The so-called peat bog ecosystem, which is the largest in the Knyszyn forest, is protected on an area of 89 hectares in the Knyszyn forest district. “Zazarz” reserve was established there.
Where possible, resources are opened.
– Where it does not contain dangerous animals, you can collect fruits and wool there, – informs the director of RDOS Bialystok.
will be more
Among the newly created nature reserves, there are 100 places in Podlasie that are covered by this form of nature protection. Ten more reserves will be established soon.
RDOs reminded that the last reserve was established in Augustov forest 39 years ago and in Knshinska 25 years ago. New nature reserves are also established mainly in these forests.
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