A number of trees have been felled in Oberschleißheim in the past few weeks.
The church basically had no handle.
A resident is annoyed about the felling.
Oberschleißheim - Gabriele Kämpf loves her mountain settlement in Oberschleißheim.
She loves being close to the forest, she loves the peace and quiet and the air.
Most of all, she loves the trees.
In just a few seconds, she engages herself and neighbors in conversations about her climatic benefits.
“They have never been as important as they are now,” says the 71-year-old.
But countless of their wooden climate savers have disappeared in the mountain settlement in recent weeks.
They were felled on private property.
“We saw off our own branch,” she says resignedly.
The trees were felled at a time when the church had little control.
Only last week, the local council passed a tree protection ordinance.
It came too late for many trees and also for the character of the settlement.
Felling wasn't illegal
You can stroll with Gabriele Kämpf in the settlement to explore the character of the place.
Or take a look at Google Maps.
The bird's eye view enables a clear view of the settlement.
The people of Oberschleißheim live here in the midst of nature.
The citizens of the Stichgartl live with all the modern conveniences.
Including swimming pools.
A few front gardens further, in Föhren- und Tannenstrasse, was cleared: piles of wood, tree stumps and dug up earth bear witness to the felled trees.
Kämpf has lived in the Berglsiedlung for 35 years, and the felling has never been as violent as this year, she says.
“They were all still good trees.” She can't understand.
The trees were not felled illegally, says Mayor Markus Böck (CSU).
“The trees that were removed in the Berglwaldsiedlung were mainly due to construction work.” A single-family house with a carport is to be built on one of the lots.
The felled trees were not protected by development plans or a regulation.
Tree Protection Ordinance in the queue
Only last week the local council decided in favor of a tree protection ordinance, with 15 to 8 votes.
Actually, the regulation should have been in effect from February 26th, but Mayor Böck postponed it due to formal concerns.
The District Office is currently clarifying the legality of the ordinance.
“Most of the trees that were removed were listed in the ordinance,” says Böck.
With the regulation, there would probably have been an individual check each time before the felling, says the mayor.
And: With the ordinance that has been passed, homeowners have to replant a new tree for each cut tree.
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Gabriele Kämpf (left), one of the residents, is annoyed about the clearing of the trees.
She says: "They have never been as important as they are now."
© Dieter Michalek
The trees were felled "because of a lot of changes in ownership," says Böck.
"Because of the generation change, the tree protection ordinance also had to be postponed."
Gaby Hohenberger is of the same opinion, she sits on the local council for the Greens and fought for a tree protection ordinance over 25 years ago.
“The owners used to have more ties to the trees.
They are not interested in the new owners, ”says Hohenberger.
Tree felling - in the past few years here in Oberschleissheim things have gone "haywire".
She hopes that the tree protection ordinance will have an effect.
Trees have not been felled since March 1st anyway - it is bird breeding season.
"You can also build with trees"
The tree protection ordinance also has limits.
Building law cannot decouple the regulation, says Hohenberger.
So if you are allowed to build on your property, you can usually cut down annoying trees.
But with replanting.
Newly planted trees instead of old giants: Gabriele Kämpf thinks little of it.
“Trees don't grow that fast,” she says.
Young trees would bind less climate-damaging carbon dioxide than adult trees.
Kämpf therefore calls for a rethink among young people: "You can also build with trees." Consensual with nature.
You can find more news from Oberschleißheim and the district of Munich here.
