The next piece of bad news is waiting for Miesbach: 19 trees are immediately felled on the Harzberg.
It costs the city 70,000 euros - consequential damage from the ALB fellings of 2020. The recent clear-cutting on the slope is fueling anger among the residents, for whom the immediate felling campaign goes far too far.
Miesbach – There were repeated warnings about this – without success.
Now it has happened: Because of sunburn and fungal infestation, 19 trees in the decimated hall forest on the Harzberg in Miesbach have been felled.
As early as March of this year, the city council decided to remove two beech trees because of rotting (we reported).
For safety reasons, there should now be 19, as arborist Anton Linsinger announced on Thursday evening in the city council.
sunburn and fungus
According to Linsinger, several trees were damaged during the felling work in April 2020 in the course of combating the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB).
Their bark is partly torn open - an entry point for the fissured fungus.
This causes the trees to suffer from white rot, from which they will sooner or later perish.
Added to this is the unusual exposure to solar radiation, which the trees, which have only been used to the shade for decades and are now free-standing, cannot cope with.
19 trees fell on the Harzberg in Miesbach
The removal of the trees – including healthy ones that stand in the way of removing the trunks – is said to cost 70,000 euros.
20,000 euros alone are earmarked for the restoration of the hiking trail up to Fritz Freund Park, which will suffer greatly as a result of the work.
Small consolation: So that the wood is not destroyed senselessly despite the suspicion of ALB, the city wants to apply for a plant passport so that the wood can at least be used for its own wood chip plants.
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But what is particularly annoying is that since 2019 there have been repeated warnings about the consequences of clear-cutting, but the city council has rejected protective measures such as camouflage nets to protect against the sun.
Residents want a more moderate solution
For the residents of the Harzberg, some of whom are active in the interest group (IG) Fritz-Freund-Park, the felling means another dark chapter.
As in 2020, the IG is once again campaigning for the mildest possible measure.
Instead of felling 19 trees with major crop damage, they refer to the offer of an expert for tree care and sanitation from Weyarn, which local resident Christian Bier obtained on his own initiative and which was also sent to the Miesbach town hall.
According to this, only nine trees would have to be felled – six are worth preserving.
In addition, this package of measures is a good 10,000 euros cheaper than the city's comprehensive felling program.
Instead, it envisages an ecological use of dead wood biotopes that could be subsidized by the state.
Incredible willingness to donate
The IG is willing to financially support the protection of the remaining trees - "protect eight from the sun with camouflage nets to save 22", as resident Karin Bracher described at the meeting.
This measure would cost 27,000 euros: 10,600 euros for attaching the nets and 16,000 euros for the annual inspection of the trees over a total of ten years.
20,000 euros are currently in prospect as donations.
The city would then have to raise 7,000 euros.
On the tip
But this willingness to donate is now on the brink.
Because instead of coordinating further action with the committed residents, the city council decided to remove the 19 trees as soon as possible.
The reason: In severe frost, felling is too dangerous, and from March 1st bird protection will prevent this work.
Time is of the essence.
Local call on December 1st
While Markus Seemüller (FWG) called for "taking the residents with us", Linsinger, Braunmiller and plant consultant Michael Lechner (FWG) referred to the city's duty to ensure traffic safety.
The city council approved the cases without Seemüller as well as the Greens Astrid Güldner, Malin Friese and Kick van Walbeek.
The camouflage net protection and the acceptance of the donations were accepted against Seemüller's vote.
And there is also a dialogue date: Thursday, December 1st, at 9 a.m. in the Hallenwald.
However, this should no longer affect the case decision.
ddy
