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Rudolf Plochmann headed the Tölzer forestry company for over 18 years.
He is now moving to the board of the Bavarian State Forests.
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Rudolf Plochmann was the head of the Tölzer forestry company for over 18 years.
Now he is moving to the board of the Bavarian State Forests and going to Regensburg.
It is not yet clear who will take over as his successor.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – An interview in the editorial office, a trip to Jachenau, a small celebration in Vorderriß with employees.
That's it.
This is what Rudolf Plochmann's last day as head of the Tölz forestry company looked like.
After more than 18 years, Plochmann is leaving the location and moving to the three-person board of the Bavarian State Forests this Thursday.
He will be responsible for the areas of silviculture, nature conservation and hunting - and for personnel.
With a total of 2,700 employees, this is of course a big task, says the 62-year-old.
“Having the opportunity to help develop the company” is what motivated him to move to Regensburg, says Plochmann.
“I’m attached to the company, it means a lot to me.”
A “great team” in Tölz
He leaves the Isarwinkel with some sadness.
“There is a really great team here in Bad Tölz.” Little by little the rejuvenation has been achieved, “and we now also have a district manager.” Added to this is the wonderful landscape in which his previous workplace was.
“When you drive over the bridge at Sylvenstein – no matter what the weather is: these are atmospheres that touch me every time.
It never gets boring.” He always saw it as a privilege to be able to work here.
And he will definitely be in the area again and again in the future – both professionally and privately.
Because the family stays at Lake Starnberg.
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“Climate change is a threat to people, not to forests”
The biggest challenge in the coming years is the same as in the past.
“How do we respond to climate change?
“How do we rebuild the forest of the future?” says Plochmann.
When he started as forestry manager in 2005 as part of the forestry reform, “you might have heard about climate change, but it wasn't really recognizable yet.
That has changed significantly.” Short, mild winters, extreme precipitation events becoming more frequent, and periods of drought.
Many things weaken the forest and make the trees vulnerable to pests.
The situation in the district is still relatively good, “because it is cooler and rains more often than in areas in the north of Bavaria,” he says.
But the effects would only occur with a certain delay.
“Climate change is a threat – for people, not for the forest as such.” It will “change dramatically,” but ultimately adapt.
But whether it will still be of use to people is questionable.
“But we need wood as a renewable raw material.
It is the raw material of the future,” says Plochmann.
Forests also have an important protective and recreational function in the region.
Making the forest fit for the future and resilient while maintaining its usability for people are the tasks of forestry, says Plochmann.
A diverse forest is important
Successful work has already been done here in the Tölzer forestry company.
“We are on the right track.” The focus here is on natural regeneration to prevent bare areas even after damage occurs, and on a variety of tree species in order to be able to compensate if a species gets into difficulties.
This happens again and again.
Example: Ash shoot dieback.
The introduced fungus has almost destroyed the tree species.
In a diverse forest this is still bad, but not as bad as in monocultures.
“We want to ensure that the generations after us still have something from the forest,” says Plochmann.
A fair amount of patience is required in forestry.
“In extreme locations, a tree may grow 20 centimeters per year,” he explains.
This may be why many forestry employees are “conservative and extremely skeptical of short-lived fashions.”
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Before moving to Regensburg, I went to Vienna
Having to deal with the consequences of climate change and finding answers to them was “the most formative event in recent years,” says Plochmann.
Of course there were spectacular fires and storms, but these were only short-lived events.
It has not yet been decided who will replace Plochmann in the executive chair in Bad Tölz.
The 62-year-old is now looking forward to his new task in Regensburg.
“It's a great team, we already know each other.
That's why I don't need a long warm-up time, I can start right away." Before starting work on Monday, Plochmann first goes to Vienna.
An association of large European forestry companies meets there.