As of: February 28, 2024, 1:02 p.m
By: Andrea Gräpel
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The representatives of the lower nature conservation authorities from Landsberg and Starnberg have no complaints about the recent forestry work.
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Friends of the so-called root path at the end of Herrsching in the direction of Breitbrunn along the bank reacted with horror to the recent extensive tree felling work.
However, this was necessary, according to the lower nature conservation authorities responsible for the riparian area in the Landsberg and Starnberg district offices.
Herrsching
- Karin Wiedemann couldn't believe her eyes when she walked along the so-called Wurzelweg on the bank between Herrsching and Breitbrunn about two weeks ago.
“Her favorite route,” she says.
A few weeks ago, the idyllic little path as she described it became a wide path that was flattened with wide tires and trees were removed left and right.
The woman from Herrsching was concerned about whether this was done correctly.
Representatives of the lower nature conservation authorities in the Starnberg and Landsberg districts say that is it.
According to information from the press office in the Landsberg district office, which is responsible for the shores of Lake Ammersee, representatives of the Landsberg Lower Nature Conservation Authority as well as representatives of the Starnberg authority and the owner of the area met on site last Tuesday.
The forest in this area “predominantly” belongs to one owner family, according to Landsberg district spokeswoman Anna Diem.
The forest work carried out was viewed and discussed: “Some of the fallen trees in the forest were repaired.
In addition, a larger number of ash trees were felled that had died due to ash shoot death,” she says.
Younger ash trees were also affected by this silvicultural measure.
A few years ago, the owner had already visited the site with the Lower Nature Conservation Authority in Starnberg to discuss how the traffic safety obligation in this area should be dealt with.
As part of the current work, trees were felled that had to be removed for traffic safety reasons.
In addition, trees were also felled for forestry purposes.
“The work carried out was explained by the owner’s representative in a plausible and comprehensible manner.
From the perspective of the nature conservation authorities, the measures carried out cannot be objected to; it is a normal forestry use.
Overall, the forest can be classified as very species-rich and the management is exemplary,” says the Landsberg authority’s statement.
During the site inspection, both the representatives of the authorities and the owner found negatively that a lot of rubbish had been dumped in the forest.
“This is fundamentally critical.
However, throwing away and leaving glass bottles lying around is particularly critical, as they pose a major risk of forest fires in dry conditions,” says Anna Diem.
When the wind conditions are good, the area is primarily frequented by water sports enthusiasts, but when there is no wind it is also often used for picnics.