Šumarski list, Vol. 149 No. 1-2, 2025.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.149.1-2.7
Analysis of the success rate of rehabilitation of windthrows in state forests in the Medvednica Nature Park
Damir Miškulin
; Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Uprava šuma Podružnica Zagreb
Nives Salopek
; Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Uprava šuma Podružnica Zagreb
Dalibor Babić
; Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Uprava šuma Podružnica Zagreb
Matea Vuković
; Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Uprava šuma Podružnica Zagreb
Tihana Otmačić
; Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Uprava šuma Podružnica Zagreb
Sažetak
Due to its location, in the immediate vicinity of the capital, Medvednica receives a great deal of attention from citizens. In addition to the ecological and socio-ecological functions, the social functions of forests also come to the fore: touristic, recreational, health and aesthetic. Within the Medvednica Nature Park, much of the public’s attention is focused on forest management, and numerous inquiries are related to the biological restoration of forests, which includes the removal of trees. Only the sustainable way of management that we carry out makes it possible to maintain the optimal state of forest ecosystems to follow the demands of nature, which daily requires of us to understand natural processes and changes. In the last 12 years, the forests in the Medvednica Nature Park have suffered several major storms and several smaller ones, which left a significant mark on the landscape of this area, damaged the structure and stability of the stands, and changed the forest management plans of this area.
Hrvatske šume d.o.o. (Croatian Forests Ltd), which manages the state forests of Medvednica, has made extraordinary efforts in all phases of the restoration of the windthrows and to ensure the continuation of further sustainable management. Remediation of windthrows can be divided into three phases: 1. urgent interventions on public infrastructure, 2. measurement and export of timber with the establishment of forest order, 3. biological restoration of forests.
The purpose of the paper is to obtain a description of the rehabilitation works carried out to serve as an example of good practice in the circumstances of climatic extremes. The aim of this paper is to show the amount of wood mass rehabilitated in the last 12 years and to point out the importance of continuous management for the stability of the forests on Medvednica to try to reduce the impact of climate change. We will also show how the restoration of windthrows affected the planned management prescribed by the Forestry Economic Plan, and how the uncontrolled dispersion of wood mass due to the wind affects the very appearance of Medvednica, thus requiring dangerous and expensive rehabilitation procedures. As a result, great effort and resources are invested in informing the public about all forest works around Medvednica, and efforts are made to approach the principles of the forestry profession and point out the purpose of organized forest management to establish trust between the public and the forestry profession.
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Hrčak ID:
327406
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Datum izdavanja:
28.2.2025.
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