Forest clippings and links #1

Topics: How did the bear abundance in Slovenia and Croatia change during the past 20 years, Forests as places of peace and joy in PEFC Slovenia’s photo contest, | Source: PEFC website Ten-Year Responses of Underplanted Northern Red Oak to Silvicultural Treatments, Herbivore Exclusion, and Fertilization, New Environmental justice MOOC

Trip to Portland, Oregon, USA

I recently got a chance to visit the USA for the first time during a business trip to Portland, Oregon for a forest communicators workshop. It has always been my wish to visit the USA, and they didn't disappoint. Impressions about the USA based on a visit to Oregon The natural beauty of Oregon is …

Kranjska gora – Day 1

It's a national holiday in Slovenia and some friends and I decided to go hiking. We took some days off, rented apartments  and set off to Kranjska Gora. The goal of our trip is to hike in three countries (Slovenia, Italy and Austria - both borders are really close) and have a fun and relaxing time. On …

Ice storm and ice break in Slovenia

Slovenia has been hit by a big environmental catastrophe in the form of ice rain (sleet). Houses, cars, power lines, roads, trees and everything else is encased in a thick layer of ice and it will be a long time before power is restored to Slovenian households (projections say even more than 2 weeks in …

Kako do novih delovnih mest v gozdno-lesnem sektorju?

Do novih delovnih mest v gozdno-lesnem sektorju z naprednimi tehnologijami in ne s povečevanjem poseka V slovenski družbi smo se končno začeli zavedati pomena naših gozdov ter lesa kot edine gospodarsko pomembne surovine. Država je s sprejetjem Akcijskega načrta za povečevanje konkurenčnosti gozdno-lesne verige v Sloveniji do leta 2020 “Les je lep” vrednostno verigo lesa …