Finding:
logging planned in a forest of high conservation value
Large-scale
logging of state-owned old spruce forests of high conservation value
by the Forest and Park Service began on January 15, 2001. Approximately
250 hectares of the 400 hectare forest have been protected in the
Natura 2000 - programme but the rest of the valuable area remains
susceptible to logging.
A total
of 36 hectares of the old spruce forests have been planned to be clearcut
in several parts. This will fragment the area severely.
Many
important biotopes such as swamp forests can be found in the area.
There are several territories of the endangered flying squirrel (Pteromys
volans) and the regionally threatened three-toed woodpecker (Picoides
tridactylus) in the area. The nearly threatened capercaillie (Tetrao
urogallus) lives in the area, as well as the old forest indicating
goshawk (Accipeter gentilis).
Source
of information: field trips, local ornithologists, FPS`s notifications
Probable
buyer of the timber: Metsäliitto, UPM-Kymmene
