Aiwanger on the way: Forest damage in the Franconian Forest alert experts!

Aiwanger on the way: Forest damage in the Franconian Forest alert experts!

Frankenwald, Deutschland - On May 25, 2025, there was a significant excursion in the Franconian Forest, which was organized by the Bavarian Hunting Association, district group Naila. The deputy Bavarian Prime Minister Hubert Aiwanger took part in this event, which focused on the serious forest damage in the Franconian Forest. The excursion lasted from early in the morning until late in the afternoon and offered Aiwanger the opportunity to show his interest in various tree species such as fir, oak and beech.Franconian mailreports that the event took place against the background of the ongoing bark beetle calamities in forested regions.

This is the second part of Aiwanger's commitment in the forest areas of Bavaria. He recently visited the Bavarian Forest National Park with a delegation of hunters and forest owners to exchange ideas about the effects of forest damage and the challenges in the afforestation. The occasion was not only informative, but also formative, since Aiwanger was guided by areas by the national park manager Ursula Schuster, which had been reforested after the storms and calamities that had already occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.Bavarian Ministry of Economic AffairsDocumented that in these areas a natural rejuvenation of up to 4,000 young plants per hectare was demonstrated in a period of ten years.

Sustainable forest management in focus

During his visits to the affected forest regions, Aiwanger found that the conditions in the Bavarian Forest cannot be transferred directly to the Franconian Forest. While forest owners can often leave dead trees in the Bavarian Forest, forest owners in the Franconian Forest do not have this opportunity. Aiwanger emphasized the need to plant tree species that are adapted to the dry and warm conditions in Franconia, including non -domestic species to meet the ecological challenges.

The close cooperation between forest owners and hunters is also important. Aiwanger sees this cooperation an essential prerequisite for making the forests of the future sustainable and adapting to the changes in the climate.