Progress report:

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• Progress report
• Lithuania

Vaidotas Lygis Lithuanian Forest Seed Farming
and Tree Breeding Service
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PLANNED...
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Kedainiai Forest Enterprise The propagation of
hardwoods
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PLANNED ACTIVITIES (as in PHARE project)
Activity 1. Review on the present deciduous
forest management practises. Activity 2.
Survey and registration of the valuable natural
and planted hardwood sites. Activity 3.
Establishment of the demonstration paths for
showing of various hardwood biotopes and examples
of the silvicultural management. Activity 4.
Establishment and maintenance of the pilot
hardwood plantations for demonstration of
conservation and use of hardwood variability.
Activity 5. Courses for forest owners, farmers
and other interested public groups. Activity
6. Meetings and international seminar.
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PLANNED ACTIVITIES (as in PHARE project)
Activity 1. Review on the present deciduous
forest management practises. Activity 2.
Survey and registration of the valuable natural
and planted hardwood sites. Activity 3.
Establishment of the demonstration paths for
showing of various hardwood biotopes and examples
of the silvicultural management.
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PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. Review on the present
deciduous forest management practises.
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Activity 1.
Summarizing of data on existing experimental
plantations Investigation of the present
hardwood industry activities, products, and
recent technologies Propagation of current
requirements for the forest reproductive
material, based on recent EU regulations
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PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Activity 2. Survey and registration of the
valuable natural and planted hardwood sites.
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Activity 2.
training of local foresters in identification
and general understanding of species and
habitats location and mappig of valuable
hardwood objects key habitats, gene reserves,
demonstration sites...
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PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Activity 3. Establishment of the demonstration
paths
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Activity 3.
                                       
Demonstration path in seed reserve of Quercus
robur
FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTISES
eta forest district, Kedainiai Forest Enterprise
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Activity 3.
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Activity 3.
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Activity 3.
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Activity 3.
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Activity 3.
                                       
Demonstration path in seed reserve of Quercus
robur
1. Plot of good natural regeneration of oak 2.
Planned oak plantation. To be stocked 1x2 m
(without soil preparation, with protective
shields) 3. Plot, left for natural regeneration
(without soil preparation) 4. Planned oak
plantation. To be stocked 2x3 m (into soil
prepared with disc harrow, with protective
shields) 5. Planned oak plantation. To be stocked
1x2 m (without soil preparation and protective
shields) 6. Continuous ploughing to promote
natural regeneration of oak. Sowing by acorns in
part of the plot
eta forest district, Kedainiai Forest Enterprise
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Activity 3.
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Planting material will originate from the local
seed trees
eta forest district, Kedainiai Forest Enterprise
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Seed trees
eta forest district, Kedainiai Forest Enterprise
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More demonstration objects...
Seed trees selected in gene reserve of
Q. robur
Examples of forest management in the gene reserve
eta forest district, Kedainiai Forest Enterprise
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PROBLEMS
No financial support as last years PHARE
project has not been granted Incomprehension of
the AH projects benefits by state and
subordinate forest officials, private forest
owners, and hardwood processing companies
Inactivity of Supreme forest authorities Lack
of experienced and competent English-speaking
staff in the region Access to specific forest
inventory data is limited
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PERSPECTIVES ?