30 • 05 • 2024
The Latvian Forest Days This Year Saw a Record Number of Visitors
On 24 and 25 May, the largest forest awareness event in the Baltics – the Latvian Forest Days – took place in Latvia’s State forest nature park in Tērvete in the Kurbads’ Land, giving...
Read more
28 • 05 • 2024
LVM to Contribute EUR 176.7 million from Its 2023 Results to the State Budget
The shareholders' meeting of JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) has approved the audited annual report for 2023. This shows that the company achieved a turnover of EUR 626.0 million and a profit...
Read more
27 • 05 • 2024
LVM Tests the Swedish Forest Planting Machine PlantMax
increasing costs of forestry work services, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) has started testing one of the world's most efficient mechanized planting machines – PlantMax. In cooperation...
Read more
21 • 05 • 2024
Favourable Weather Conditions Allow to Restore Forests more Smoothly than Planned
As weather conditions favourable for forest planting and sowing continue, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) is successfully continuing the forest restoration works started in March. Of the...
Read more
14 • 05 • 2024
Five New Territories Inhabited by the Specially Protected Osprey were Found Last Year
For 17 years, the bird monitoring carried out regularly by the environmental experts of JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) allows us to follow the progress of the nesting of a specially...
Read more
13 • 05 • 2024
The Annual Latvian Forest Days in Tērvete to Offer a Wide Programme for Schools and Families
On 24 and 25 May, the largest forest industry event – the Latvian Forest Days – will take place in Tērvete. What is the role of wood in carbon sequestration and oxygen production? How can wood...
Read more
10 • 05 • 2024
Rubber Mats are Used to Protect Forest Roads
JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) uses rubber mats that cushion the pressure caused by the machinery and prevent tracks from digging into the road surface and damaging it, this way reducing the...
Read more
03 • 05 • 2024
A Forest Fire Period has been Announced in State Forests. Take Special Care
This year, the State Forest Service has announced a forest fire period throughout Latvia starting on 3 May. This means that you should be extra careful with fire and follow fire safety rules when in...
Read more
29 • 04 • 2024
An Increased Number of Deposits of Rare Species were Found in State Forests Last Year
Every year, LVM employees identify new deposits of protected species, nesting and roosting places of protected birds, and various biotopes of European Union importance in the territory managed by...
Read more
22 • 04 • 2024
For the First Time, an Osprey Ringed in Latvia has been Spotted in Norway
A female osprey was seen in the south of Norway; the bird was ringed with a red ring in 2020 by Aigars Kalvāns, an Environmental Expert of JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM). This is the first...
Read more
16 • 04 • 2024
Shielding Barriers on Forest Roads Improve Traffic Safety
The task of shielding barriers is to prevent vehicles from accidentally slipping into a water body and to warn of possible risks associated with an open body of water. Usually, shielding barriers...
Read more
