02 • 09 • 2015
“Pigman” invites toddlers to participate in new eco-program
JSC “Latvian State Forests”/“Latvijas valsts meži”/LVM's gladiator in the battle against litter bugs, “Pigman”, this new school year is focusing on the younger set – inviting...
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31 • 08 • 2015
JSC “Latvia's State Forests” announces scholarship competition
In order to foster students’ growth and education in forestry, the JSC “Latvian State Forests” (Latvijas valsts meži) has announced a scholarship competition this year again. Scholarships...
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31 • 08 • 2015
PLANT YOUR FUTURE – A VIDEO TALE
In compelling people to realize that trees are the sole renewable resource and its meaning in the future of mankind, the JSC “Latvijas valsts meži” (LVM)/Latvian State Forests/ has produced...
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27 • 08 • 2015
Natural sciences can be taught also in forests
Teachers, who participated in the conference "Dabaszinātnes un matemātika skolā – efektīvi un radoši" (Natural Sciences and Mathematics in School – Efficient and Creative) on August...
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25 • 08 • 2015
From seedling to forest plantation – trade secret
As the seasonal care for young forest stands gets under way, one may be curious to know how renewal chores are commencing. Zemgale Forestry specialist in this field, Edite Jankovska, in her...
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24 • 08 • 2015
Damage from high winds from bird’s eye view
Authorities in Latvia, including JSC ‘’Latvijas Valsts Mezhi” (LVM), continue assessing the damage done by the August 12 storm to the Vidusdaugava (Mid-daugava) Forest Zone,...
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19 • 08 • 2015
Forests full of berries and mushrooms
Berry hunting is in full swing in Latvian forests: forest raspberries, bilberries, great bilberries, red bilberries, and an occasional group of chanterelles and other mushrooms. Enchanting with...
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13 • 08 • 2015
Forest clean-up continues
Thanks to favorable weather condition and successful planning, the seasonal clean-up chores in new forest plantations are half done – almost 20 thousand of 40.7 thousand hectares of...
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07 • 08 • 2015
Cirisa Upursala Nature Trail restored
A key attraction of Latgale Province – the Cirisa Upursala Nature Trail – has undergone changes this summer. JSC "Latvian State Forests" has restored the tourist center, pedestrian walkways, and...
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06 • 08 • 2015
The Social Wasp
Sawflies, gallflies, ruby wasps, chalcid wasps, braconid wasps, red-banded sand wasps, black-banded spider wasps, stem sawflies, European birch sawflies, conifer sawflies, carrot wasps, fairyflies,...
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29 • 07 • 2015
Osprey hatchlings to soar soon
July is the time when osprey hatchlings have matured, and are ready to soar in their first flight, which is why researchers go on a bird watch to count, weigh, and put rings on them. About 80...
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