28 • 01 • 2020
High Quality Forest Roads Provide Customers with Access to Timber
As already forecast by weather forecasters, this January and winter will become the warmest in the history of meteorological observations in Latvia. The lack of frost has led to significant...
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24 • 01 • 2020
International Forestry Conference "Climate, Future, Forests" Focuses on Our Future Challenges
International forest industry conference “Climate, Future, Forests” was held at the House of Nature of the University of Latvia, and it brought together European experts, representatives of...
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24 • 01 • 2020
The Invertebrate of the Year 2020 - the Ornate Cow Tick
The Latvian Entomological Society has chosen the ornate cow tick (Dermacentor reticulatus), an endoparasitic haematopoietic animal species, as the Invertebrate of the Year 2020. This animal has come...
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22 • 01 • 2020
Amendments have been Made to the Legislation on Labour Protection Requirements
The year 2020 has begun with a number of regulatory changes affecting, among other things, the building materials industry and the construction sector. JSC Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) would...
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21 • 01 • 2020
Foresters Discuss the Spread of Bark Beetles in Vidzeme
On 16 January, Latvia's State Forest Embassy in Āraiši brought together representatives of Amata municipality, private forest owners, the State Forest Service and various forest management...
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20 • 01 • 2020
Tax Rate on Sand Extraction has Increased
As of 1 January 2020, changes to the Natural Resources Tax Law have taken effect, affecting the price of mineral materials. The rate of Natural Resources Tax per cubic metre of sand has been...
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17 • 01 • 2020
Big Boulder of Nīcgale Recreation Site has been Repeatedly Demolished
Just a few months have passed since the restoration of the Big Boulder of Nīcgale Recreation Site managed by JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM), when it once again suffered a vandal attack. The...
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16 • 01 • 2020
JSC "LATVIA'S STATE FORESTS" USES WOOD IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
This year, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) will restore a bridge over the River Ječupe in Kurzeme region Nīca Municipality using wood. The work will start this May and the commissioning of...
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14 • 01 • 2020
Will We Experience a Meteorological Winter this Year?
The calendar has long been telling us that we are living in winter, but this season's meteorological autumn, which has broken countless heat records, is still holding on. Not only humans, but also...
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13 • 01 • 2020
Last Year, LVM Nurseries Sold the Largest Amount of Seedlings so Far
In 2019, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) structural unit “LVM Sēklas un stādi” (LVM Seeds and Plants) sold a record large number of seedlings - 56.3 million seedlings. The...
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10 • 01 • 2020
A Discussion on Bark Beetles to Take Place in Āraiši
On 16 January, Latvia's State Forest Embassy in Āraiši will host a discussion “Attention! Bark Beetles in Vidzeme”, encouraging forest owners and other interested parties to discuss the threat...
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