Video Blooming Weittov quarry Since 2013, it has realized here the restoration of meadow and forest habitats by restoration of traditional grazing. Animals suppress the invasive species and they help to create habitats for rare species of flora and fauna. Orchids come into bloom also in the most intensive grazing meadows of Weittov quarry. Grazing…
The restoration of food habitat by grazing started after several meetings at SPA Dolné Pohronie in the cadastral area Radvaň nad Dunajom, near Virt. An area of 12 hectares was fenced with a new electric fence with a total length of 2000 meters. The battery of fencing is recharged by a solar panel secured by…
The activity started in spring 2016. In spring 2017 tree planting was finalized. We planted the following native tree species: Salix alba, Populus alba, Populus nigra, Alnus glutinosa, Quercus robur, Fraxinus angustifolia in SPA Dunajské Luhy according to the A3 study. The trees were planted in 18 of the originally planned 27 localities. The reason was…
In the rooms of hydraulic laboratory of the Water research institute (VÚVH) the employees created physical model of the part of the river-branch system. The model optimalise the main parameters, position and configuration of crosswise structures with the aim to achieve optimal conditions of the stream. Using this model and following field measurements and calculations…
The restoration of nesting walls in Bátorové Kosihy was prepared and carried out in close cooperation with the local administration office, the mayor and local organization “Brehuľa” (Sand Martin). Information pannels informed the locals about the ongoing works. The nesting locality was used by a colony before the reconstruction, but parts started to overgrow with…
The Karloveské rameno river branch is one of the few free-flowing danubian river branches at the whole Slovak section of Danube and bypasses the island known as Sihoť – important source of drinking water. Along the whole river branch deposits and artificial embankments were removed, which had formed unnatural barriers within restoration. The stream flow…
The habitats were restored by BROZ as part of activity C1 at Zlatná na Ostrove in february 2017 – total length 35m. In Dobrohošť the restoration took place in may 2017 – total length 40m. Both localities are part of the CHVÚ Dunajské Luhy.
On the occasion of 25th anniversary of the program LIFE and 20th anniversary of the Regional Association For Nature Conservation And Sustainable Development an Open Day of the project Restoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats – LIFE14 NAT/SK/001306 took place on 17th of May 2017 from 8:30 till 21:00 in Waterworks museum in Bratislava.…
In May 2017 we managed to restore and create new wetlands in Danube floodplains near Dobrohošť. After digging a canal the water got into terrain depressions where ideal conditions for native floodplain species was created – e.g. amphibians and birds bound to open water bodies. Apart from amphibians a rare migratory birds appeared right after…
