In the past, the river transported massive amounts of gravel sediments which were deposited in the surrounding areas downstream from Devínska brána, eventually creating a network of meanders and river islands. One of these islands, locally known as Sedláčkov Island, can be found in this area. In contrast to other islands on the Danube, this…
Devínska rameno river branch starts about kilometer from the confluence of rivers Danube and Morava. It bathes Slovanský ostrov Island near castle Devín. Water bathes Island only sometimes, when the level of the Danube river is high. Most of time the water in Devínske rameno river branch is stagnant and bed is dry. Regional Association…
The motto of this year’s the World Day of wetlands lays stress on the important role, which wetlands play in our lives. The future of humanity depends on wetlands. The wetlands withholds and cleans water, offers fishes, rice and crops, which feed a milion of people of the world. Wetlands works like nature sponge, reduce…
On 19.-20.9. 2013, within the project Natura 2000 BA, we participated along with representatives of the SNC, Daphne, Bratislava Magistrate and the Regional Office for the Environment, in an interesting study visit in Austria, aimed at successful examples of pasture management in protected areas. We visited the sites Lobau, Bisamberg, Glaslauterriegel-Heferlberg-Fluxberg and Hundsheim.
The visit focused on bilateral exchange of experience in restoration measures on the River Morava. The currently running LIFE + project Lower Morava floodplains, is based on previous projects of revitalization of side arms, meanders and shore fortifications. Within the exchange of experience, we visited three sites in the area between Angern and Markthof.
BROZ launched an activity in the NNR Devínska Kobyla today- restoration of a traditional grazing. On the lower terrace of the Weitov quarry, in an electrical enclosure, there is an initial herd of 23 goats, which will supervised by a shepherd, gradually pasture area of about six hectares.
A press conference to launch grazing in Weitov quarry.
For conservationists from BROZ, it is important not only to restore and protect wetlands, but also to highlight their important role in the ecosystem, of which man is a part. Therefore, activities to improve information and awareness among the general public, are one of the priorities.
In early December, a meeting of representatives of the State Nature Conservancy, representatives of BROZ, project partners and guardians of nature in relation to Natura 2000 BA, took place at the Faculty of Science.
At the end of the year, BROZ once again carried out the planting of native tree and shrub species in the area of the Danube floodplains. There are further planting activities planned in the spring of this year, in which schools and public can take part of. These will be associated with a professional lecture…