"Arnika - Center for Citizens' Support" NGO, in cooperation with authorities of Liberec County, organized the International conference Tree Avenues 2019. It was of special interest to mayors, employees of departments of the environment and regional development, road administrations and other experts dealing with issues of landscape vegetation. The conference hold on April 25 – 26 2019 (Thu-Fri) in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic.
International Conference "Tree Avenues 2019 - Strategy for Protection and Renewal"
Conference talks: Thursday, 25 April 2019
Liberec County Hall, U Jezu 642/2a, Liberec (show on a map)
Morning session 9,00 – 12,30
- New legislation on protection of trees: Pavel Chotěbor, Ministry of Environment CR
- Setting a tree avenues database in Central Bohemia - new experiences: Jitka Gajdoštinová, Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Department of Cultural Landscape and Sites, Průhonice
- Tree avenues as green network and biotops in SCI Poodří: Marcela Klemensová, Arnika, Center for Citizen´s Support
coffee break
- Study of Neratov tree avenue renewal: František Weisbauer, Road Authority of Pardubice County and Jiří Rozsypálek, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno
- Project of tree avenues renewal along country roads and in landscape, Liberec region: Radka Vlčková, Department of Environment and Agriculture, Liberec County
- Tree avenues of great importance in Liberec region – care and renewal: Šárka Weberová, Czech Landscape and Garden Society
lunch
Afternoon session 13,30-17,00
- Preservation of old trees on dams - Conflicts - Solutions - Implementation using the Stoer-Waterway in the Lewitz region in the north-east of Germany as an example: Katharina Dujesiefken, BUND, Germany
- French legislation on protection of tree avenues: Chantal Pradine, expert to the Council of Europe, France
- Standards and training for avenue management: Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec, Foundation for Sustainable Development, Poland
- Tree Avenues in Sweden – management and conservation: Patrik Olsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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Tree Avenues in Kalliningrad Region - on the route from neglection to management: Alexandra Koroleva, Ecodefence, Russia
Discussion and conclusion
Conference talks in video formats will be provided in our youtube channel for studying after conference.
Expedition to Tree Avenues of South Moravian Region: Friday, April 26, 2019
Start: 7,45 AM, Liberec, parking U Nisy (show on a map)
Finish: 4,00 PM, Liberec, Main station (show on a map)
Trip route:
Raspenava: historical "carriage avenue"- its downfall and rebirth
Albrechtice u Frýdlantu - Horní Vítkov: tree avenue along road of great landscape value
Cvikov - Kalvárie: trees and way of the cross
Zahrádky: Wallenstein tree avenue as a cultural heritage
Photogallery
Event was organized in cooperation with authorities of Liberec County and Foundation for Sustainable Development (Poland). Event has received funding from the LIFE+ programme of the European Union.
