Programme 2022
What to expect from two weeks of Natural Forest Summer School
09:00 – 09:20
Die Diele – Lübecker Jugendring, Mengstraße 41, 23552 Lübeck
Welcome to Lübeck
Welcoming speech from the Natural Forest Academy by Dr. Torsten Welle
Welcoming speech from the Frankfurt Zoological Society by Michael Brombacher
09:20 – 10:50
Key-note speech on Forest Ecology
by Prof. Dr. Hannes Knapp, University Greifswald, Michael-Succow-Foundation
10:50 – 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:40
Presentation of the European Natural Forest Conservation (programme and modules) Summer School by Dr. Torsten Welle
11:40 – 12:30
Introduction of Participants I
12:30 – 12:40
Short Break
12:40 – 13:20
Introduction of Participants II
13:20 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00
Die Diele – Lübecker Jugendring, Mengstraße 41, 23552 Lübeck
Guided tour through Lübeck’s Old Town
18:30
Dinner at StrandSalon
09:00 – 12:30
Die Diele – Lübecker Jugendring, Mengstraße 41, 23552 Lübeck
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
by Prof. Dr. Werner Härdtle, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
Connection between biodiversity and multifunctionality in forest ecosystems
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00
Die Diele – Lübecker Jugendring, Mengstraße 41, 23552 Lübeck
Natural Forests and Biodiversity
by Dr. Francesco Sabatini, BIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, (BiGeA)
- Natural disturbance and forest dynamics
- Structural heterogeneity & biodiversity
- Natural/primary/old-growth forests – a jungle of words
- Where are Europe´s primary forests?
09:00 – 12:30
Analysis of forests conditions – the example of Germany
by Carsten Hess and Dr. Torsten Welle, Natural Forest Academy
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 17:00
Close-to-nature forest management
by Knut Sturm, Head of Lübeck Forest
The Lübeck model: an integrative process approach for forest management
08:00 – 17:00
Excursion to Lauerholz
by Knut Sturm, Head of Lübeck Forest and Anna Vorländer, Naturnahe Waldwirtschaft
Learning from reference areas and transfer to management
- close-to-nature and conventional silviculture
- Forest restructuring in terms of naturalness and climate change
- Mire renaturation/water regime
- Soil profiles in the pine areas
- Hardwood felling
- Marketing heavy timber
- Backroads
09:00 – 16:00
Excursion to different forests in the surroundings of Lübeck
Knut Sturm, Head of Lübeck Forest and Ecki Kroppla, Forester
- Handling of disturbance areas (wind & beetles)
- Forest restructuring
- Hunting Management
- Active felling (spruce)
07:00
Bus ride to Heilige Hallen
10:00 – 13:00
Field trip to natural forest Heilige Hallen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
with Jeanette Blumröder, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (EUSD)
Transfer of theory from day 2:
- Old-growth forest characteristics
- Forest functions (focus on microclimate)
- Effectiveness of protected areas including buffer zone management
- Forest management and impacts
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break and bus ride to Hotel Burg (Burg Stargard
14:30 – 17:00
Forestry: Perceptions and Conflicts
by Eva Blaise, Natural Forest Academy
Overnight
Hotel Zur Burg, Stargard
09:00 – 18:00
Excursion to Müritz National Park
by Dr. Sven Rannow, Department for Basic Concepts and Planning at the Müritz National Park Authority
- Ecology of Müritz Nationalpark forest habitat types
- Nature conservation approach
- National park management tasks
- Challenges and solutions for the Müritz region
Overnight
Hotel Zur Burg, Stargard
first half day
Preparation for exam
14:00 – 17:00
Climate change and forest management
Prof. Dr. Sebastiaan Luyssaert, VU Amsterdam
Overnight
Hotel Zur Burg, Stargard
10:00 – 12:00
Final Exam
13:00
Ride to Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg
16:00 – 19:00
Field trip to Treuenbrietzen
with Jeanette Blumröder, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (EUSD)
- Vulnerability of forests
- Management and restoration of forest fire areas (natural development and sanitary logging)
- The PYROPHOB project
19:00
Pension Britta
Closing event – BBQ and overnight stay
09:00 – 16:00
Field trip to Jüterbog
with Dr. Andreas Meißner, Managing Director of the Wilderness Foundation Brandenburg
Dealing with damaged areas after forest fire
- Discussion of different concepts for reforestation
- Wildlife Management
- Wilderness area on former military training area
16:00
Good-bye or ride back to Lübeck