Forests of Poland

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Puszcza Augustowska
Masovia
Polish part of Wkrzańska Heath near Szczecin and neighboring county town, Police

Forests cover an estimated 38.5% of Poland's territory, and are mostly owned by the state. And are increasing at a fast rate by 2035 Polands forest percentage will be 42-46%. Western and northern parts of Poland as well as the Carpathian Mountains in the extreme south, are much more forested than eastern and central provinces.[1] The most forested administrative districts of the country are: Lubusz Voivodeship (60,2%), Subcarpathian Voivodeship (58,2%), and Pomeranian Voivodeship (50,1%).[1] The least forested are: Łódź Voivodeship (36%), Masovian Voivodeship (34,6%), and Lublin Voivodeship (32,8%).[1]

Contemporary history

At the end of the 18th century, forests covered around 40% of

coniferous trees of lesser value meant for commerce, such as pine. After World War II, the government of Poland initiated the National Plan of Afforestation. By 1970, forests covered 29% of the country.[1] As of 2009 – 29,1% of Poland's territory was forested, amounting to 9,088,000 hectares.[1] It is estimated that by 2050, the total area of forested land should increase to 33%.[1]

As much as 81,8% of the Polish forests are state-owned, majority (77,8%) by

People's Republic of Poland
) under the Soviet sphere of influence.

Inhabitation

Forest in Poland occupy the poorest soil.

Polish government and, in many cases, they have become tourist destinations. Over the years, many of the largest Polish forests have been reduced in size, and that reflected on the structure of forest inhabitation.[3]

Up until the end of the 18th Century, beginning in what is known as the

mushrooms
and whatever other saleable items could be harvested in the forest and sold in villages outside of it.

Families of the woodsmen produced their own food through gardening and hunting, as well as their own clothing. In some cases, their sewing of intricate laces became well known outside the forest, resulting in additional family income.

Masovia woodsmen for example, known as Kurpie people, who lived in the forested region known in Poland as the White Wilderness (Puszcza Biała
) and the Green Wilderness, still proudly proclaim and celebrate their unique culture and customs.

List of Polish forest complexes

A

B

D

  • Lower Silesian Wilderness
    )

K

Ł

N

O

P

R

S

  • Las Szpęgawski (
    Szpęgawski Forest
    )

T

U

W

  • Puszcza Wkrzańska (
    Ueckermünder Heide
    )

Z

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Polish) Raport o stanie lasów w Polsce 2009 (Raport on the state of forests in Poland 2009), Centrum Informacyjne Lasów Państwowych, 2010
  2. Polish State Forests with PDF
    document, 3.606 MB.
  3. ^ a b State Forests of Poland. Report of Polish Forests, Warsaw, September 2007[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ (in Polish) Puszcza Bydgoska, największy kompleks leśny w okolicach miasta at Wyszogród homepage, 2010

External links

  • Forests in Western Poland Archived 2018-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bialowieski National Park
  • Polish Forest pictures from forests photos on webshots
  • Kurpie district
  • Mazovia history
  • ISBN 0-87052-004-0
    .

↑ Encyklopedia Polski t.2

ISBN 83-86328-74-6

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