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The paper presents declarative opinions of 239 tourists who visited the area of the Krynki Forest District in July−September 2013. The opinions were collected in direct interviews using of a questionnaire. The analysis distinguished two groups of respondents: 135 people (56,5%) who visited the forest district for the first time, and 104 respondents (43,5%) for whom it was the subsequent visit. We...
The article presents a method of assessing the effect of vicinity on forest areas and provides a comprehensive procedure for distinguishing vicinities with a negative impact on forest areas. The study was carried out in four districts of Warmia and Mazury province (Pisz, Szczytno, Giżycko and Mrągowo). Diversification of land cover in the selected districts was identified using Corine Land Cover (CLC)...
In the Beskid Żywiecki, the combination of abiotic, biotic and anthropogenic factors unfavourable for the growth of trees led to the dieback of spruce stands. The intensification of this process began after the hurricane in November 2004, followed by years of negative climatic water balance. The deterioration of tree growth conditions occurred after the drought in July 2006 and damage caused by the...
The dynamics of decline of Norway spruce forests in the Beskid Śląski Mts. (S Poland) in a 2007−2016 period was analysed based on data from the State Forests Information System. For that purpose we used modified growth model and wind damage risk model. The harvested timber volume (salvage cuts) exceeded the allowable harvest modeled with the stand growth model by 270% in years 2007−2010 (earlier period)...
The Białowieża Forest, considered as the last primeval forest on the European Plain and in Poland mostly known as the oldest national park, in recent years has faced the bark beetle (Ips typographus) infestation located mostly in its managed part of three forest districts: Białowieża, Browsk and Hajnówka. Undertaken protection measures, mostly consisted of dead and infested trees removal, has induced...
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