Der Waldbrand von Leuk als Chance für die Natur
Overview
Intro
August 13, 2003 left its mark on the history of the municipality of Leuk. Over 300 hectares of forest from 900 up to the tree line at 2100 meters above sea level, more than 200,000 trees burned to the ground.
Large forest fires are rather rare in Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL has conducted intensive research in the forest fire area over the past 20 years. It has documented how nature has gradually reclaimed the area. It was particularly interesting to see that many rare or very old plants, such as the "real strawberry spinach", have spread again. Insect species threatened with extinction, such as wild bees, were also found to be on the increase.
On this evening, you will receive first-hand information from Dr. Daniel Scherrer of the WSL. He will present the exciting research results of the last 20 years with a view to the future - which new forest will grow above Leuk?
How to get there: You can easily reach the venue (Sosta Susten) with RegionAlps.
Book tip on the Leuk forest fire area: "Wandern, wo andere forschen", available from the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park office in Salgesch.
Speaking of travel: You can easily reach the SOSTA event location, right next to Leuk railroad station, with RegionAlps.
After the lecture, we will offer you a small aperitif (ends at approx. 8.45 pm).
The lecture will be held in German. Admission is free of charge. Registration is not required. | The lecture will take place in the Dilei-Meschlersaal (Sustenstrasse 3, 3952 Susten). You can reach the venue easily with RegionAlps.
Train station: Leuk, from there 5 min. on foot
Parking: Leuk train station or parking garage at Dilei
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
| Contact address |
Naturpark / Parc naturel Pfyn-Finges
Kirchstrasse 6 3970 Salgesch +41 (0)27 452 60 60 admin@pfyn-finges.ch |
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| Location |
SOSTA Kulturzentrum Foyer Bahnhofstrasse 10 3952 Susten Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://www.pfyn-finges.ch |
| Price |
The lecture is free of charge.
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Event dates
- 29 October 2026