– Our main goal with the tree felling work scheduled for December and January is to improve safety and prevent damage, says forest specialist Jussi Järvinen.
Most of the trees will be cleared along the access roads and near parking lots and rental cabins. Marked trees will be felled while hikers and traffic are temporarily stopped, and trails will be closed during the work. These interruptions will be brief, lasting about 5–10 minutes.
– Plans also include clearing two dead spruce clusters along Pulesjärventie, near the Pulesjärventie bridge. While most of the work will be done by loggers, a forestry machine may be used for particularly dangerous trees, Järvinen adds.
According to Järvinen, felled trees within the protected area will be left in the forest as deadwood. The operation will not threaten habitats of endangered species in the area.
The measures at Kintulammi have been planned in cooperation with Tampere’s environmental protection unit and the ELY Centre.
