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Organization of the Forest District
Siedziba Nadleśnictwa. Fot. Archiwum Nadleśnictwa
Szprotawa Forest District Inspectorate is controlled by Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Zielona Góra, supervising forests managed by 20 Forest District Inspectorates. It consists of 2 Sub-districts which include 11 Forest Ranges, Nursery Farm and Animal Breeding Centre.
Forest District Inspector – manages, coordinates and supervises work of all employees of the Inspectorate, and reports to Director of Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Zielona Góra. Pursuant to Act on Forests the Inspector makes independent decisions on forest economy based on forest management plan and directly manages forests and lands. The Inspector also represents his Forest District Inspectorate.
Deputy Inspector – controls the production issues in his Forest District Inspectorate, manages forest economy department and work performed by Foresters. Cooperates closely with Supervision Engineer.
Supervision Engineer– performs functional control of execution with regards to tasks listed in forest management plan and annual economic plans. Controls fire protection zone and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
Chief Accountant– responsible for finance and bookkeeping of the Forest District Inspectorate. Chief accountant is also responsible for internal control of financial and accounting documents and supervises work of finance and accounting department.
Manager– head of Administration and Economics Department, responsible for all issues connected with administration services rendered for the Forest District Inspectorate.
Forest Guard Station– a unit responsible for combating offences and crimes in the area of activities harmful for forests and protection of the State Treasury property.
Human Resources Officer – responsible for any issues connected with personnel of the Forest District Inspectorate.
System Administrator– Information Security Administrator responsible for security of the data within the information system.
Occupational Health and Safety Officer– responsible for coordination and supervision of implementation of regulations concerning work safety and hygiene in the Forest District Inspectorate.
Szprotawa Forest District includes 11 Forest Ranges.
Szprotawa Sub-district includes the following Forest Ranges: Szprotawka, Krzywczyce, Śliwnik and Leszno Górne.
Małomice Sub-district includes the following Forest Ranges: Jelenin, Nowe Miasteczko, Długie, Witków, Stara Kopernia, Zagóra and Małomice.
Szprotawa Forest District Inspectorate also runs its own Nursery Farm and Animal Breeding Centre.
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Educational sites
Educational sites
Tablica informacyjna. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Tablica informacyjna. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Szprotawa Forest District can boast a variety of plant and animal species as well as many nature parks. Special educational sites have been designed to enable closer examination of this abundance and better understanding of the surrounding natural environment.
Szprotawa Forest District includes the following educational sites:
"Szlak Popielicy" (Edible Dormouse Trail) Educational Trail is located within "Buczyna Szprotawska" (The Beech Wood of Szprotawa) Nature Reserve where not only precious flora and fauna species, but also historic monuments and places of cultural interest can be admired. The places include a wooden shelter from 19th century, burial mounds dedicated to the late foresters and a stone signpost. Tourists who walk along the trail can admire old highland and lowland beech woods and come across one of the endangered species – Edible Dormouse.
There are 10 educational stops along the trail:
- Start of the trail – young pine stand created by planting.
- Fallen spruce stump.
- Hay rack and salt-lick for deer.
- Shady spruce forest.
- Linden tree stand.
- Canker on a 160-year-old beech.
- "Alternation of generations" – natural restocking.
- Commemorative burial mound from 19th century dedicated to a German Forest Inspector who managed town forests of Szprotawa.
- Shelter – located next to a clump of monumental Larch, Weymouth Pine, Scots Pine and Beech trees. A burial mound from 19th century at the back, a commemorative stone founded on 50th anniversary of Polish forestry on the right side of the road.
- Ancient forest with 160 to 190-year-old Beech trees.
The trail is about 2.2 km long.
Educational trail located within "Annabrzeskie Wąwozy" (Annabrzeskie Ravines) Nature Reserve is located in Małomice Sub-district and starts in the car park by the road from Zielona Góra to Wrocław.
Szprotawa Forest District has a number of dedicated stopping places for tourists walking along tourist and educational trails. They are located within "Buczyna Szprotawska" Nature Reserve and "Łabędzie Stawy" Area of Protected Ecology.
The Forest District runs its own nursery farm located in Krzywczyce, where lessons on origins of forests are held.
Other objects are also used for educational purposes. They include "Park Słowiański" (Slavic Park) Tourist and Educational Trail and "Wzgórza Bunkrowe" (Bunker Hills) Nature Sanctuary in Wiechlice.
"Park Słowiański" Trail is 6 km long and includes 21 educational stops, such as: Bóbr River; What is a natural monument?; Whip Alley; Wood Canker; The Castle of Chrobry; New Generation; Morphology of Graft Union; Temperate Deciduous Forest; Cavity-Nesting Birds; Polish "Liana" – Ivy; Old River Bed of Bóbr; Polish "Mangroves" – Willow Thickets; "Chorwackie" Quagmire; Forest on Water; What is land reclamation?; Bóbr Urstromtal; "Lagry" – curiosities of nature; Three worlds – field, meadow, forest; Ecological succession; Hunting – hay rack, salt-lick; Shady spruce forest and Heap of fallen Linden trees.
Tourists can enjoy a bonfire on a glade at the end of the trail. Guided tours are available upon request.
In the vicinity of over 750-year-old "Chrobry", the oldest Oak in Poland, visitors can enjoy tourist infrastructure that encourages them to learn more about this unique natural monument.