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Sale conditions
Sale conditions of wood are specified by the regulation of Director – General of the Sate Forests.
Within the framework of the individual sale , the foresters try to meet the fast growing demand, because more and more people use wood in order to heat their houses. Contrary to general opinion, these are not only village people, even though they prevail among recipients. The growth of firewood demand is the result of occurrence of new housing estates built in the suburbs of large agglomerations, where houses are usually equipped in fireplace heating installations.
Firewood is not only the most ecological heat source, but also is much more attractive in respect of relation of price and electric efficiency, rather than cola, oil, gas or electric power.
In recent years, the Sate Forests increased the sale of firewood of one third – up to over 4 million cubic meters annually. Firewood is not only the most ecological heat source, but also is much more attractive in respect of relation of price and electric efficiency, rather than cola, oil, gas or electric power. Some of customers choose already prepared and cut into pieces wood, the others very willingly obtain it by themselves after arranging all details and fulfilling particular safety conditions, and after paying the fee; that concerns mainly so called "thinnings". Such a raw material is very cheap, that is why many people from village areas profit from such possibility.
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Natural monuments
Natural monuments
"Chrobry" jesienią. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Dąb "Chrobry" porą zimową. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Tablica informacyjna. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Natural monuments are usually single specimen of animated and inanimate nature. The most common natural monuments to be found in forests are the oldest and largest trees. In 2012 there were almost 11 000 natural monuments in Poland, including 8500 trees.
There are 22 natural monuments within the territory of Szprotawa Forest District.
"Chrobry" Oak is the most impressive natural monument in this area. It has been protected since 1966. It is the oldest specimen of this species in Poland and its estimated age is 750 years. The tree grows in the vicinity of "Buczyna Szprotawska" Nature Reserve, close to the village of Piotrowice. It is noteworthy that its acorns were blessed by Pope John Paul II during pilgrimage of foresters to Vatican in 2004. 500 seedlings produced from these acorns at nursery farm in Rudy Raciborskie were planted all over Poland as so-called "Pope's Oaks" to commemorate the Polish Pope.
