FOREST EXPERIMENTAL STATION ROGÓW SINCE 1919 Grzegorz Wasilewski
ROGÓW was established SCIENCE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE TRADITION
ACTIVITIES EDUCATION SCIENCE FOREST MANAGEMENT NURSERY FOREST TRADE since 1999 CONFERENCES - international & local TRAINING for STUDENTS & OTHER
ROGÓW Rogów Forests is a unit of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences Unit of forest promotional complex LASY SPALSKO ROGOWSKIE including Forest Governmental Divisions BRZEZINY and SPAŁA Rogów multifunctional forestry by FSC certificate
MAIN FUNCTIONS the scientific to make it possible that research study and experiments be carried out covering the whole thematic scope of the discipline connected with forestry; the didactic to be a good location for the practical training and classes with students of the Forestry Faculty, as well as for the participants of all studies and teaching courses within the thematic scope connected with forestry; the extension function as an object of joint work of scientists and the local forest administration service on the practical implementation of the scientific solutions and technological know how; the economic by carrying the production activity of both the range and intensity appropriate to the requirements of the above cited primary functions.
LOCATION IN THE MIDDLE of POLAND 30 km to Lodz City (west) 100 km to Warsaw (east) The forests of the WULS are situated in the north-eastern part of the Lodz Highland, Altitude ranging from 146 to 223 m. above sea level.
Natural borders main tree species in Poland
ROGÓW UNITS Forest District Rogów - 3680 hectares Nursery Forest ranges Transport Nature-Forest Educational Centre Museum of Wood and Forest, hall with 200 seats, classrooms ARBORETUM about 2500 species collection trees, shrubs on 54 ha Nursery Centre Dormitory complex for 200 people The Centre for Game Breeding
DIAGRAM OF ORGANIZATION DIRECTOR FOREST DISTRICT ROGÓW ADMINI- -STRATION Center for Nature-Forest Education Center for Game Breeding ARBORETUM JASIEŃ forest range Rural farm PUCZNIEW STRZELNA forest range GŁUCHÓW forest range EMPLOYEE 51 person OFFICE & FOREST W - 12 M - 14 WORKERS W - 8 M - 17 LIPCE forest range NURSERY
Forest District Rogów deals with an area of about 3600 ha of forest, consisting of 10 forest complexes varying from 37 ha to nearly 1000 ha Rogów F.D. is currently divided into 4 forest ranges: Jasień Strzelna Głuchów Lipce
FOREST IN POLAND
Changes forest covering area By prof. K. Rykowski
OWNERS STRUCTURE IN POLAND Other priv. 1,1 Private owners 17,1 Communal 0,9 Other gov.; 1,1 Gov. Forests 77,8 National Parks 2
ABOUT FOREST in ROGOW total area 3680 ha forests 3490 ha wood reserve about 0,98 mln m3 wood harvesting 14000m3/Y reforestation per year approx 13 ha
MAIN WOOD HARVEST SYSTEMS LTS long tree system STS- short tree system By own workers, but mainly by forest private companies
Growing stock changes m3/ha 300 250 213 228 256 281 280 200 150 149,5 158,8 182 100 50 0 1948 1958 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 target
1968 1978 1988 1998 TARGET TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION CHANGES 100 80 60 40 20 0 PINE LARIX SPRUCE FIR OAK BIRCH BEECH ALNUS FRAXINUS OTHER
TYPES OF FOREST SITES in ROGÓW Lśw Bs Lw Olj Bs Bśw Bśw BMśw LMw BMśw LMśw LMw Lśw Lw LMśw Olj
Rebuilding of forest stands Why? To most stability forest stands To increasing wood production Be cause we have rich soils and monoculture forest stands - mainly scot pine How to do it? By accuracy harvesting, protecting and silviculture
Picture by dr M. Orzechowski
REBUILT FOREST STANDS Range STRZELNA
Nature-Forest Educational Center Has been established in year 1995 More 20 000 visitors p/y The most important didactic objects Fully equipped hall 200 seats 5 classrooms Museum Wood & Forest Conferences and training Publishing
ARBORETUM Established in 1925, covers an area of 54 ha Covering a total of 2350 species and varieties 300 herbaceous species are present in the alpine garden More 50 000 visitors every year
Nursery Main place for FOREST TRADE the quarter surrounded by stand production of forest tree seedlings the open area nursery quarter the container nursery production of typically, ornamental trees and shrubs
Dormitory complex for 200 visitors Dormitory Jodełka of 156 beds Dining-room 200 visitors 4 classrooms Professors house Belwederek with 15 overnight places Dom Pod Bukiem 30 overnight places Fireplace, bar, parking
The Centre for Game Breeding the basic hunting spatial units and covering the area of Rogów forests
FOREST TRADE in ROGÓW since 1999
PLACES MAIN EXIBITION 3 exhibition hall 1500 m2 Area 1 ha
TERRAIN
INFORMATION & CONTACTS www.lzdrogow.sggw.pl www.cepl.sggw.pl www.arboretum.sggw.pl mail lzdrogow@poczta.fm Phone +48 46 874 90 31 fax 46 874 90 08 ADRESS: LEŚNY ZAKŁAD DOŚWIADCZALNY SGGW w ROGOWIE ul. AKADEMICKA 20 95-063 ROGÓW POLAND
WELCOME TO ROGOW FOR SCIENCE and PRACTICE