IUFRO 95 World Congress, Post-Congress Excursion 14

FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY

Schedule

Saturday 12th Aug (Finland)

15.00 Departure from Tampere Hall to Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, University of Helsinki

Old Growth Forest in Susimäki

-Remote Sensing in Monitoring Biodiversity
-Estimating Biodiversity Using Light Traps

20.00 Accommodation and Dinner at Sokos Hotel Tropiclandia

Vaasa, Finland; Tel. +358-61-325 711; Fax. +358-61-312 1239

06.30 Breakfast

Skogvårdsstyrelsen (SVS) in Umeå hosts the excursion

- Planning models for forestry based on ecological priciples on a landscape level.
- Mapping woodland key habitats

Old growth forest near Lycksele

Arrival in Lycksele

21.00 Accommodation at Lappland Hotel

Lycksele, Sweden; Tel. +46-950-37 000; Fax. +46-950-37 515

07.00 Breakfast

Excursion to a clear-cutting area.

Policies for sustainable forestry and biodiversity

Excursion to the Nature Conservation Area of Vindelfjällen, Kirjesålandet, spruce dominated old growth forests.

17.30 Arrival in Hemavan

Accommodation and dinner at Hemavan Högfjells Hotel

Hemavan, Sweden; Tel. +46-954-30 150; Fax. +46-954-30 308

07.00 Breakfast at the hotel

Forestry and its meaning to local people

Arctic Circle

The northernmost natural spruce forest in Norway

Genotypes and environmental factors in spruce forests

20.00 Arrival in Lonsdal

Accommodation and dinner at Global Hotel Polarsirkelen

Lonsdal, Norway; Tel. +47-75-695-122; Fax. +47-75-694-127

07.30 Breakfast at the hotel

Nursery in Storjord

Survival of tree seedlings in northern conditions

Visit to the Silver Museum in Arjeplog

19.00 Accommodation and dinner at Silverhatten hotel in Arjeplog

Arjeplog, Sweden; Tel. +46-961-10 770; Fax. +46-961-11 426

07.00 Breakfast at the hotel

Forestry in Norrbotten

Forest management planning with GIS and multiple-use approach
Survey of key biotopes and wetlands
Recovery of a depleted forest area
The effect of forest fires

Suorke Nature Reserve

Harvesting Schedules of today

Assidomän Balance of Ecological Accounts

17.30 Arrival in Skellefteå

Accommodation at Scandic Hotel Skellefteå

Skellefteå, Sweden; Tel. +46-910-38 300; Fax. +46-910-78 411

19.00 Banquette

08.00 Breakfast at the hotel

09.30 Departure from Skellefteå to Umeå

11.30 Arrival in the Umeå airport, the end of the Excursion

Options for the return arrangements

UMEÅ-HELSINKI
Flight     TQ841 Umeå-Stockholm      13.20-14.20
           AY688 Stockholm-Helsinki  15.15-17.10
           Price approx.: FIM 1,555 + VAT

UMEÅ-STOCKHOLM
Flight    TQ841 Umeå-Stockholm  13.20-14.20
          Price approx.: FIM 890 + VAT

Organizers

Excursion arrangements:  Scientific programme:
Congrex                     Dr. Liisa Saarenmaa
P.O. Box 35                 Excursion Coordinator
FIN-00621 Helsinki          Dept. of Forest Ecology
Finland                     P.O. Box 24, 
                            FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
tel: +358-0-752-3611        tel: +358-0-1917703
fax: +358-0-752 0899        fax: +358-0-1917605
E-mail: saarij1@ajk.tele.fi E-mail:liisa.saarenmaa@helsinki.fi