New forest areas in the south of Regensburg: Who is helping forest owners now?

New forest areas in the south of Regensburg: Who is helping forest owners now?

The forest administration at the Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry (AELF) Regensburg-Schwandorf has reorganized the responsibilities in the municipalities of the Regensburg district. These adjustments are intended to optimize support for forest owners and strengthen administrative structures. The communities of Mintraching and Alteglofsheim in the south of Regensburg are particularly affected. Here, the Aufhausen forestry district will be responsible for the forest owners in Mintraching in the future, while the Nittendorf forestry district will take responsibility for Alteglofsheim. The contact persons in these areas are district forester Florian Findl for Mintraching and district forester Christoph Sporer for Alteglofsheim, who can be reached on the telephone numbers 0941/2083-1154 and 0941/2083-2520.

The changes in jurisdiction are part of a larger plan to improve services for forest owners in the region. In Bavaria, the forests are divided into different forest districts, with foresters from the Bavarian Forestry Administration acting as the first point of contact. Forest owners can receive free and neutral advice if they have any questions about the care, security and justification of their forests. The responsible foresters are on the platform foersterfinder.de easy to find by entering the name of the respective municipality.

Consulting offers in Bavaria

Forest owners in Bavaria have access to several hundred advisory foresters who are spread across the entire country. These foresters offer support to keep the forests sustainable. The goal of the Bavarian Forestry Administration is to improve the accessibility and quality of advice. An important basis for this is the “My Forest” project, which provides forest owners with comprehensive information and suitable assistance.

The challenges facing the industry should not be underestimated. According to the Bavarian State Institute for Forestry and Forestry, an increase in wood sales prices was recorded in 2023, but the operating results were less satisfactory compared to the previous year. The drought and the bark beetle are putting additional pressure on forest owners. The privately managed forest areas in Bavaria extend over 1.45 million hectares and are in the hands of around 700,000 forest owners, 99.9% of which are considered small private forests.

The collection and evaluation of economic data from forestry companies is essential for political decisions and scientific analyses. The Bavarian State Institute for Forestry and Forestry has been collecting data on forestry operations larger than 200 hectares since 1951. This data supports both forestry policy and the sustainable development of forestry in Bavaria.