Environment in the forest at Jos-Olatjärn Photo: Olli Manninen

The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has made 78 findings of seven different red-listed species in the forest at Jos-Olatjärn, Malung, Dalarna. According to Bergvik Skog, whoch is owned to a majority by Stora Enso, that is not enough to save the forest from being logged. One of the found red-listed species is Oligoporus lateritius which is considered Vulnurable in Sweden.

Oligoporus lateritius in Jos-Olatjärn Photo: Olli Manninen

Natural pine-forest at Vallsjön. Photo: Olli Manninen

A natural pine-forest that Bergvik Skog, which is owned to a majority by Stora Enso, has notified for logging. The older part of the forest indicates such High Conservation Values that it shouldn’t be logged according to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
42 findings of six red-listed species has been made. One of them was Antrodia albobrunnea which is considered vulnerable to extinction by swedish biological expertise.

Antrodia albobrunnea in the forest at southern Vallsjön

Environment of natural pine-forest at Grotthöjden. Photo: Olli Manninen

A natural pine-forest notified for logging. The forest is part of a big continuos forest area. Stora Enso will log and therefore fragmentize this High Conservation Value Forest area. 63 findings of nine red-listed species has been made in the area. One of them is Oligoporus placenta which is classified as Vulnerable on the swedish red-list.

Natural pine-forest at Grotthöjden that Stora Enso will log. Photo: Olli Manninen