Registration form HERE.

 Registration extended until 21 February

Invitation

to the

LIFE Project Upscaling Workshop

Dear LIFE Beneficiaries,

We are pleased to invite you to the first of a series of LIFE Project Upscaling Workshops within the LIFE Adapt Brdy project, which aims to improve the adaptation of forest ecosystems to climate change. The workshop, which is mainly aimed at sharing experiences with other LIFE projects, will take place on:

 April 23–25, 2025, Czech Republic

Venue: Nature House of Brdy, Brdy Protected Landscape Area
Strašice 700 338 45 Strašice
GPS: 49.7048200N, 13.7904647E

Please confirm your participation by completing the registration form by February 21, 2025.
For any questions, feel free to contact us at brinkeova@fld.czu.cz.

We look forward to your participation and to engaging discussions on measures and the future of forest ecosystems.

Wishing you a pleasant day,

on behalf of the LIFE Adapt Brdy project team

Hana Brinkeová, PR project manager

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Arrival and accommodation

Thursday, April 24, 2025

8:00 – 9:00          Breakfast for accommodated participants
9:30 – 10:00        Registration, welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:05      Welcome and opening speech by the Division Director (VLS, Project Coordinator)
10:05 – 10:15      Brief introduction of project consortium and advisory board
10:15 – 10:25      Mutual introduction of participants
10:25 – 10:45      Presentation of the LIFE Adapt Brdy project – goals and current outcomes (VLS)
10:45 – 11:00      Forest inventory (CZU, Project Partner)
11:00 – 11:15      General Management Guidelines (VÚLHM, Project Partner)
11:15 – 11:30      Sachsenforst (SbS, Project Partner)
11:30 – 12:00      Discussion

12:00 – 13:00      Lunch (at the hunting lodge)

13:00 – 14:30      Presentations of other LIFE projects, experience sharing

14:30 – 14:45      Coffee break

Field session:

14:50                   Departure to the field (transport provided by the organizer's vehicles)

14:50 – 17:00     Practical demonstrations in the field:

Demonstration area: Showcasing forest stand regeneration methods, including methodology for establishing boundary and maintenance corridors, target diameter at breast height management, and harvesting interventions focusing on stability, structural support, and diverse species composition. Transition to selection-based forest management practices.

Revitalized spring area: Demonstration of individual measures such as shallowing, massive check dams, meandering, restoration of original channels and small tributaries.

Long-term monitoring examples: hydrological, botanical, and initial geological studies.

18:30                   Social evening (Tři Trubky Hunting Lodge)
 

Friday, April 25, 2025

8:00 – 8:50            Breakfast for accommodated participants

Joint program for interested participants

9:00                       Departure to Padrť Ponds
9:00 – 12:00         Field excursion to Padrť Ponds, miniworkshop for interested participants on Modern forestry monitoring technologies

12:00                     End of the event

 LOGISTICAL INFORMATION HERE