21 • 02 • 2019

Vandals Damage a Popular Recreation Site at Lake Niedrājs

Unidentified vandals have illegally cut down two 170-year-old pine trees at Lake Niedrājs – one  of the most popular recreational areas in the town of Smiltene by making them fall onto...

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20 • 02 • 2019

Nomination of 2019: the Hazel Grouse

At the start of the new year, representatives of various biology branches and sub-branches in Latvia chose their candidates for this year. Already for the 24th time, the Latvian Ornithological...

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19 • 02 • 2019

LVM Increases Forest Regeneration with Pine Trees

Pine forest stands are an integral part of the Latvian landscape, they occupy one third of the total forest area; the share of pine trees in state forests reaches as much as 47%. Only 20 years have...

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15 • 02 • 2019

The Embassy of Latvia's State Forests to Host Exhibition 101 Apples for Latvia

The Embassy of Latvia's State Forests in cooperation with the Institute of Horticulture invites everyone interested to visit the exhibition “101 Apples for Latvia” (101 ābols Latvijai) to take...

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14 • 02 • 2019

Shadow Day: Students Work Hand in Hand with LVM Specialists

Introducing the preconditions for sustainable forest management, JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) offered the Shadow Day participants to take a look at the daily routine of their work. School...

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13 • 02 • 2019

JSC "Latvia's State Forests" to Arrange its Procurements in the Electronic Procurement System

JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) would like to draw the attention of its cooperation partners to changes in the public procurement announcement procedure, which came into force at the beginning of...

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12 • 02 • 2019

LVM Bio-economy School Participants Create Posters with Their Future Visions

Already for the third year, JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) LVM Bio-economy School scholarship competition calls on secondary school students from all over Latvia to compete with their peers on...

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11 • 02 • 2019

LVM Eliminates the Consequences of a Natural Disaster in Latgale

Forest management is a complex set of long-term measures, and certain economic activities can only be seen in forest stands in the next few years, often even after decades. Weather and natural...

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08 • 02 • 2019

The 14th European Forest Pedagogics Congress to Take Place in Latvia

How to integrate forest education into school programme on a daily basis? How can forest experts and teachers cooperate to make work with students more efficient? These and other questions will be...

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07 • 02 • 2019

Illegal Traps Threaten the Safety of Birds and Animals

  In winter, when the land is covered with snow and frozen snow-crust, forest animals and birds spending winter in Latvia experience difficulties in finding feed. Uģis Bergmanis, JSC "Latvia's...

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06 • 02 • 2019

It is Forbidden to Use Mineral Extraction Sites for Winter Activities

Frozen water bodies and recultivated deposit slopes in JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) mineral extraction areas are not intended for winter activities. Entering places where mining is in...

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