Further education field trip of the Chair of Forest Protection

Since we had to skip our traditional Chair excursion last year due to the pandemic, we made up for it this year by a two-day field trip to Bavaria. Our first destination on October 13^th was the Ecological-Botanical Garden of the Bayreuth University. A special feature of this garden, which was founded in 1978 on 16 hectares of fallow land, is the presentation of natural habitats and vegetation types including all layers from herbs and shrubs to trees. Our focus was on so-called "alternative tree species", non-native species that may be more resilitent to climate change than our native species. Dr. Gregor Aas, the garden's director, explained their opportunities and limitations using impressive images and data. On the next day, October 14^th,  we were warmly welcomed with a Bavarian breakfast including veal sausages and pretzels by the team of the Sailer tree nursery at their head office in Mertingen-Druisheim. Afterwards Hubert Sailer senior, the director of the tree nursery, and Uwe Jiranek, one of three foresters, showed us around the large property, where we looked at, learned about and discussed different kinds of machinery, new growth sleeves made of wood and the various aspects of plant cultivation and forest regeneration. We want to express our sincere thanks to Gregor Aas and the team of the Sailer tree nursery for their warm welcome and the really interesting guided tours!

Professursausflug 2021