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Integrated management plans for farms of the Ljubljana Marsh
The concept of integrated management plans for individual farms has been developed as a tool for planning and management of agricultural land in nature-protected areas. The final result is an upgraded farm business plan, which is c for a farm-production and conservation objectives for harmonious development. Three model farms were selected, depending on their size, location and type of...
Community work campaign on meadow land for the central False Ringlet population in the Ljubljana Marsh
On Friday, 5th February 2016, we organised a community work campaign, where participants in the ‘People for the Marsh’ project manually removed excess wood undergrowth from the meadow containing the largest False Ringlet population in the Ljubljana Marsh. On this beautiful and perfectly cool day – so as not to disturb the caterpillars during their winter hibernation – we had just the right...
Participation in nature-conservation AEC operations in 2015
Analysing the participation data of agricultural holdings in nature-conservation operations for Special Meadow Habitats, Meadow Butterfly Habitats, Bird Habitats of Extensive Wet Meadows, and the Action for Birch Tree stands with Bracken Undergrowth (Rural Development Programme 2014–2020) in 2015 showed that 374 hectares of meadow areas participated in this segment of AEC action in the Ljubljana...
Expert consultation on Endangered Species – Natura 2000 – the situation and challenges
This year, on 18th November 2015, we held the tenth traditional expert consultation, which was co-organised with the ‘People for the Marsh’ project assets. Its purpose was to discuss the most endangered species of Natura 2000. After the initial greeting given by the Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Mrs Irena Majcen, who emphasised the importance of Natura 2000 areas in...
The volunteer community work campaign in Strajanov Breg
On Sunday, 7th November 2015, we joined up with volunteers for a community work campaign in Strajanov Breg to remove wood remains that were left over after woodcutting in the overgrown valley. There were about thirty of us, including some locals from nearby villages. After the initial presentation of the ‘People for the Marsh’ project, the EGP financial mechanism, the valley and its importance...
Students get to know the meadows and the ‘People for the Marsh’ project
One of the missions of the ‘People for the Marsh’ project is to pass on knowledge about endangered species and meadow ecosystems to younger generations, so we took students from the Naklo Biotechnical Centre and the Želimlje Gymnasium along the ‘People for the Marsh’ paths and into the field. On Tuesday, 6th October, we led the first-year students from the Higher Vocational College at...
Following in the footsteps of the ‘People for the Marsh’ project
This year’s traditional expert excursion made by the Republic of Slovenia Institute for Nature Conservation was organised under the auspices of the Ljubljana Regional Unit. The first day was dedicated to the ‘People for the Marsh’ project, so we took the nature conservationists to some areas of the Ljubljana Marsh where project activities were being undertaken. Participants in the...
Despite the rain, we found Dežman’s pile dwellings
On Saturday, 3rd October 2015, despite the rain, we set off in high spirits along the path walked by Karel Dežman 140 years previously, when he discovered the first pile dwellings on the Ljubljana Marsh. With the help of our guides, we learned how this discovery came about, what happened there after the discovery, and what the discovery meant for that period and the country at that time. The...
Marsh spring discovered in Strajanov Breg
Work at Strajanov Breg has come to an end. The people and machinery have gone, and the valley is once again quiet and peaceful. At the moment, the valley reminds us of a battlefield, but with proper management, Common Alder and Alder Buckthorn will be replaced in a few years by grasses and sedges which will become a suitable habitat for the endangered Fen Orchid, the False Ringlet butterfly and...
Bird trends and their habitat in the Ljubljana Marsh
In the spring, a survey of the Common Quail, Common Grasshopper Warbler, and Sedge Warbler was conducted in the Ljubljana Marsh, and any mowing on the meadow land was monitored on which these birds nest. The results showed an alarming decrease in the numbers of Common Quail on the Ljubljana Marsh, while the numbers of Common Grasshopper Warbler and Sedge Warbler remained at the same levels as two...
Commencing the revitalisation work on the wetland valley at the Strajanov Breg Nature Reserve
The Strajanov Breg is a headwater valley with the upper section of the stream with the same name at the south-eastern edge of the Ljubljana Marsh. It is enclosed by high and steep forest slopes of karst terrain. Along the bottom of the valley runs the Strajanov Breg Stream. In the remaining lowland bog land, amongst the undergrowth, grows the endangered Fen Orchid – a member of the orchid...
Monitoring Fen Orchid in the Strajanov Breg Nature Reserve
In the Strajanov Breg Nature Reserve (the south-eastern section of the Ljubljana Marsh), we conducted a survey between the 14th and 21st July 2015 to determine the size and age structure of the Fen Orchid (Liparis loeselii) population by using the ‘total specimen count’ method. We measured the size and determined the stage of development (flowering plant, seed-forming plant, non-flowering...
Containing the spread of Goldenrod
Goldenrod is a highly aggressive, non-native plant that spreads very quickly through the Ljubljana Marsh. Because it spreads vigorously and takes over the habitat of other plants, which compose the habitat type on the marsh and the unique biodiversity of autochthonous plants, we tested three methods for containing the spread of this plant species. According to some assessments and surveys,...
Community work campaign in Strajanov Breg a huge success!
On Thursday, 18th June 2015, project partners carried out a social and community work campaign for the removal of invasive, non-native species of the Goldenrod from the Strajanov Breg Nature Reserve. At 9 am, 28 pairs of working hands got to work, attempting to prevent Goldenrod plants from spreading along the valley, which is the only remaining lowland bog throughout the Ljubljana Marsh. We...
Because of a reduction in mowing, three times as many specimens were recorded in the central population of False Ringlets than last year
Between the 4th June and 6th July, we monitored the size of the central population of False Ringlets (Coenonympha oedippus), which inhabit the area between Ig and Škofljica, using the recording method for all observed butterflies. In an area equal to the size of 2.5 hectares, where we recorded 135 specimens in 2014, we recorded 409 specimens this year, which is three times as many as last year....
Expectations for participation in Agri-Environment-Climate (AEC) projects in the Ljubljana Marsh
The 2015 subsidy campaign came to a close. According to a rough and, as yet, unofficial assessment undertaken by agricultural advisors at the Ljubljana Institute of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia, around 90 farms applied for at least one of the AEC nature protection projects on around 350 hectares of surface area, which is more than in the previous seven-year period. Accurate...
Slovenian Park Day – cycling along the Okljuk Educational Path
On Sunday, 24th May 2015 – Slovenian Park Day, the Ljubljana Marsh Nature Park organised a guided cycle tour of the Okljuk Educational Path. We assembled in the narrow canyon of the Iška River, called the Iški Vintgar Canyon. With the help of our guides and information panels along the path, we learned about the natural and cultural features of the Ljubljana Marsh, as well as the mutual...
Event Announcement: 11th Ljubljana Marsh hike
Ljubljana Marsh hike will be held on 26th September 2015. On the 10-kilometer-long guided tour you will learn about attractions of the Ljubljana Marsh and about the project LJUBA activities. START: fair market Barje (Ižanska cesta 303) at 8:30 PARKING: fair market Barje (Ižanska cesta 303) ENTRY FEE: 8 EUR for adults and 4 EUR for children Welcome!
Suppression goldenrod with using goats
In the last 10 years we are seeing in the Ljubljana Marsh rapid expansion of areas with invasive alien plant species Goldenrod (Solidago sp.). This occurs particularly on the abandoned meadows and fields, but quickly grows well in areas that are not yet covered wth vegetation (eg. with soil heaped surface). Goldenrod represents one of the threats to the reduction of extensive grasslands in the...