Haviseva on Lohjansaari island to be protected
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has recently purchased a forest in the village Marttila in Lohja which will be protected and give the name Haviseva.
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The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation is protecting Aholansaari primeval forest on lake Syväri
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has purchased a valuable forest for conservation on the Aholansaari island in lake Syväri in Nilsiä. This is the largest purchase ever made by the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation.
Natural Heritage Foundation’s Conservation Areas Extended in Häme and Pirkanmaa
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has purchased considerable additional areas of land and increased the size of its existing conservation areas.
New conservation areas acquired in South Karelia – a memorial forest and memorial grove for Merja Salo
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has recently purchased two forest properties, consisting of 16 hectares of old forest, in South Karelia with the aim of turning them into conservation areas.
The Children’s Forest was found in Suomussalmi
he fundraising campaign organised by the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation and the Foundation of August Ludvig Hartwall to establish and protect a Children’s Forest was completed successfully regarding the forest purchase. The fundraising campaign was launched in May 2021, and the purchase of a property named Arola in Suomussalmi was completed at the end of December.
New conservation area in Soukkavaara in Posio
At the start of January, the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation purchased a 150-year-old forested hill in Soukkavaara, located only one kilometre east of the municipal centre of Posio.
Forest with lady’s-slipper orchids protected in Kiiminki
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation purchased a 14-hectare forest in Kiiminki, Oulu, late in 2021. The forest is located in an area notable for its calcareous soils.
Hiidenkivenkorpi in Urjala becomes a conservation area
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has bought an old forest at Nuutajärvi in Urjala which will be called Hiidenkivenkorpi. The 12-hectare forest is covered in trees throughout, as it has not been touched for a hundred years, other than to clear windthrows.
Foundations purchase forest in Salo to conserve the flying squirrel’s natural habitat
The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation teamed up with Salon luonnonmetsäsäätiö, a foundation for conserving indigenous forests in Salo, to purchase a small area of dense forest known as Syrjämetsä. It is located just outside the city of Salo, in the valley to the southwest of Ketunpesäkallio.