Photo - Grassland restoration
Banks of a straightened brook cleared from bushes during the working bee in autumn 2011.
© E. Račinskis
Horses at the brook, cleared from bushes during the working bee in autumn 2011. In the background, removed bushes get piled for processing into wood chips.
© E. Račinskis
Removed bushes at SW shore of Skuķu lake. Individual scenic trees like the black alder at right are often left growing.
© E. Račinskis
Dviete floodplain grasslands at the northern shore of Skuķu lake after removal of shrubs (in the background part).
© E. Račinskis
Removed bushes piled for processing into wood chips at the northern shore of Skuķu lake.
© E. Račinskis
Removed bushes piled for processing into wood chips at the northern shore of Skuķu lake.
© E. Račinskis
Cattle grazing at the northern shore of lake Skuķu, cleared from bushes (in the background).
© E. Račinskis
Banks of the brook, cleared from bushes during the working bee in autumn 2011, with a pile of removed bushes for making wood chips in the background.
© E. Račinskis
Recently felled line of bushes in pasture grounds at the northern shore of Skuķu lake.
© E. Račinskis
Restored grasslands on the northern shore of Skuķu lake, with a scenic willow tree preserved.
© E. Račinskis
Recently felled line of bushes in pasture grounds at the northern shore of Skuķu lake.
© E. Račinskis
Recently felled line of bushes in pasture grounds at the northern shore of Skuķu lake.
© E. Račinskis
A view towards Skuķu lake from bird watching tower on 23.05.2011. (shores overgrown with bushes), on 08.12.2011. (larger bushes near lake removed) and on 21.12.2011. (all bushes between tower and lake removed).
© I. Vilka, E. Račinskis