Preserving mountain forests: LOWA plants 550 trees
02.10.2019 | Protecting the environment and conserving resources are one thing. Active support of nature-protecting projects is another
Since 2001, LOWA employees have been part of a reforestation project run by the Bavarian State Forest Enterprise. This year, for instance, 15 LOWA employees headed to Fischenbachau, a southern Bavarian town located at the foot of Wendelstein Mountain. After a wind storm swept through the area, the team stepped in and planted 550 beeches, larches, yews and, for the first time, mulberry trees.
The employees energetically did the job, in spite of all the problems on the ground caused by throngs of blueberry bushes and thorns. Their reward: plenty of sunshine and the gratitude of head forester Rudi Kornder.
The reforestation project is designed to maintain a healthy mixed forest – one of our most valuable ecosystems. The costs of the seedlings, travel, accommodations and meals are covered by LOWA.
This reforestation work is part of the 2 Million Tree Project of the European Outdoor Conservation Association – a non-profit organisation made up of companies in the European outdoor industry whose membership dues flow completely into nature-protection projects around the world. This work is designed to underscore the outdoor industry’s awareness of its responsibility to preserve nature.