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Educational workshops about endangered species starting in January

In January, our project team will start conducting educational workshops about endangered species in Kočevsko. Since knowledge about nature conservation is crucial especially among local public, we are aiming to attract primary and high schools…continue reading

Workshop on Conservation Measures Implementation

On Tuesday, November 21, LIFE Kočevsko project team organized a work meeting and a field workshop to present conservation measures that have been or will be implemented within LIFE Kočevsko project. District foresters from local…continue reading

About the cave cleaning at the ceremonial meeting of the Caving Club Novo mesto

On November 18, president Zdravko Bučar presented the cave cleaning at the 55th anniversary of the Caving Club Novo mesto. Within the project LIFE Kočevsko 3 caves were cleaned, from which 58 tons of waste…continue reading

Mulching for Western capercaillies diet diversity

In beginning of November, forestry mulching has been completed in western capercaillies lekking areas within Natura 2000 Kočevsko. Areas near Turn, Debeli vrh and Bele stene in total size of 11 Ha have been cleared.…continue reading

Monitoring of work progress in state owned forests

On 10 November 2017, SFS Kočevje and Recinko d.o.o. (the contractor for state-owned forest measures implementation) representatives met to discuss the dynamics of the works carried out in the forest. We found that the current…continue reading

Water days 2017

In October, representatives of the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation attended a two-day symposium with international participation Water days 2017, organized by the Slovenian Water Protection Association in Portorož. The main…continue reading

LIFE Kočevsko and forest owners discussing conservation measures

On Tuesday, 24 October, a meeting with forest owners, Slovenian forest service Kočevje and Forestry society Medved was held.  Measures carried out in privately owned forests within Natura 2000 area and future LIFE Kočevsko actions…continue reading

The entrances of cleaned caves are now enclosed and equipped with warning signs

After removing all the waste from caves Vodna 1 and Vodna 3 near Klinja vas, irresponsible individuals left their trails in less than a year. In spite of the established organized waste removal and a landslide…continue reading

Study field trip to Stainz

On Friday, October 20 2017, a team of Slovenian Forest Service employees (foresters and hunters operating in the central zone of western capercaillie in the Natura 2000 area of ​​Kočevsko) paid a visit to Count…continue reading

Nature protection section heads of mountaineering clubs gather at regular annual meeting

On Saturday, October 21, LIFE Kočevsko project associate Zoran took part in regular annual meeting of nature protection section heads of regional mountaineering clubs. The event took place at the idyllic Jelenov Sudenec cabin. He…continue reading