The evening of May 19, when a multitude of museum will be open all over Latvia for the Night of Museums, the exhibition “Meet A Tree!” will open at the Mežaparks Stage (Mežaparka estrāde) complex.

FSC is being forced on forests not certified according to the system. ”Sounds strange, admittedly,” is the comment from FSC.

Wood grouse courting songs are being logged in forests run by JSC “Latvia’s State Forest”.

The elk calves born this year have already been seen in our forests since early May. The elk cow sends last year’s progeny off in winter before giving birth. The year-old young animals have to manage for themselves now. Spring and early summer are the periods when inexperienced elks stray into human developments.

The joint-stock company “Latvia’s State Forests” (LVM) has presented awards to 12 laureates, the winners of the three stages of the State Environmental Project Olympiad, at the Mežaparks Exhibition Hall. Cūkmens (Pigman), the protector of clean forests and nature, also arrived to congratulate them.

Earth’s biological resources decreased by 28% in the period of 1970 – 2008, mentioned in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published Living Planet Report.

Forest regeneration operations are continuing in the forest areas managed by the joint-stock company “Latvia’s State Forests” (LVM). 6,059 hectares of forest have been planted as of May 7, 61 percent of the 9,925 hectares to be planted this spring. Favourable weather conditions have fostered successful forest regeneration, ensuring high plant growth rates.

A year ago, the JSC “Latvia’s State Forests” Mērsrags District head Andris Siliņš found a black stork nest with five fledglings in it. This year, the company’s experts visited the famous nest and discovered that it was occupied again.

Already for the third consecutive year the traditional Slītere travellers days take place inviting everybody to spend two forest and sea breathfull holidays during spring peak in the Slitere National Park, Livu coast, Dundaga region, the northwest of Latvia.

The dates have been set for the largest spring event of Latvian plant nurseries – the Latvian Plant Parade 2012; it will be held on Sigulda’s Svētku Square May 4-5.

Even after found by Ligatne Nature Trails workers, bear Made continued to wander through the local forests and no treats could convince her to return to the enclosure. Based on experts’ recommendations and the threat that the bear posed to local residents, a decision was taken to shoot and kill the animal, says Ligatne Nature Trails head Janis Andrusaitis.

Turnover of the Lithuania-based furniture producer Vilniaus Baldai in January – March 2012 totaled 58.501 million litas, more as compared to the same period in 2011 – 56.567 million litas, the company said in a statement.