Nahren­dorf and Toster­glope, 06 November 2022. Today the final LZ-Blätter­wald planting takes place. For 15 years, Trinkwasserwald e.V. and LZ Landes­zei­tung für die Lüneburger Heide have jointly run the LZ-Blätter­wald environ­mental campaign, with wonderfully strong support from the local popula­tion. More than 93,000 deciduous trees have been planted since 2007 thanks to the support of LZ readers and subscri­bers, local compa­nies and many, many volun­teers. The LZ-Blätter­wälder now grow in former conifer forests, with the aim of incre­asing the amount of available ground­water and signi­fi­cantly impro­ving its quality. By planting site-appro­priate, climate-resilient deciduous trees in conifer forests, not only is ground­water recharge improved. The resul­ting mixed deciduous forests are also good for biodi­ver­sity, soil ferti­lity and the climate.
At the final planting of the LZ-Blätter­wald in November 2022, almost 200 volun­teers planted more than 3,000 deciduous trees (small-leaved limes, hornbeams and English oaks) in the two munici­pa­li­ties of Nahren­dorf and Toster­glope. Where a spruce forest once stood, which had died due to drought and the resul­ting severe bark beetle infesta­tion, a stable mixed deciduous forest is now growing there.