Since 2017, more than 900,000 hectares of forest nation\u00adwide \u2014 mostly site-inappro\u00adpriate and monocul\u00adtural conife\u00adrous forests \u2014 have died due to drought and bark beetle infesta\u00adtion, as the satel\u00adlite data from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) published in September 2025 show. Until now, the assump\u00adtion had been 500,000 hectares of damaged area. Many areas were also comple\u00adtely cleared to contain the bark beetle and prevent fires. Old and habitat trees were lost as a result too.<\/p>\n
In the heavily damaged forest areas, which lost whole genera\u00adtions of trees due to drought and bark beetles, important habitats are now also missing. Where old trees, cavities, cracks and sheltered struc\u00adtures disap\u00adpear, many animal species lose their breeding, roosting and retreat sites. This is exactly where we come in: Trinkwasserwald supports forest managers in hanging up nest boxes and thus creating valuable repla\u00adce\u00adment habitat.<\/p>\n
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Bats in parti\u00adcular \u2014 such as Bechstein\u2019s bat, the greater horse\u00adshoe bat, the greater noctule, the brown long-eared bat and the barbas\u00adtelle, all of which are considered endan\u00adgered \u2014 benefit from this. They depend on safe roosts where they can rest during the day, raise their young and survive the winter in shelter. But many other endan\u00adgered species also use nest boxes, such as the scops owl, the little owl and the pygmy owl. Especi\u00adally on cleared or heavily thinned damaged areas, such aids can make an important contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to preser\u00adving biodi\u00adver\u00adsity.<\/p>\n
Nest boxes are important. They bridge a critical period until a new, species-rich forest has developed. They help safeguard habitats, maintain ecolo\u00adgical networks and give endan\u00adgered species a chance. Because a healthy forest is more than just trees: it is a habitat for count\u00adless animals, plants and fungi \u2014 and there\u00adfore an indis\u00adpensable part of our natural heritage.<\/p>\n
By instal\u00adling nest boxes, we are ensuring that more life returns even to damaged forest areas. This not only protects indivi\u00addual species, but streng\u00adthens the entire forest ecosystem.<\/p>\n
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Trinkwasserwald e.V. would like to express its heart\u00adfelt thanks to all supporters \u2014 those who donated untreated wood for this purpose, and those who helped out.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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