Description
LIFE+ TEN project: habitat protection demonstration action: promotion of wetland restoration activities (91E0) in lentic and lotic wetlands
Habitats
So-called 'wet woods' grow along the banks of watercourses and around the banks of lakes, ponds and marshes. Willows(Salix spp.), alders(Alnus spp.) and poplars(Populus spp.) are the main tree species that form such consortia.
Wet forests are home to animals and plants of both local and community conservation value such as the grey-headed woodpecker(Picus canus).
The problem
Wet woods are environments that have become decidedly rare in Trentino due to the reclamation carried out in the past to reclaim land for agriculture but also to the regulation of watercourses. The tree vegetation present along streams and rivers is in fact usually removed to avoid the possible slowing down of water flow and the release of masses of wood during flood events.
Objective of the action
The intervention is twofold
- in the wet woods of three sites in the upper Valsugana area, actions will be implemented to improve their floristic composition through the containment of conifers and 'alien' tree species, the planting of specimens of English oak(Quercus robur) and the gradual conversion into copses;
- at the La Rocchetta site, in Val di Non, the provincial guidelines for the management of humid forests and vegetation in riverbeds, which will be implemented through Action A.7, will be tested.
Expected results:
- containment of tree species alien to wet woods;
- nursery cultivation and subsequent planting of Farnia seedlings as part of the restoration of wetland and valley bottom woods in poor condition;
- concrete demonstration of good management practices for wet woods along a stretch of stream, with particular attention to the need to combine habitat conservation with hydraulic safety requirements.
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