Verle old growth forest

Verle forest was saved 13 March 2009!

Thanks to a great cooperation between Ale Council, Västkuststiftelsen (a Government foundation), the Swedish EPA and A Click for the Forest, the Verle forest could be saved and protected for the future.
Verle is an old growth forest located in the south of Sweden in an area called Ale. It is a forest with high ecological values and worthy of protection.
The Swedish EPA financed the project with approximatelly 1.9 million SEK and A Click for the Forest with about 2.4 million SEK. Ale council and Västkuststiftelsen contributed with approximatelly 1 million SEK each and they also recieved a contribution from Fältbiologerna, a swedish youth organisation, on 400 000 SEK to enable the purchase.

Forestmap

On the map below you can see who helped save Verle's old growth forest: 

Ale Kommun, Västkuststiftelsen, the Swedish EPA and Fältbiologerna have saved the parts doesn't contain squares.

We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the people and organisation who has made this possible. Togheter we have made a big difference creating posivite change.

Facts about Verle's old growth forest

• 85,4 hectares.
• Located in Verle within the City Council of Ale (approximately 50 km northeast of Gothenburg).
• The forest mainly consists of old pine trees with some birch and juniper together with occasional oak and alder. The forest has three small lakes and a few smaller springs. 
• A large part of the forest is classified as a "naturvärdesobjekt" according to a survey by The Swedish National Board of Forestry. A "naturvärdesobjekt" is a forest with ecological values. 
• According to the City Council of Ale, this forest has unique natural and biological values. - The local environmental group (SNF in Ale) has worked for more than 20 years trying to protect it. 
• This forest is a very important habitat for a wide range of bird species, -more than 52 different bird species have been spotted. Amongst these are black grouse, capercaillie, cuckoo as well as many different species of owl and woodpecker and many others. These birds need this forest for survival. 
• Many endangered plant species has been spotted.  

• The forest is very beautiful and easy to walk through and important for recreational purposes.

The previous forest owner was going to log the forest already in the winter 2007/2008 but agreed to give A Click for the Forest untill 19 March 2009 to raise enough funds in order to buy it. If we wouldn't have succeeded, the forest owner would had log it straight away.

Your support played a decisive role in the preservation of this important habitat with its endangered flora and fauna. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Movies that where used during the campaign