A new forest for Brandenburg
In December 2021 we went to the winterly forest in Bugk, a small village in Brandenburg at around 60km distance from Berlin, and planted together with singer and director Rainald Grebe and with the help of about 30 volunteers 1,300 small trees. A mixture of sessile oaks, red oaks, rowan, sweet chestnut, hornbeam and winter linden will know grow in the once industrial forest and contribute to a higher bio-diversity and CO2-compensation. Despite cold temperatures and a thin blanket of snow over the forest floor, everyone was highly motivated, following the expert´s guidance from the local forestry office. In between,…