At a ceremony on 27th May 2014, KASZÓ Forestry Co. inaugurated the Dr Marián Miklós Promenade, which was built in the frame of public welfare investments. It is located in the highly protected Lake Baláta area - one of the dominant areas of our LIFE+ project - to show these natural treasures to the visitors more closely.

The following links provide more information about the inauguration ceremony and the purpose of the pier building. There is also a video about it in the 8th June 2014 episode of the Home Hunter.

http://www.sonline.hu/somogy/kozelet/semjen-a-stegen-megfizetheto-termeszetet-555570

http://www.fataj.hu/2014/05/281/201405281_OkoturisztikaiSetany_Kaszo.php

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.681282295253237.1073741846.119283521453120&type=1

http://www.kaszort.hu/erdogazdasag/kaszo-zrtatadta-dr-marian-miklos-setanyt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWgDfTrQuAY (from 8.45)

On 22th April 2014, on the occasion of Earth Day, KASZÓ Forestry Co. announced a rubbish gathering which was attended mostly by the employees of the forestry. The participants gathered more than 24 m3 of rubbish that day. Among the waste plastic bottles, paper, shoes, pieces of furniture and even a saw-blade were found, which are not only very dangerous for the game but can also injure the hikers in the forest. In the frame of the rubbish gathering we would like to draw attention to the danger of rubbish left in the forest. In case of sharp and dangerous objects, animals, and even we and our children can get injured.

The following links provide more details about the rubbish gathering day and you can also watch an instructive video on it.

http://fhmag.hu/hirek/ajanlo-hazai-vadasz-tv-magazin-2014-aprilis-27-i-adas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFHP709lcVc

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.514042388643896.1073741827.119283521453120&type=

The Nagykanizsa Campus of University of Pannonia organised a “Green Day” which was implemented in Kaszó. Besides the students and lecturers of the university, children of the lecturers and also students from Croatia spending their ten week long internship in Nagykanizsa visited the Kaszó forests in terms of environment consciousness. In the framework of the Green Day they walked through the project area of project KASZÓ-LIFE also.

Public welfare is of great importance in the operation of KASZÓ Zrt. As part of their frequent programmes open for the public, a tour was organised on 12th April 2014. The event was attended by 26 locals who gained information on the company and its forest management activities. Introduction of the conservation actions to be implemented in the course of project KASZÓ-LIFE was also made during the almost 8 km long walk.

The first on-site visit on the project area of KASZÓ-LIFE was implemented on 11th April 2014. The aim of the visit was to register the status of the conservation actions that will be carried out in the course of the project. The Expert of the External Monitoring Team supporting the European Commission in such tasks was accompanied by the partners of the project.

 

22nd March is considered the International Water Day the aim of which is to call the attention to the importance of water in our lives. KASZÓ organised and implemented several interesting programmes open for the public. The day was started by a presentation on the relations of water habitats and the quality of water. The presentation was followed by a guided tour around the water habitats in Kaszó whose restoration and rehabilitation is one of the main aims of the KASZÓ-LIFE project.