Lappland (nature reserve) explained

Lappland
Map:Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Location:Skinnskatteberg Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
Area Ha:969
Established:1996
Governing Body:Länsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län

Lappland is a nature reserve in Skinnskatteberg Municipality in Sweden.[1] It is located around 5 km east of the small town Skinnskatteberg, and the Swedish county road 233 runs through it. The reserve consists mostly of wetlands and pine forest. Two smaller lakes, Håvtjärnen and Bladtjärnen, are located inside the reserve.

Between 2014 and 2017, controlled burning was conducted three times to preserve biodiversity by imitating natural forest fires.[2] The last two were part of the European Union project Life Taiga.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lappland – rofylld vildmark . Länsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län . Swedish . 4 September 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626220051/https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastmanland/besoksmal/naturreservat/lappland.html . 26 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Besök ett Life Taiga-område – Lappland . 27 June 2017 . 4 September 2022 . Swedish . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904125648/http://www.lifetaiga.se/2017/06/27/besok-ett-life-taiga-omrade-lappland/ . 4 September 2022.
  3. News: Björkholm . Fredrik . 27 May 2020 . Slut på naturvårdsbränningar i Västmanland . . 4 September 2022 . Swedish . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200531110315/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vastmanland/slut-pa-naturvardsbrander-i-vastmanland . 31 May 2020.