The restoration of the wetlands helps to decrease climate change and increase...
The key word of today’s World Wetlands Day is call for action. Estonia has been actively engaged in the natural restoration of wetlands throughout the last decade.Drained bogs are one of the main...
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RMK restored observation towers and hiking trails from Loodenina to...
Last year, RMK established and renovated 22 sights.“Last year, we focused on establishing new and modern sights,” said Head of RMK’s Visitor Management Department Marge Rammo, highlighting the key...
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You can observe the activities of the goshawks at RMK’s nursery in Tartu via...
Right now, you can mainly see the male bird Ruudi setting their nest on the camera, his partner Alla comes in from time to time to check his work.Now you can be part of the lives of goshawks Ruudi and...
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RMK earned the second largest profit in 2021
RMK’s Supervisory Board approved the audited annual report of 2021 according to which RMK’s profit totalled 221.3 million and business profit totalled 84.4 million euros. RMK’s revenue has only been...
View ArticleThe environmental establishments support Ukraine with vehicles, electric...
Ministry of the Environment with the establishments of the their jurisdiction sends technology and equipment to Ukraine which is used to help both civilians and military.They are sending a total of 21...
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RMK cleaned up 152 tonnes of rubbish from state forests
The most rubbish is brought to the state forests in Harju County and Ida-Viru County – 92 tonnes or over half of the waste comes from there.“It is that time again, which we go through every spring,...
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RMK bear camera starts broadcasting
You can be part of the everyday animal life in Väätsa, Järva County, where an extraordinary number of bears as well as traces of activity were seen last year, via the bear cam.This year, the bear holds...
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Felling-free season begins on 15 April
Tomorrow begins the annual spring felling-free season in state forests during which all fellings are paused for the nesting of animals and birds and the focus is shifted to planting trees and...
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24 million plants to be planted in state forests this year
RMK plans to plant 23.7 million wild plants in the state forests, out of which the majority will be put into the ground this spring. Moreover, all plant lovers can come to plant at the RMK Forest Day...
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Natterjack toads are having a wedding on the restored areas with the help of RMK
In places where RMK has restored and maintained habitats suitable for toads or cartilage, the mating song of the males is heard and the females have left their weaving lines in the water.Although this...
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Nature photographers gather over the weekend to catch bears in front of the...
During the upcoming weekend, around 40 nature photographers will go on a Bloodless Hunt in Ida-Virumaa forests to capture the characteristic nature of Northeastern Estonia and, if they are lucky,...
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More than 500,000 young fish are swimming around in Estonian waters
RMK’s Põlula Fish Farm introduced hundreds of thousands of whitefish, salmon, trout and sturgeon into various bodies of water to add to the Estonian fish stocks.Whitefish larvae were the most populous...
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The State Forest Management Centre will close forests in Konju to motor...
This May, seven peatland fires occurred in Toila Parish, Konju Municipality, Ahtme forest area to which the Rescue Board has spent both work resources as well as the taxpayers’ money. Since almost all...
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RMK awaits autumn presentations to the nature conference
RMK organises a nature conference on the restoration of habitats and populations on 3 and 4 November at the Narva College of the University of Tartu and invites everyone to present the results of their...
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RMK and their German partners join forces to restore Leidissoo
The PlanBe Foundation operating in Germany, the Michael Succow Foundation and the State Forest Management Centre signed a contract on 14 May to launch an extensive restoration project in Leidissoo,...
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RMK returned 1000 freshwater pearl mussels to their home river for further...
The employees of RMK’s Fish Rearing Department recently brought one thousand one-year old young mussels from Põlula Fish Farm’s lab back to their home river in Lahemaa. These one-year old mussels are...
View ArticleRMK closed access for motor vehicles to Oru Peatland
On the recommendation of the Estonian Rescue Board, the State Forest Management Centre installed prohibition signs for motor vehicles to avoid and prevent the burning of the new peat surface in Konju...
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Olavi Hiiemäe wins the Bloodless Hunt
Olavi Hiimäe’s photo of a roaring bear was selected as the winning photo of the nature photography competition Bloodless Hunt. Today, the best nature photographers and winning photographs were...
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RMK invites everyone on Nature Day tours
The State Forest Management Centre organises more than 30 tours within one week from the 13th of August to introduce everyone to the beautiful places and natural heritage in Estonia.For example, you...
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RMK Research Council supports research about the afforestation of cut-over...
RMK Research Council picked out two Estonian projects whose work they will support in the next three years.One of the supported projects will identify how to maximise the removals of green house gasses...
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