Logging and forest maintenance work begins
Measures last until March 2024 - respective forest areas and paths closed - purchase of firewood licences or firewood orders possible
From September 2023 until the end of March 2024, the City of Chemnitz Green Spaces Department is once again planning urgent felling and forest maintenance work as well as road safety measures on roads and property boundaries. The reason for this is that the bark beetle infestation is continuing to kill off the spruce stands and will soon have reached the last old spruce trees in the municipal forest. Regrettably, many old beech trees and other deciduous tree species are also showing signs of drought damage or even dying.
Depending on the weather, work will be carried out in the following parts of the forest: Glösaer Wald, Ebersdorfer Wald, Zeisigwald, Wasserwerkspark, Grenzbach Erfenschlag, Pfarrhübel, Eibenberger Allee, Fischzuchtgrund, Mühlberg in Einsiedel, Alte Harth, Lärchenallee Dittersdorf, Rödelwald, Tiergarten, Hutholz, Neustädter Wald (FS 119/4 district of Neustadt), initial afforestation in Oberrabenstein on Oberfohnaer Straße and Hoppbergblick, Crimmitschauer Wald, Heilstättenwald and Sechsruthen.
The majority of the felling will again be carried out by Saxon forestry companies, mainly by machine. These are bound by contract and are instructed by the municipal forest ranger.
The respective forest areas and forest paths are closed during the work. Caution: There is a danger to life!
All forest visitors must take into account that the respective forest areas and forest paths are temporarily closed to passers-by for safety reasons for the duration of the logging and wood processing (based on the Saxon Forest Act, § 11 paragraph 3). Barriers must be observed and may not be altered. Wooden poles may not be stepped on or climbed on either. Logs could start rolling and cause serious accidents. Parents and grandparents should instruct their children and grandchildren in particular.
The raw timber is processed into various assortments and temporarily stored on forest roads that can be used by lorries. This can have an adverse effect on the forest roads. Once the timber has been removed, the paths are repaired. This also depends on the weather and experience has shown that it will take around five months to complete.
Purchase of firewood licences or ordering firewood from the district forester
Until mid-February 2024, it is possible to purchase a firewood licence in person from the district forester Jörg Weisbrich. Appointments can be made by telephone on 01511 4035817. The firewood licence, which is valid for one week and must be carried when collecting, is issued for a minimum quantity of three cubic metres. One cubic metre costs 20 euros.
A chainsaw licence and the wearing of protective clothing are required to process the wood with a chainsaw in the forest. Anyone wishing to purchase two metres of ready-to-cut firewood (minimum quantity five cubic metres) can also register with Jörg Weisbrich or by emailing kommunalwald(at)stadt-chemnitz.de. Home delivery is also possible for quantities of ten cubic metres or more.