Extensive snow damage to forests in Northern Sweden (Nordic Forestry)

: Super User; News; 04 November 2006; Hits: 761; Rating:

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The abundant precipitation of heavy wet snow these last days has caused extensive forest damage, in particular in the Jämtland province in Northern Sweden.
Individual forest owners have suffered damage to as much as 15 % of their forests.

The Swedish Forest Agency says that such extensive snow damage is unique so early in the season.
The abundant snowfall came so early that there is no ground frost yet. That makes harvesting very difficult in this area.