{"id":1389,"date":"2023-05-03T09:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T07:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/mercer-holz-breaks-ground-at-the-first-official-tree-planting-ceremony-in-schierke\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:58:45","slug":"mercer-holz-breaks-ground-at-the-first-official-tree-planting-ceremony-in-schierke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/en\/mercer-holz-breaks-ground-at-the-first-official-tree-planting-ceremony-in-schierke\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercer Holz breaks ground at the first official tree planting ceremony in Schierke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rosenthal, May 1, 2023 \u2013 Mercer Holz broke ground last week at the first <em>Growing Forest \u2013 Growing a Future<\/em> tree-planting event in Schierke, Germany. It was attended by Martin St\u00f6hr, Managing Director\u00a0of\u00a0Mercer Holz; Wolfgang Beck, Senior Vice President of Global Wood Sourcing,\u00a0Mercer Europe\u00a0and Bill Adams, Vice President of Sustainability &amp; Innovation at Mercer. Mercer Holz was pleased to be\u00a0joined\u00a0by\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Mayor of Schierke Jens\u00a0Weidlich, Michael Selmikat, forest ranger for the Wernigerode region and\u00a0Thorsten Nothwehr from HOFOS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Diana-Blumenthal-und-Wolfgang-Beck-Mercer-pflanzen-eine-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Diana-Blumenthal-und-Wolfgang-Beck-Mercer-pflanzen-eine-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-152.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Diana-Blumenthal-und-Wolfgang-Beck-Mercer-pflanzen-eine-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-152-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Diana-Blumenthal-und-Wolfgang-Beck-Mercer-pflanzen-eine-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-152-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Diana-Blumenthal-und-Wolfgang-Beck-Mercer-pflanzen-eine-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-152-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The journey to Schierke through the Harz stunned the attendees of the event: the landscape bears witness to the enormity of the European spruce bark beetle devastation. \u201cMerely five years ago, the Harz was verdant with healthy, green spruce trees,\u201d states Martin St\u00f6hr. \u201cToday it is bare, with mere stumps and dead branches. As far as the eye can see, it bears the brutal effect of the bark beetle. Sure, if we left the area alone to regenerate from spruce cones, in 80 years there will be another forest. However, it will only be yet another spruce forest. We need mixed stocks to strengthen our German forests and restore it to a more natural state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first seedlings were planted last week, marking the start of a multi-year tree-planting programme, <em>Growing forests \u2013 Growing a future<\/em>, to collaborate with forest- and landowners in Germany to reforest areas lost to climate change and the bark beetle epidemic. The programme commits to standing alongside forest owners in efforts to sustain the longevity of forests in Germany. Through the programme, Mercer Holz will provide participating forest owners across Germany with a careful selection of seedlings to help replenish their forests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1375 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasien-182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasien-182.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasien-182-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasien-182-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasien-182-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In line with the recently released guidelines by the European Commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/en\/new-european-commission-tree-planting-guidelines\/\">the seedlings are of a mixed variety<\/a><u>.<\/u> The majority of forests in Germany are monoculture (spruce). Although the single variety forest stuns in its uniformity, it lacks the immunity to withstand pests such as the bark beetle and climate change events. The seedlings provided through the GFGF programme are a diverse mix of trees; simultaneously increasing biodiversity, pathogen resistance and resilience, as well as providing cultural and recreational value to the German public.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Selmikat, the forest ranger for the Wernigerode region, mentioned that initiatives like the <em>Growing forests \u2013 Growing a future<\/em> positively impacts smaller communities like Schierke, as these areas rely on tourism and depend on healthy, green and stable forests to thrive. Selmikat welcomes Mercer\u2019s initiative and that the small village of Schierke is grateful for any help it can get\u2014and this is the same for all villages in Germany.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1377 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stellvertretender-Buergermeister-von-Schierke-Jens-Weidlich-beim-Pflanzen-einer-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stellvertretender-Buergermeister-von-Schierke-Jens-Weidlich-beim-Pflanzen-einer-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stellvertretender-Buergermeister-von-Schierke-Jens-Weidlich-beim-Pflanzen-einer-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stellvertretender-Buergermeister-von-Schierke-Jens-Weidlich-beim-Pflanzen-einer-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stellvertretender-Buergermeister-von-Schierke-Jens-Weidlich-beim-Pflanzen-einer-Douglasie-im-Schierker-Forst-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rounding up what was a positive start to the <em>Growing Forests \u2013 Growing a Future<\/em> programme, St\u00f6hr concluded, \u201cThis is as important to Mercer Holz as it is to the German public. I see first-hand how the spruce bark beetle have decimated our forests. But what not everyone understands is that Mercer Holz&#8217;s long term interests intersect with our German public: we want to see our forests thrive\u2014not just today, but for the future of our futures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the\u00a0<em>Growing forests &#8211; Growing a future<\/em>\u00a0programme, photos of the tree planting event and what German forests are facing, please visit our website at growingourforests.com (EN) or unserewaelder.com (DE).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasie-203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasie-203.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasie-203-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasie-203-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Junge-Douglasie-203-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosenthal, May 1, 2023 \u2013 Mercer Holz broke ground last week at the first Growing Forest \u2013 Growing a Future tree-planting event in Schierke, Germany. It was attended by Martin St\u00f6hr, Managing Director\u00a0of\u00a0Mercer Holz; Wolfgang Beck, Senior Vice President of Global Wood Sourcing,\u00a0Mercer Europe\u00a0and Bill Adams, Vice President of Sustainability &amp; Innovation at Mercer. Mercer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Rosenthal, May 1, 2023 \u2013 Mercer Holz broke ground last week at the first <em>Growing Forest \u2013 Growing a Future<\/em> tree-planting event in Schierke, Germany. It was attended by Martin St\u00f6hr, Managing Director\u00a0of\u00a0Mercer Holz; Wolfgang Beck, Senior Vice President of Global Wood Sourcing,\u00a0Mercer Europe\u00a0and Bill Adams, Vice President of Sustainability & Innovation at Mercer. Mercer Holz was pleased to be\u00a0joined\u00a0by\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Mayor of Schierke Jens\u00a0Weidlich, Michael Selmikat, forest ranger for the Wernigerode region and\u00a0Thorsten Nothwehr from HOFOS.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The journey to Schierke through the Harz stunned the attendees of the event: the landscape bears witness to the enormity of the European spruce bark beetle devastation. \u201cMerely five years ago, the Harz was verdant with healthy, green spruce trees,\u201d states Martin St\u00f6hr. \u201cToday it is bare, with mere stumps and dead branches. As far as the eye can see, it bears the brutal effect of the bark beetle. Sure, if we left the area alone to regenerate from spruce cones, in 80 years there will be another forest. However, it will only be yet another spruce forest. We need mixed stocks to strengthen our German forests and restore it to a more natural state.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The first seedlings were planted last week, marking the start of a multi-year tree-planting programme, <em>Growing forests \u2013 Growing a future<\/em>, to collaborate with forest- and landowners in Germany to reforest areas lost to climate change and the bark beetle epidemic. The programme commits to standing alongside forest owners in efforts to sustain the longevity of forests in Germany. Through the programme, Mercer Holz will provide participating forest owners across Germany with a careful selection of seedlings to help replenish their forests.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In line with the recently released guidelines by the European Commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/en\/new-european-commission-tree-planting-guidelines\/\">the seedlings are of a mixed variety<\/a><u>.<\/u> The majority of forests in Germany are monoculture (spruce). Although the single variety forest stuns in its uniformity, it lacks the immunity to withstand pests such as the bark beetle and climate change events. The seedlings provided through the GFGF programme are a diverse mix of trees; simultaneously increasing biodiversity, pathogen resistance and resilience, as well as providing cultural and recreational value to the German public.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Michael Selmikat, the forest ranger for the Wernigerode region, mentioned that initiatives like the <em>Growing forests \u2013 Growing a future<\/em> positively impacts smaller communities like Schierke, as these areas rely on tourism and depend on healthy, green and stable forests to thrive. Selmikat welcomes Mercer\u2019s initiative and that the small village of Schierke is grateful for any help it can get\u2014and this is the same for all villages in Germany.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rounding up what was a positive start to the <em>Growing Forests \u2013 Growing a Future<\/em> programme, St\u00f6hr concluded, \u201cThis is as important to Mercer Holz as it is to the German public. I see first-hand how the spruce bark beetle have decimated our forests. But what not everyone understands is that Mercer Holz's long term interests intersect with our German public: we want to see our forests thrive\u2014not just today, but for the future of our futures.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>For more information on the\u00a0<em>Growing forests - Growing a future<\/em>\u00a0programme, photos of the tree planting event and what German forests are facing, please visit our website at growingourforests.com (EN) or unserewaelder.com (DE).<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mercer Holz breaks ground at the first official tree planting ceremony in Schierke - GFGF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unserewaelder.com\/en\/mercer-holz-breaks-ground-at-the-first-official-tree-planting-ceremony-in-schierke\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mercer Holz breaks ground at the first official tree planting ceremony in Schierke - GFGF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rosenthal, May 1, 2023 \u2013 Mercer Holz broke ground last week at the first Growing Forest \u2013 Growing a Future tree-planting event in Schierke, Germany. 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