Vielsalm Public Employees
Yearly Massacre of Hedges Along Public Paths and Lanes |
Early Mowing Along Public Lanes (25 May) |
Destruction of Wild Flowers by Scraping Roadsides |
Deposing Rubble from Roadsides (left) Along Public Lanes and as Landfill |
Horse Riding
Overstocking Wet Meadows |
Unleashed Dogs Chasing Wildlife |
Erosion of Trails |
Destruction of Stream Banks (Natura 2000) |
Trampling Undergrowth by Riding Cross-country Off Trails
Land "Reclamation"
Landfill (Natura 2000) |
Draining (Natura 2000) |
Field Boundaries
Tearing Out Ancient Hedges (Natura 2000) |
Encircling Trees with Barbed Wire |
Hedgerow Trees Slashed by Hunters
Forestry
Clear-cutting Along Streams |
Mowing Banks of Forest Ponds |
Maintaining Drainage Ditches |
Felling Ancient Trees Attacked by Fungi |
Removing Wind-fallen Trees |
Cutting Dead Trees |
Natagora Reserve "Management"
Clear-cutting Salix-Betula Forests (Natura 2000) |
Burning Lichen- and Moss-covered Dead Wood (Natura 2000) |
Pasturing Along Streams and Springs (Natura 2000) |
Applying Roundup™ on Salix Stumps (Natura 2000) |
Piles of Spruce Branches in Bogs and Mires (Natura 2000) |
Top Soil Removal with Piles of Sod (Natura 2000) |
Farmers
Spraying Permanent Meadows with Roundup™ |
Spraying Herbicide next to Organic Farming Fields (foreground) |
Early Mowing of Meadows |
Replacing Permanent Meadows with Crops |