Management plan for Veseta Floodplain Mire Elaboration of management plan for Veseta Floodplain Mire Funding: Nature Protection Board Applicant: Latvian Fund for Nature Main expert of management plan: Dr. biol. Baiba Bambe Experts: - Baiba Bambe flora, habitats
- Laimdota Kalniņa geology
- Valdis Pilāts mammals
- Aivars Petriņš birds
- Andris Čeirāns reptiles and amphibians
- Voldemārs Spuņģis insects
- Baiba Starzdiņa cartography
- Aigars Indriksons hydrology
Steering group: - Gundega Freimane, Nature Protection Board, Senior officer of Division of Species and Habitats
- Jānis Caune, Head of Vietalva Municipality
- Ināra Veikšāne, Aiviekste Municipality, representative
- Vitauts Bartušauskis, Head of the Kalsnava Municipality
- Laila Štāle, Kalsnava Primary school, teacher
- Ansis Martinsons, Aizkraukle District Council, representative
- Edgars Šmaukstelis, State Forest Service, Forest Research Station, Director
- Guna Baltiņa, State Joint Stock Company Latvias State Forests, Vidusdaugava Forestry, specialist in environmental matters
- Uldis Ļoļāns, Madona Regional Environmental Board, senior inspector
- Aina Everte, State Forest Service, Aizkraukle Forest District, specialist in environmental matters
- Sandra Ikauniece, State Forest Service, Madona Forest District, specialist in environmental matters
- Māra Pakalne, Latvian Fund for Nature, project manger of the LIFE project Implementation of Mire Habitat Management Plan for Latvia.
Meetings of the Management Plan Steering Group for Veseta River Floodplain Mire Nature Reserve 1. The first Management Plan Steering Group meeting for Veseta Floodplain Mire Nature Reserve took place on July 4, 2005 in the Forest Research Station (Jaunkalsnava) (22 participants). The management plan expert Baiba Bambe informed about the progress of the elaboration of the management plan for Veseta Floodplain Mire, fauna and flora studies in territory, problems and their solutions. Project hydrologist Aigars Indriksons informed about the activities in Veseta Floodplain Mire. During the elaboration of the management plan for Veseta Floodplain Mire protected mammals species, like Castor fiber, Lutra lutra were found. There are also at least seven protected bird species, such as Picoides tridactylus, Bucephala clangula, Circus aeruginosus. In Veseta River Floodplain Mire are rare orchid species, like Dactylorhiza maculata, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza russowii, Dactylorhiza baltica, Gymnadenia conopsea, Platanthera bifolia, Corallorhiza trifida, Listera cordata. Management plan for Veseta River Floodplain Mire will include information on legislation, evaluation of biodiversity values, factors influencing the site, management activities. It will contain digital maps of the site with functional zoning and proposed management and conservation activities. The management plan Steering Group meeting was continued as a field visit to Veseta Floodplain Mire. 2. The second Management Plan Steering Group meeting for Veseta Floodplain Mire Nature Reserve took place on October 4, 2005 in the Forest Research Station (Jaunkalsnava) (13 participants). 3. The third Management Plan Steering Group meeting for Veseta Floodplain Mire Nature Reserve took place on November 21, 2005 in the Forest Research Station (Jaunkalsnava) (13 participants). The participants signed the protocol that the elaboration of management plan is completed and all the participants have been informed about the process of the elaboration of the management plans. The management plan for Veseta River Floodplain Mire is approved by the Regulations of the Minister of Environment of Latvia on January 16, 2006 (Regulation Nr. 16). Summary of the management plan Management plan (in latvian) and maps |
