LIFE Project Number LIFE05 NAT/DK/ PROGRESS REPORT No. 4 Covering the project activities from to

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1 LIFE Project Number LIFE05 NAT/DK/ PROGRESS REPORT No. 4 Covering the project activities from to Reporting Date 31 May 2010 LIFE PROJECT NAME Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods. Project location DATA PROJECT 7 different SCI areas in Denmark Project start date: 10/01/2005 Project end date: 31/12/2010 Total Project duration (in months) 72 months Total budget EC contribution: (%) of total costs (%) of eligible costs Name Beneficiary Contact person Postal address Visit address DATA BENEFICIARY Danish Forest and Nature Agency Mr. Jesper Stenild (Deputy Forest Officer) Vasevej 7, DK 8920 Randers NV Vasevej 7, DK 8920 Randers NV Telephone (+45) Fax: (+45 ) Project Website kronjylland@sns.dk Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year 2008

2 1. List of Contents and Annexes Section 2: Lists of (i) key-words and (ii) abbreviations (when appropriate) Section 3: Executive Summary Section 4: Technical development. A. Preparatory actions/management plan preparation. Action A.1. Kick off workshop Action A.2: Hydrological investigations. Action A.3: Development of improved restoration methodology. Action A.4: Introduction and testing of active re-vegetation methods. B. Purchase/lease of land and/or rights. Action B.1. Purchase of land/rights. C. Non-recurring biotope management. Action C.1: Restoration of hydrology. Action C.2: Clearing of trees and shrubs. D. Recurring biotope management. Action D.1: Clearing of re-growth. E. Public awareness and dissemination of information. Action E.1: Mounting of map tables / information boards. Action E.2: Governance: Co-operation with local communities, landowners and interest groups. Action E.3: Facilities for visitors including boardwalks. Action E.4: Best management guidelines for Danish bogs Action E.5: Seminar on improved methods for raised bog restoration. Action E.6: Production of a layman's report. Action E.7: Project web site. F. Overall project management Action F.1: Project management and co-ordination Action F.2: Effect monitoring Action F.3: Participation in international workshops and international networking Action F.4: After-LIFE Conservation Plan Section 5: Problems encountered. Section 6: Financial issues. Section 7: Planned project progress Section 8: Annexes. Annex A: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 20. Annex B: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 49. Annex C: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 88. Annex D: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 103. Annex E: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 104. Annex F: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 250. Annex G: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 250. Annex H: Map from activities on site 34. Annex I: Map from activities on site 88. Annex J: Map from activities on site 250. Annex K: Newspaper articles relating to the project. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

3 2. Lists of (i) key-words and (ii) abbreviations. Abbreviations DFNA: SCI: EIA: NPBA: Danish Forest and Nature Agency. Sites of Community Interest of the Natura 2000 network. Environmental Impact Assessment. Nature Protection Board of Appeal Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

4 3. Executive Summary. Project objective: The main objective of the project is to contribute significantly to upholding of the coherence of the network of Danish Natura 2000 sites with 7110 *Active raised bogs. Main results to be achieved: Restoration of the hydrology of 361 ha of bog habitats. Clearing of 270,7 ha of overgrowth with trees and scrubs. Establishment of conditions for 398 ha of active raised bog to develop from degraded raised bog. Reduction of the negative impact from nutrient enrichment by elimination of dry deposition of atmospheric N at trees and scrubs through clearing of 270,7 ha Development of cost efficient and adequate methodology for restoration of raised bogs in Denmark. Dissemination of methodology and results of the project. Prolongation of the project until 31/ In a request for a project modification of June 5 th 2009, the DFNA asked for a one year prolongation for several reasons, this was accepted and confirmed by the Commission in an additional clause dated August 4 th Key deliverables and outputs during the report period. Due to the above mentioned prolongation, most of the key milestones in 2009 are postponed to We had expected to complete all purchase and compensation (action B1) before the end of 2009 as it has turned out we still need to finish a few issues. Summary of section 4 7: Section 4: Technical development. The project progresses as stipulated on sites exclusively owned by the State. The sites in private or mixed ownerships started to fell seriously behind schedule during At site 103 we are catching up, but site 34 is still causing problems. Those actions that are taking place, runs mostly as expected. Though the need for recurring management are significant greater than expected Section 5: Problems encountered. The major problems on site 34 have been solved in 2009, but the time is still an issue, depending on the development in The problems are mainly related to legal issues and the time the authorities take to reach decisions. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

5 Section 6: Financial issues. With 65% of the budget used with one year left of the project (due to the amendment of August 4 th 2009), the project is gaining momentum after the set-backs encountered during late There is enough funding to handle the final stages of the project, including the extra recurring management needed due to the one year prolongation. But everything has to go the right way to finish the project within the prolonged time limit. The project are still more in lack of time than funding. Section 7: Planned project progress. It is sure that the project will be finished within time on all sites save for site 34. Depending on the outcome of the pending legal issues described in section 5, we will consider another call for a prolongation. Hopefully that will not be necessary. Under all circumstances we will continue to finish, as much actions as possible, within the project present time frame, fulfilling so many obligations as possible. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

6 4. Technical development. A. Preparatory actions/management plan preparation. Action A.1. Kick off workshop. This action was finished in 2005 Action A.2: Hydrological investigations. Even if the action are reported completed, experience until now has shown that there is a possibility that need for new investigations can arise, as we get more into the detailed planning at a site. In the report period there have been such activities at site 34. Site 34: The final negotiation with the key private owner called for further assessments and reports on the hydrology during 2008 and The same did the reaction from neighbours to the project. See more under action B (Purchase/lease of land and/or rights) and under problems encountered (site 34). Action A.3: Development of improved restoration methodology. This action was finished in Action A.4: Introduction and testing of active re-vegetation methods. A contract was made in 2006 with RisagerConsult to carry out this action. The action was started in May 2006, with establishment of a series of small test areas with different methods of re-vegetation trial areas on site 20. In the midterm technical report there was asked for a postponement of this action and this was accepted in the letter from the Commission responding on the mid-term report dated August A preliminary collection of data has been made in the late summer of A mid-term report (In Danish) on the results has been made. A final gathering of data will be made during summer There was no gathering of data in the late summer of 2009 as expected in the progress report for B Site 88 Purchase/lease of land and/or rights. In 2005 The Land Consolidation Division of the Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business (within The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) completed a preliminary investigation of property, ownership and attitude to the project among the owners who could be involved in a land consolidation. Here there was an individual contact to all the owners of property in the potential area for a land consolidation. At the time two main conclusions as a result of the investigation was reached: A land consolidation supporting the LIFE project would have good possibilities for success, as the owners were positive. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

7 The price of land in the area had been raised dramatically since the start of the project, in October 2004 the price was DKr ( ) per hectare, in 2007 it has risen to DKr ( ) per hectare. The hydrological investigations carried out under action A2 revealed that the need to buy land to secure a correct water level within the high priority private owned areas in the psci was 50 % lesser than foreseen in the application. That means that there was only need to buy or make contracts on 26 hectares in stead of 40 ha. Therefore it was estimated in 2007 that the cost of this action could be kept within the limits in the budget. In the spring of 2008 an offer was send to the private owners in concern. As indicated in the mid-term report the private owners declined the offer, meaning that land acquisition no longer is an option, making it difficult to reach the objectives at site 88. As a logical consequence of this, we chose to redefine the project, especially as the updated hydrological model (see section A.1 above) indicated some additional and greater benefits in trying to raise the water level in the north-east part of the site. This question was addressed in detail in the modification request that was accepted by the Commission in the an additional clause dated August 4 th Site 34. As part of the struggle for come to an agreement with the key owner on site 34, purchase of rights came into play. An agreement has been made with the owner, and he has accepted all the projects activity on his property, to extensive the agricultural use on 9 ha, and to accept that those areas are transferred into SCI site 34, in trade for an economical compensation. This topic was addressed in the modification request of June 5 th 2009, and confirmed by the Commission in an additional clause dated August 4 th At the end of the year 2009 a similar agreement has been made with an additional owner of 0,7 hectare farmland adjacent to the project area. C Non-recurring biotope management. Action C.1: Restoration of hydrology. Site 20 (St. Økssø): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 34 (Brandstrup Mose): The activity on this site hasn t commenced yet. Site 49 (Boestmose): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 88 (Kongens Mose): The closing of m ditches has been completed during Annex I shows ditches blocked per. 31/ In the additional clause accepted in the autumn of 2009, the project area was enlarged with 76 ha to the east within the SCI, and plans for a restoration of 38 ha of bog habitats has been made during 2009, the necessary permits has been granted without problems and the restoration will take place during 2010 Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

8 Site 103 (Storelung): The activity on this site hasn t commenced yet as the activity needed several a permits from the Authorities, most was granted during 2009 and the last during the winter The action will de finished during Site 104 (Nybo mose): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 250 (Svanemosen): The activity has been completed at this site. Action C.2: Clearing of trees and shrubs. Site 20 (St. Økssø): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 34 (Brandstrup Mose): No activities in the report period. Site 49 (Boestmose): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 88 (Kongens Mose): The rest of the planned clearings (20 ha) has been completed. In accordance with the 2 nd Amendment, August 4 th 2009 further 38 ha bog habitat will be restored during 2010, and this will call for additional clearing of trees. Site 103 (Storelung): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 104 (Nybo mose): The activity has been completed at this site. Site 250 (Svanemosen): The activity has been completed at this site. D Recurring biotope management. Action D.1: Clearing of re-growth. This action is a follow up on action C.2, Clearing of re-growth are not planned beforehand, but depends on the actually situation on the areas which has been cleared of trees under action C.2. The prolongation of the project with 1 year has called for more recurring management than expected in the original project, but we will be able to manage it within the total budges of the project. Site 20 (St. Økssø): A few ha have been cleared for re-growth of mainly birch (betula). And then there have been grazed in two fences (29 ha) established in Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

9 The area has been grazed through the summer with a herd of South African Boer goats. So far the results have been promising, and the grazing is followed by biologists from DFNA. Site 34 (Brandstrup Mose): No activities in the report period. Site 49 (Boestmose): 25,5 ha have been cleared for scattered re-growth of birch. Site 88 (Kongens Mose): The previous cleared areas have been cleared for very scattered re-growth of birch. Site 103 (Storelung): No activities in the report period. Site 104 (Nybo mose): No activities in the report period. Site 250 (Svanemosen): 26 ha have been cleared for a scattered re-growth of birch. Generally the re-growth and encroachment of birch and other light-demanding and fast growing species are even a greater problem than anticipated before the project started. So a greater effort has to be put into this action, as it is underline in the modification request. The local managers are trying to deal with it in various ways, and several minor tests of methods have been in play, and will be a part of the discussion on the seminar and the successful ones will be incorporated in the best practise handbook. E Public awareness and dissemination of information. Action E.1: Mounting of map tables / information boards. The boards for site 103 will be finished in 2010, and the one for site 34 will be made during 2010, and erected as soon as the constructions work at the site permits it. Action E.2: Governance: Co-operation with local communities, landowners and interest groups. Site 20: The site is a very well visited area with around visitors per year. There have been 3 organized tours with 58 participants Site 34: There has been established a special board to follow the project, the board consists of members elected among individuals who own land within the project area. There has been one meeting with this board September 5 th The management plan for the area was presented for the local community at a meeting open for all owners and neighbours to the project area at September 31 th. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

10 During the autumn several owners of farmland bordering the project area started to worry about the impact of the project of their ability to crop their land. A meeting was held in October 2010, and another in January Despite those meetings and an offer from DFNA of an agreement in using an arbitrator for solving future disputes, some of the neighbours mistrust the hydrological calculations which tell that the project will not affect their property. As a result of that some of the neighbours and some of the owners within the project area have filed official complaints over some of the permits. One of the complaints are now under procedure at the Nature Protection Board of Appeal, another has to pass a debate in the city council of Viborg before it is submitted to the local Nature Protection Board for procedure. But generally the feedback from the community has been positive or indifferent, the dissatisfied persons counts less than 10 out of 80, and the dissatisfaction are not targeting the project but stems from fear of the impact on the neighbouring farmland. A nature program (Naturriget Kingdom of Nature ) from the regional TV-station (TV-MidtVest) had a feature about raised bogs (a 10 min. spot on September 8th and a longer 30 min. spot the following day). Site 34 was used as location for the feature, a bog expert told about the structure and function of the raised bogs and the project manager told about the project. The feature had come about based on suggestion for the project manager to the producer of the program. There have been no guided tours on the site in the period, but one is planned for the autumn of Site 49: The regional TV-station (TV-Syd) had a short (9 min) feature about the village Boest in April 24 th. One of the spots in the feature was about the project at site 49 (Boestmose). Besides that there has been held one guided tour of the area in Site 88: The regional TV-station (TV-Syd) had a short (2 min) spot about the bog and the restoration in their feature Good weekend January 8 th There have been no guided tours on the site in the period, but several are planned for the autumn of 2010 Site 103: There have been two tours at the site; one of them with local NGO s included clearing an area for re-growth by using hand tools. There were 45 participants at the two tours. Site 104: There are no public access to the area, and as the owner is not interested in presenting the area to the public, there has not, and will not be held any guided tours on this site, nor will there be made or erected any information board. The only information and dissemination on this site will be through the project homepage. Site 250: The local society of nature lovers Skovtrolden Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

11 are still frequently arranging guided tours on the site, both for the general public and after order from special groups. In addition to this they hold lectures about the area and the restoration project. (16 guided tours with 275 participants and 5 lectures with 102 participants have been held in 2009). The local project leader (Claus Simonsen) is a regular guest in a regional broadcast Ud i naturen (Out in Nature) which are transmitted every fortnight, here the progress of the project has been followed frequently. A dragonfly enthusiast has made a homepage (in English) about the dragonflies on the site, and the positive effects of the project. He had made the impressing observation of 32 different species of dragonflies (odonates) at the location. Action E.3: Facilities for visitors including boardwalks. Site 88: As a result of the raise in water level an access road used by the public to the site has to be relocated 180 meter to the north. The road has been demolished and the material will be reused to build the new road. The road will be used for access to a parking area, which will be the starting point for the coming path for visitors to a low observation platform at the fringe of the bog, and a marked walking in the wet loop into the bog area. Site 250: At the end of 2009 the permits for the building of the observation tower has been granted. Action E.4: Best management guidelines for Danish bogs No actions planned in this report period. Action E.5: Seminar on improved methods for raised bog restoration. No actions planned in this report period. Action E.6: Production of a layman's report. No actions planned in this report period. Action E.7: Project web site. The homepage is updated regularly. Visits on the site are counted on a monthly basis. F Overall project management. Action F.1: Project management and co-ordination. Due to the decommissioning of the counties and their ceasing of being partners, the organisation was revised in the approved project modification of September In 2006 the DFNA decided to close down the State Forrest District of Haderslev. The responsibility for the project at site 250 was transferred to the State Forrest District of Randbøl, and so was the local project leader. The local project leader at Lindet State Forest District was changed in 2007, after her maternity leave she has left the DFNA, and has now been permanently replaced by the former local project leader. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

12 Effective from January 1 st 2008 the DFNA has implemented new designations and names for the State Forrest Districts. The change does not affect the tasks of the regional offices. Organigram valid January 1 st Project Management Danish Forest and Nature Agency Project manager: Jesper Stenild M.Sc. in Forestry (Regional Office Kronjylland (Site 34, Brandstrup Mose)). Danish Forest and Nature Agency Project working group Organisation Regional Office Wadden Sea (Site 88, Kongens Mose) Regional Office Trekantsområdet (Site 250, Svanemosen) Regional Office Mid Jutland (Site 49, Ndr. og Sdr. Boestmose) Regional Office Himmerland (Site 20, St. Økssø) Regional Office Funen (Site 103 Storelung and Site 104 Nybo Mose Name Helle Kold Jespersen M.Sc. in Forestry. Local Project leader. Claus Simonsen Forest Engineer. Local Project leader. Otto Buus. Forest Engineer. Local Project leader. Søren Kjær. M.Sc. in Forestry. Local Project leader. Annita Svendsen M.Sc. in Biology. Local Project leader. Operational level: Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Regional Offices. There have been several bilateral meetings between the project manager and the local project leaders. Action F.2: Effect Monitoring. 14 automatic water level loggers have been be installed on the sites managed by the former counties (34, 88, 103, 104 and 250). The main effort in 2009 has been to collect and secure the data from the loggers, a task that has been successful. One of the loggers at site 250 has been tampered with by the public so some of the data will not be valid. Action F.3: Participation in international workshops and international networking. The project manager participated in the Nordic/Baltic LIFE platform meeting at Gotland in May Action F.4: After-LIFE Conservation Plan. No actions planned in this report period. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

13 5. Problems encountered Site 34. As mentioned in the first three progress reports a serious problem emerged in A high voltage cable on wooden masts crosses the site. Normally this should not have caused any problems, as the site is protected by a conservation order from 1984, which should have secured all parts with economical interests in the area a proper compensation. But the power company (hereafter EnergiMidt) claimed that they never had been informed about the conservation order, and never had got any compensation. This disagreement lead to the project falling behind schedule. During 2006 there was an intern clarification about the legal issues of this disagreement. On that background the county of Viborg and the project manager together began negotiations with the power company in the spring. It was agreed that a technical report on the ways of securing the masts had to be done. The county of Viborg agreed to pay for this report. The report was finished in September and was the basis for a meeting with EnergiMidt, November 10. At that meeting it was clear that the costs of securing the masts could be very close to the cost of making an underground cable leading the power line south of the SCI area. It was therefore decided that the consultant should present at estimating of the costs for such a project. This estimate was expected to be finished in December 2006, but was first ready at the end of January The DFNA succeeded in finding financing to secure the masts inside the SCI area the cost was estimated to 1 mill. DKK ( ). In the spring 2007 DFNA offered this sum as a grant for EnergiMidt, if they preferred to establish a new under-ground cable round past the SCI area. This offer was accepted by EnergiMidt, after almost a year delay the power cable was relocated and the masts in the bog removed in November - December The total cost of this action were around 2½- 3 mill DKK ( ). None of these expenses has been part of the project budget. The decommissioning of the counties in 2006 has caused another problem at site 34. As a result of the hydrological investigation in 2005 a closed drainage tube north of the site, must be established in order to prevent nutrient enriched water from entering the bog and secure the farmland areas north of the site. The county of Viborg worked with that topic most of But the work progress was very slow, partly to resistance from two of the landowners. As a result Viborg County didn t manage to finish this part of the work before it was decommissioned. The work was continued by DFNA by the project manager at DFNA regional office Kronjylland. The negotiations, especially with one key owner of land, took place over a prolonged time, but ended early in 2008 with a negative result. During the redesign of the project due to this result, it became clear, that the most important alternative solutions to lead drainage water through the bog in the closed drainage tube could not be accepted by the authorities. So further planning and investigations was made, and a project for legally forcing the owner to accept the tubing was drawn up by the private consultants. Facing this situation, the key private owner was (late 2008) again ready to negotiate for an agreement. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

14 But around New Year ( ) those talks seemed to be at a dead end too. Trying to get out of this deadlocked position the DFNA approached the owner with a renewed offer, this time containing an economic compensation on the condition that 9 ha agricultural land should be designated permanent grassland, that use of fertiliser and pesticides and new drainage should not longer be allowed. Additionally it should be possible to transfer those 9 ha into the SCI area 34. As the ability to crop those areas due to effect of the project, seemed to be the owners main concern, and that he now could be compensated for that, made him accept the offer in the spring of This agreement removed the main obstacles for the project at site 34, but the delay caused by the above mentioned situation was one of the reasons for the prolongation of the project late in Since then the project have moved forward mainly to get the needed permission from the authorities (local and state), the first application was send in July The management plan for the area was presented for the local community at an meeting, open for all owners and neighbours to the project area, at November 30 th Unfortunately the handling by the different authorities has taking longer time than anticipated. The last permit from the authorities was granted in March 2010, and the date for appealing the last permits expired May 3 th As mentioned under action E. several owners of farmland bordering the project area are worried about the impact of the project of their ability to drop their land. A meeting was held in October 2010, and another in January Despite those meetings and an offer from DFNA of an agreement in using an arbitrator for solving future disputes, some of the neighbours mistrust the hydrological calculations which tell that the project will not affect their property. As a result of that some of the neighbours and a few of the owners within the project area have filed official complaints over some of the permits. One of the complaints are now under legal procedure at the Nature Protection Board of Appeal (NPBA),.The topic of the complaints is if the project needs an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure. Another complaint has to pass a debate in the city council of Viborg before it is submitted to the local Nature Protection Board for legal procedure. At the moment we are proceeding as planned with preparing tenders for the work which shall be done at the site, but at the present we have no clue of how long time those legal procedures will take, but we are worried that it can take several month from now, leaving very little time to finish the actual actions on the site. Depending on the outcome of those two cases, different scenarios are possible. Scenario 1 (NPBA early decision). If the Nature Protection Board of Appeal makes an early decision hopefully during the summer of 2010 we will be able to tender the constructions and build most of them as planned just after the harvest Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

15 Scenario 2 (NPBA late decision). If the decision is delayed, and we don t have a decision when we reach the end of August, we will probably ask for a new prolongation of the project in a project modification. The length of that prolongation will be based on information from the NPBA of the expected processing time for the decision. Scenario 3 (Worst case). If the Nature Protection Board of Appeal (NPBA) decides that the project must have an EIA-procedure we face a very long legal process, and will probably have to abandon site 34 as part of this LIFE project. Our assessment is that this worst case is the most unlikely of the scenarios. As one will notice, are the scenarios not dealing with the second case that will be submitted to the local Nature Protection Board. The reason for that is that those complaints primary deals with the raise of the water level and the impact on the surroundings, and secondary with a very small part of the cutting of trees. It is not dealing with most of the concrete constructions needed for raising the water level. That means that it will be possible to move forward with this constructions on the site, without waiting for the decision from the local Nature Protection Board, as long as we awaits the decision before we actual raise the water level. It is therefore most possible that we ends in a situation where most of the actions on site 34 are done (except for the blocking of the few ditches) when the project ends, but that the actual raising of the water level has to be done as a part of the after LIFE action plan. Site 88. Action B was planned to take place on site 88 and 34 (the one of site 34 insignificant compares to site 88) As stated in earlier reports the price of land has raised in the area, and the planned action has been raised from 2.9 mill DKr ( ) to 4.7 mill DKr ( ). As stated earlier too, the hydrological investigations under action A.2 revealed that the need to buy land to secure a correct water level within the high priority areas in the SCI is 50 % lesser than foreseen in the budget. That made it possible to keep the cost of this action within the budget. Due to the decommissioning of the counties the negotiation with the owners of selling or making contracts for accepting a higher water level has been very much behind schedule. Unfortunately the DFNA regional office was not able to proceed until winter , and an offer was send to the private owners in spring In the last response from the owners they finally declined the offer during the summer of That meant that it would difficult to meet the objectives for restoring hydrology on this site. In the additional clause accepted in the autumn of 2009, the project area was enlarged with 76 ha to the east within the SCI, and plans for a restoration of 38 ha of bog habitats has been made, the necessary permits has been granted without problems and the restoration will take place during Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

16 Site 103: Since the last report descriptions of new problems emerging at this site, the situation has eased. All the necessary permits are granted and the environmental impact assessment screening without any complaints from the owners. So the remaining project actions can proceed and finish in Financial issues Project Costs Incurred Budget category Total cost according to the Commission s decision* Total costs incurred from the start date to 31. December 2009 Personnel ,71 65 % Travel ,03 48 % External assistance ,84 72 % Durable goods - Infrastructure ,15 41 % Durable goods - Equipment ,92 40 % Durables goods - Prototypes % Land/rights purchase/lease ,71 78 % Consumable material ,96 43 % Other direct costs ,49 38 % Overheads ,33 66 % TOTAL ,14 65 % Direct revenues , % * In accordance with the 2 nd Amendment, August 4 th 2009 % With 65% of the budget used with one year left of the project (due to the amendment of August 4 th 2009), this is showing that the project is gaining momentum after the setbacks encountered during late It also shows that there is enough funding to handle the final stages of the project, including the extra recurring management needed due to the one year prolongation. But everything has to go the right way to finish the project within the prolonged time limit As described under problems encountered the project are still more in lack of time than funding. There has been an income of ,57 from sale of timber and chips from action C.2 since the project start. As the decommissioning of the Danish counties was effective from January 1, 2007, an audit has been made for each of the former partner s involvement in the project. This audit is done according to principles in the standard audit report in the LIFE toolbox. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

17 7. Planned project progress It is sure that the project will de finished within time on all sites except for site 34. Depending on the outcome of the pending legal issues described in section 5, we will consider another call for a prolongation. Hopefully that will not be necessary. Under all circumstances we will continue to finish, as much actions as possible, within the project present time frame, fulfilling so many obligations as possible 8. Annexes Annex A: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 20. Annex B: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 49. Annex C: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 88. Annex D: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 103. Annex E: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 104. Annex F: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 250. Annex G: Areal photos 2006 and 2010 from site 250. Annex H: Map from activities on site 34. Annex I: Map from activities on site 88. Annex J: Map from activities on site 250. Annex K: Newspaper articles relating to the project. Restoration of raised bogs in Denmark with new methods Progress Report for the year

18 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 20: 2006 and 2010 Annex A Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh. 28. maj 2010 Jesper Stenild

19 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 49: 2006 and 2010 Annex B Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

20 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 88: 2006 and 2010 Annex C Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

21 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 103: 2006 and 2010 Annex D Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

22 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 104: 2006 and 2010 Annex E Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

23 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 250: 2006 and 2010 Annex F Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

24 RERABOG Progress report 2009 Site 250: 2006 and 2010 Annex G Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Dato Sagsbeh Jesper Stenild

25 Green line: Old powerline on masts. Brandstrup Mose Purple line: New powerline in ground cable RERABOG Progress Report 2009 Annex H Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Målestok 1:8.000 Journalnr. Dato Sagsbeh. Jesper Stenild

26 Yellow hatching: Clearing of encroachment and hedgerows Blue lines: restored hydrology. White hatching: Extensive clearing of regrowth Yellow markers: Large dams RERABOG Progress Report 2009 Annex I Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Målestok 1: Journalnr. Dato Sagsbeh. Jesper Stenild

27 Yellow hatching: Clearing of regrowth RERABOG Progress report 2009 Annex J Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Kronjylland Vasevej 7, 8920 Rnders NV Tlf Fax Målestok 1: Journalnr. Dato Sagsbeh. Jesper Stenild

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29 4 INDLAND søndag 14. juni 2009 Staten får mere natur i Sydjylland VARIATION: Natur, som bli- FAKTA ver opkøbt af staten eller beskyttet mod landbrugsdrift, vokser i udbredelse i hele landet. Det mærker man også i det sydlige Jylland..STATSEJET NATUR Areal i hektar Heder: Søer og vandløb: Enge: Moser og kær: Strandenge m.v.: Overdrev: Klitter: Strandbred: Krat: Privatejet beskyttet natur ( 3): Naturarealer i alt: Tallene er eksklusiv skovarealerne, som også er i vækst Af Lars Fahrendorff Tlf , lfa@jv.dk Danmark får langsomt mere beskyttet natur målt i areal. Heder, enge, overdrev, søer og moser, som er beskyttet af lovgivning, er siden 2001 vokset med cirka 13 procent om året. Og ifølge statsskovdistrikterne vil væksten i den statslige natur i 2008 og 2009 være markant større, når virkningen af regeringens såkaldte miljømilliard begynder at kunne aflæses i tallene. Det mærkes også i det sydlige Jylland, hvor godt 30 tusinde hektar er statsejet. Flere penge Der er ingen tvivl om, at vi på det seneste har haft flere penge at handle for med regeringens miljømilliard. Så i de næste par år vil vi se en større stigning i væksten af statsejet natur end tidligere år, siger skovrider Peter Ilsøe fra Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Vadehavet. Det har blandt andet givet statsskovdistriktet ved Vadehavet mulig-.danmark: Draved Skov og Kongens Mose er et af landets største højmoser. Mosen blev først for nyligt overtaget af staten fra firmaet Pindstrup og er nu ved at blive naturgenoprettet. FOTO: LIS EEG SYLVEST hed for at overtage en række naturområder fra både kommuner og private lodsejere. Et af eksemplerne er Kongens Mose syd for Løgumkloster, som tidligere blev brugt af firmaet Pindstrup til udvinding af spagnum. Også Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Sønderjylland har haft lidt mere at gå på indkøb med gennem de sidste to år. Her er der også kommet flere arealer til gennem de sidste to år. Vi har haft flere penge, som især har været øremærkede til opkøb og projekter, der gavner vandmiljøet. Men det handler ikke kun om mere areal. Nogle gange bliver pengene også brugt til at forbedre kvaliteten af den natur, vi allerede har, siger skovrider Inge Gillesberg. Hun understreger, at der aldrig er Danmarks areal er hektar. 65 % bliver brugt til landbrug og gartneri 12 % er dækket af særlige naturområder, som heder, klitter, marsk, enge, moser, søer og vandløb 11 % er dækket af skov 8 % er dækket af veje og bygninger udenfor byerne 4 % er dækket af byer tale om ekspropriation. Senest har Skov- og Naturstyrelsen Sønderjylland opkøbt et areal ved Hostrup Sø for at kunne forbedre vandmiljøet i søen, som blandt er kendt for sine havørne. IDAG ÅBENT FRA KL TILBUDENE GÆLDER KUN I DAG SØNDAG MØBELUDSALG 7.999, ,- spar spar ,- GRANDE sofa med chaiselong. Monteret med gråmeleret stof. L 330 cm. Normalpris ,- NU 5.999,- SPAR 6.000,Mange stk. men ikke ubegrænset antal. LAZIO sofa med chaiselong. Monteret med kraftigt sort læder. L 275 cm. Normalpris ,- WEEKENDPRIS 7.999,- SPAR 4.000,Mange stk. men ikke ubegrænset antal. spar , ,- spar BORD + 6 STOLE 3.999,- KINGSTON havebord + 6 Morris stole. Bord 200 x 90 cm i sort polywood og sort stel. Stole i sort kunstflet og alu stel. Helt vedligeholdelsesfrit. Normalpris 7.593,- WEEKENDPRIS 3.999,- SPAR 3.594,Mange sæt, men ikke ubegrænset antal ,WONDERLAND SCALA LIBERTY elevationssæt 2 stk el-betjente, polstrede elevationsbunde, inkl. madrasbremser. 2 stk madrasser med 254 zone Pocket fjedre pr. m2. (leveres i medium eller fast) 2 stk topmadrasser med indlæg af naturlatex. Blødt, vaskbart strikket betræk. Inkl. 10 cm ben i sort lak. Hele sættet 2 stk. 90 x 200 cm. Normalpris ,- WEEKENDPRIS ,- SPAR ,- Dette er kun et lille udpluk af de mange gode søndagstilbud ESBJERG Stormgade Esbjerg N Tlf IDEmøbler. Der tages forbehold for trykfejl og udsolgte varer. DANMARKS STØRSTE

30 FYNS AMTS AVIS Faaborg-Midtfyn Lørdag den 25. juli sektion side 8 Kritik af valg af premiereaften Cabaretten burde have ventet til efter træskibstræffet, mener Faaborg BK&IF. Cabaretchef Jan Valbak afviser kritikken Planen er, at Ryslinge skal forskønnes. På højskolen har de deres egen model til, hvordan bygninger og park kan fremstå velholdt Af Ebba Madsen RYSLINGE: - Jeg er interesseret i, at Ryslinge Højskole eksisterer, og at den fremstår så køn som muligt, siger Per Frandsen. Ordene er hans enkle forklaring på, hvorfor han er blevet frivillig på højskolen og en gang om ugen går pedellen til hånde. Som gammel landmand har han været vant til at kunne lave lidt af hvert, og det er også, hvad forstander Asser Amdisen forestiller sig om det nye tiltag på højskolen. - Der har altid været frivilligt arbejde omkring en højskole. Det nye er, at vi meget gerne vil havde nogle frivillige til at hjælpe med forskellige praktiske ting. Det er ingen hemmelighed, at Ryslinge Højskole har været nede. Nu er vi på vej op igen, men det tager nogen tid at nå tilbage til fordums storhedstid, forklarer Asser Amdisen. Af Torsten Cilleborg FAABORG: Faaborg Sommer Cabaret kom fint fra start med premieren torsdag aften, men stod det til Faaborg Boldklub, så burde cabaretchef Jan Valbak og hans dygtige sangere have ventet til efter træskibstræffet med at gå på vandet, altså pontonen i kanalen ved Det Hvide Pakhus. Faaborg BK&IF står i samarbejde med sin støtteforening»vennerne«for et velbesøgt øltelt, og overskuddet herfra - i reglen omkring kroner - går til arbejdet i klubben. Både Palle Petersen, formand for boldklubben, og René Glasdam, formand for Vennerne, synes, at Cabaretten burde have ventet med premieren, så de to arrangementer ikke havde konkurreret om gæsterne. - Efter vi har opgivet Havnefesten, der mere og mere gik i sig selv, og var et stort arbejde, uden det gav ret meget overskud, er ølteltet i forbindelse med træskibstræffet et af vore få overskudsgivende arrangementer, så vi kunne godt undvære konkurrencen om gæsterne, siger Palle Petersen En fordel for boldklubben René Glasdam er helt enig: - Jeg tror ikke, vi mister nogen stor omsætning på, at der er Cabaret, men jeg synes, de skulle have valgt en anden premieredag - eller at vi i det mindste skulle have haft en koordinerende dialog, siger Med sin baggrund i museums verdenen er højskolens nye formand bekendt med frivilligt arbejde. Asser Amdisen har i Sønderjylland været med til at opbygge flere lav af frivillige, og det er hans erfaring, at det tager fem-seks år at få velfungerende lav af frivillige tilknyttet en institution. En mand i spidsen Foreløbig er Per Frandsen gået i spidsen og er eneste frivillige, men interesserede kan blot møde op på onsdage klokken 9.40 og deltage i formiddagskaffen sammen med pedel, pedelmedhjælpere og køkkenpersonalet. Pedel Bjarke Hess skal nok vide at finde arbejdsopgaver til nye frivillige. Indtil videre har Per Frandsen skiftet vinduer, pudset dem i spisesalen og arbejdet i parken. - I dag har jeg været med til at beskære hegn, og nu skal jeg til at luge et blomsterbed, fortæller Per Frandsen, der både når blomsterbedet og får startet på at hakke græs af kanten med brosten på den lille vej ned mod lærerboligerne, mens han fortæller om sit frivillige arbejde. Tanker i vinteren - Jeg gik i vinter og tænkte på, at jeg godt ville slå græs her han. Hverken Palle Petersen eller René Glasdam lægger uoverensstemmelsen op som én gang om ugen, hvis det skulle være. Men jeg tænkte også på, at jeg ikke ville tage det fra pedellen, hvis det var den eneste opgave, som han kunne sidde ned til, smiler Per Frandsen og tilføjer: - Men så var det, Asser kom på med denne ide. Siden har Per Frandsen erfaret, at det slet ikke er pedellen, der slår græsset, men en medhjælper. Per Frandsen havde sin gård ved Hillerslev, indtil han blev deltidspensionist og flyttede til Ryslinge. Som tidligere landmand har han træning i at skulle kunne klare mange forskellige opgaver. - De sidste tre år har jeg haft noget deltidsarbejde i et frøfirma, hvor der er travlt om efteråret. Men jeg har fået problemer med mit ene knæ og mente, at det var på tide at trappe ned, så nu er jeg pensionist, forklarer Per Frandsen. Tilfreds forstander Som alle andre pensionister har han nok at se til i hverdagen, blandt andet har han selv lidt have og et sommerhus at passe, som han udtrykker det. Men det passer ham meget fint at komme på Ryslinge Højskole den ene gang om ugen og tage fat. - Hvis jeg kan hjælpe skolen, så gør jeg det. Jeg har tid og overskud til det, og jeg gør det, jeg er bedst til: praktisk arbejde, fastslår Per Frandsen, der også er næstformand i skolekredsen. Asser Amdisen er godt tilfreds med, at der er dukket en frivillig op. - Lige nu er det fantastisk, at vi har fået en frivillig efter kun en måned, men hvis der stadigvæk kun er én mand efter fem år, vil jeg selvfølgelig ikke være helt så tilfreds, siger Asser Amdisen. Forstanderen peger på, at nogen stor strid, men ærgrer sig blot lidt over sammenfaldet. der med kvadratmeter grund altid er nok at tage fat Cabaretten blev vellykket, men kritikere mener premieretidspunktet kunne være lagt på et bedre tidspunkt. Foto: Anne Jørgensen. Jan Valbak, der har sat cabaretten op i samarbejde restaurant Det Hvide Pakhus, tror ikke på, at boldklubben har tabt penge på hans publikum. - Jeg respekterer, at boldklubben vil forsvare deres eget arrangement med næb og klør, men jeg mener, at det er en styrke for både træskibstræffet og boldklubbens øltelt, at der er flere kulturelle tilbud på havnen. Vi havde 50 spisende gæster til cabaretten, og havde en ølomsætning på cirka 5000 kroner. Jeg var i ølteltet både før og efter Pensionist er frivillig på højskolen -såerdu godt på vej til noget stort! Er du fyldt 13 år? - Så kan du tjene rigtig gode penge som avisbud. Men der er mange andre fordele. Uanset hvad du senere skal arbejde med, så er en tidligere avisrute en super god anbefaling, der viser, at du er klar til at yde en indsats og tage et ansvar. Og så må du ikke glemme den friske luft, motionen, de frie arbejdstider og den gratis avis til din familie. Ledige budruter R.875 : Gyvermosen / Åstrup, 29 aviser Gyvermosen, Møllehøj, Poulsgyde, Svendborgvej. R. 863 : Fruensløkke, 66 aviser Engvej, Fruensløkke, Herregårdscentret, Hospitalsstræde, Kirkestræde, Klostergade, Lagonisminde, Markedspladsen, Mølledammen, Odensevej, Stubmøllevej, Æblehaven. R. 899 / Horne / Vesterballe, 52 aviser Egsgyden, Hornegyden, Hornelandevej, Skolevej, Smedetoften, Søren lundsvej, Trælasten, Vesterballe. Når du er avisbud, får dine forældre automatisk tildelt et abonnementsnr., som giver dem ret til at læse Fyns Amts Avis hver dag - også elektronisk. Derudover kan de opnå gode rabatter ved køb af billetter og rejser m.m. Vi kan altid bruge afløsere enten du er voksen eller barn. Ring SEND EN SMS TIL 1239 MED TEKSTEN AVISBUD OG DEREFTER NAVN OG EVT. RUTE DU ØNSKER SÅ KONTAKTER VI DIG. Det sker i Faaborg-Midtfyn LØRDAG FAABORG Faldsled Havn: Havnefest Kanalen ved det Hvide Pakhus: Faaborg Sommer Cabaret. BROBY 13.00: Banerne ved Byvænget: Petanque. Arr.: Aktive Ældre i Nr. Broby. BIOGRAFERNE: Helios Teatret: Ice Age Helios Teatret: Antichrist Helios Teatret: Transformers. Korinth Kino: Ingen forestilling. Ringe Bio: Sommerlukket SØNDAG RINGE Nyt fra Ørbæk-området 20-årig i retten for vold TÅRUP: En 20-årig mand skal onsdag stille i Retten i Svendborg med en tiltale for vold efter en episode i Tårup 10. april i år. Ifølge anklageskriftet udviklede det sig til vold, da den unge mand under et ophold i TIF Mini, en minihal, der ligger i forbindelse med på, og der er mange ruder, der skal pudses, vinduer, der skal cabaretten, der var stuvende fuldt, og jeg tror snarere, at vi har bidraget til, at folk blev på havnen, og gik i ølteltet bagefter, siger Jan Valbak. Arbejder for boldklubben Han påpeger samtidig, at han også yder sit til god økonomi i boldklubben. Han er nemlig med i den initiativkomite, der senere på året står for afvikling af Faaborg Folke Festival, hvor»vennerne«skal levere den frivillige arbejdeindsats mod at få hele overskuddet. Cabaretten kan opleves igen i aften lørdag, og spiller også den 1., 7., og 8. august, alle aftner kl til cirka kl. 23. Det er sent, og det kan blive lidt koldt, erkender Valbak, men sådan er det tilrettelagt, for at Det Hvide Pakhus gæster kan være færdige med maden, før de nyder det omfattende potpourri af sømandssange og -viser. Et rosenbed, der bl.a. har genstridige snerler, får en tur med Per Frandsens hakkejern. Foto: Andreas Bastiansen Østre Ringvej 39, Ringe: Anonyme Alkoholikere mødes. FAABORG Faaborg Roklub: Deltagerne i Sea Challange Fyn ankommer. RYSLINGE Nazaratkirken: Gudstjeneste m/eftf. kirkekaffe i præstegårdshaven. Arr.: Ryslinge Frimenighed. BROBY 19.00: Nr. Broby Hallen: Banko. BIOGRAFERNE: Helios Teatret: Ice Age Helios Teatret: Antichrist Helios Teatret: Transformers : Korinth Kino: Ingen forestilling. Ringe Bio: Sommerlukket. MANDAG FAABORG : Anonyme Alkoholikere mødes på Byskolen, lokale : Korinth Kulturhus: Kortklub. Arr.: Guldalderklubben. BIOGRAFERNE Helios Teatret: Terminator Salvation Helios Teatret: The Wrestler. Korinth Kino: Ingen forestilling Ringe Bio: Sommerlukket. LÆGEVAGTEN: Tlf TANDLÆGEVAGTEN: Tårup Stadion, slog en anden mand i ansigtet med knyttet hånd. Det skete ved femtiden om morgenen, og den anden mand fik ved slaget slået et stykke af en tand. Derfor hænger der også et erstatningskrav over hovedet på den 20-årige. Han er tiltalt efter den milde voldsparagraf, men med henvisning til en anden paragraf, der viser, at han tidligere er dømt for vold. Det betyder, at han risikerer en forhøjet straf. skiftes og altid malerarbejde at tage fat på. Lørdag, søndag og helligdage, tlf KIROPRAKTORVAGTEN: Lørdag, søndag og helligdage kl , tlf anviser vagthavende kiropraktor. ANONYME ALKOHOLIKERE: Tlf.: OFFERRÅDGIVNINGEN: Tlf INSTALLATØRVAGT: tlf EL-FORSYNING, VARME, VAND OG SPILDEVAND: Tlf NATURGAS FYN: Politikerne og naturen FAABORG-MIDTFYN: Faaborg-Midtfyn afdelingen af Danmarks Naturfredningsforening vil gøre sit til, at naturen ikke bliver glemt i valgkampen op til kommunalvalget. I forbindelse med sit årsmøde den 29. oktober vil man invitere en række kandidater, som vil blive udfordret på deres holdninger til naturens tilstand og fremtidsperspektiv. Hvor årsmødet skal holdes, og hvem de inviterede politikere bliver, afgøres først på bestyrelsesmødet i august, fortæller formanden for foreningen, Nina Larsen, Årslev. På udflugt med vennerne KVÆRNDRUP: Onsdag den 12. august drager Egebos Venner på udflugt ud i det blå med beboerne på plejecentret i Kværndrup. Turen foregår med bus fra Egebo først på eftermiddagen, og alle vil være tilbage ved udgangspunktet igen ved 17-tiden.»Ud i det blå«betyder i dette tilfælde en tur til Lundeborg via Mulle rup, Gudbjerg og Broholm. Eftermiddagskaffen venter på Majorgården i Oure, oplyser bestyrelsen for Egebos Venner. Plejecenter Egebo Kværndrup Onsdag den 12. august kl Pris 75 kroner. Tilmelding senest 5. august på tlf eller Ræthingemarch SØLLINGE. Fodslaw Midtfyn arrangerer i år den 33. Ræthingsmarch med start fra Søllinge Skole. Den afvikles søndag den 23. august. Deltagerne kan vælge mellem ruter på 7, 12, 20 og 30 km. Starttid for alle ruter er fra kl. 8 Alle deltagere skal være i mål senest kl. 16 På rastepladserne, som vil være oprettet med passende mellemrum, kan der købes kaffe, brød, øl og vand til de sædvanlige Fodslawpriser. Der er også muligt at deltage som hold, hvis man kommer med mindst 15 personer. Marchen gennemføres uanset vejret. Tur til Storelung BROBY. Den lokale afdeling af Danmarks Naturfredningsforening i Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune inviterer søndag den 16. august på en tur til Storelung. Storelung, som er Fyns største tilbageværende højmose, ligger ikke langt fra Broby. Turen til mosen ledes af biolog Annita Svendsen fra Skov- og Naturstyrelsen samt naturvejleder Leif H. Sørensen,, Trente Mølle. De vil vise små perler af aktiv højmose, hvor blandt andet spagnum, tranebær og den kødædende plante, soldug, trives. Andre steder dominerer klokkelyng eller almindelig lyng, ligesom mosen indeholder en del spændende insekter. Men ikke alt er lytter idyl. Mosen trues mange steder af tilgroning med birk. Der har inden for det sidste år været gennemført et omfattende plejeprojekt, som Annita Svendsen vil fortælle om, ligesom hun også kommer ind på fremtiden for mosen. På turen skal der foretages en mindre naturpleje af den centrale del af mosen. Derfor opfordres deltagerne til at medbringe ørnenæb, lille bøjlesav eller lignende. Lokalforeningen sørger for en lille forfriskning undervejs. Hvis man har lyst til at deltage, skal man møde op ved indkørslen til mosen fra Ståbyvej kl. 13 Turen forventes at slutte kl Guldhjerte tabt på havnen FAABORG: Svend Nielsen efterlyser sin kones smykke, som er tabt på havnen i Faaborg torsdag aften. Smykket er udformet som et lille guldhjerte med sten rundt langs kanten. Det er ca. halvanden cm. højt og hænger i en tynd guldkæde. Er der nogen, der har fundet smykket, kan de kontakte Svend Nielsen på telefon Findeløn gives. Brahetrolleborg-orgel på ny cd BRAHETROLLEBORG: Søndag den 9. august fejres udgivelsen af en cd, som er indspillet på Brahetrolleborg Kirkes Orgel. Det er organist Torben Krebs, Ansgar Kirke i Odense, der har brilleret ved tangenterne. På cd en kan man blandt andet høre værker af Bach, Mendelssohn og Mozart. Orglet har 22 stemmer og er oprindelig bygget af den slesvigske orgelbygger Johan Hinrichsen Angel i Knipledamerne I anledning af Årets Knipledag den 29. august viser damerne fra Ryslinge Aftenskole, hvordan man gør Af Susanne Krøyer RINGE/RYSLINGE: i anledning af Årets Knipledag den 29. august vil der på Ringe bibliotek fra den 10. august og måneden ud været udstillet kniplinger, som er udført af midtfynske knipledamer. På selv dagen den 10. august vil knipledamerne være i aktion på biblioteket, og der vil ligeledes blive mulighed for selv at prøve den svære kniplekunst. Kniplinger menes at være opstået i Norditalien i tallet, hvorfra de spredte sig til Nordvesteuropa. Herhjemme udviklede kniplingen sig til hjemme-industri i Tønder-området. I 1770 var der ca kvinder, som ernærede sig som kniplersker. I 1850 erne blev de håndlavede kniplinger udkonkurreret af maskinfremstillede. I 1970 erne blev dette fine håndarbejde igen populært som hobby. I Danmark er der ca medlemmer af foreningen Knipling i Danmark, og der er denne forening, som står bag Årets Knipledag den 29. august. Traditioner i hævd I Ryslinge Aftenskole, som drives af Ryslinge-Gislev Husholdningskreds samles hver sæson 11 damer hver anden uge onsdag eftermiddag med instruktør Solvejg Nielsen på Tre Ege Skolen i Ryslinge. - Vi er stolte af, at vi i disse moderne tider formår at holde hævd i de gamle traditioner og kan tilbyde kursus inden for kniplekunsten, siger Hanne Hartvig Petersen fra aftenskolen. Ryslinge Aftenskole er Midtfyns største private aftenskole med cirka 400 deltagere pr. år fordelt på cirka 33 hold. - Det skyldes mange trofaste kursister og fantaktisk dygtige og stabile instruktører med god fagkundskab/uddannelse. Via vore hjemmeside håber vi at nå længe ud i befolkningen og håber at kunne vække interessen for vores aftenskole, så vi også kan byde nye deltagere velkomne, siger Hanne Hartvig Petersen.