Puszcza Piska Forest or the Pisz Forest (German: Johannisburger Heide) is the largest forest complex of the Masuria region in northern Poland, adjacent to the Masurian Landscape Park, and the Masurian Lowlands. Formerly known as the Jańsborska wilderness, Puszcza Piska bears the name of the Pisa river bordering the Forest along its west bank.[1][2]
The southern part of the forest grows on sands and lowland bogs. The soil is being drained by the Narew tributaries, including Pisa and Szkwa, as well as many lakes. The northern part of the complex borders on Masurian Lake District known in Polish as Kraina Wielkich Jezior. The Piska Forest consists of pine and spruce groves with the mixture of birch, aspen, maple, alder and oak growing on sandy soil mainly at the southern end of the forest. The best known among the local trees is the "Masurian pine" covering eastern edges of the Mokre lake. It reaches the height of 40 m and the age of 200 years.[3]
Puszcza Piska is a bird sanctuary on a European scale, featuring eleven nature reserves within its own Masurian Landscape Park (Mazurski Park Krajobrazowy) established in 1977 with the total area of 53,600 ha. The most valuable reserve is located at the Łuknajno Lake near the town of Mikołajki – a Ramsar site designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.[5] It is the home of the mute swan (pictured), native to temperate regions of Europe and western Asia, in time of moult arriving in numbers reaching up to 2,000 birds.[6][7][8] Many species of wild animals live in the forest, among them: deer, elk, moose, wild boar, hare, fox and recently reintroduced lynx. On wetlands, most saturated with water, beaver lodges can be found. The symbol of the park is a white stork with nests scattered over many local villages.[4][5]
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^ abcSalter, Mark; Bousfield, Jonathan (2002). Rough guide to Poland (book). London, England: Rough Guides. pp. 249–250. ISBN1-85828-849-5. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ ab"Warminsko-Mazurski Voivodship and Region" (webpage). Regions of Poland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland. 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ abMazurski Park Krajobrazowy, Poland (2005). "Łuknajno Lake: UNESCO biosphere reserve description" (webpage). Biosphere Reserve Information, Poland. UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^Tomiałojć, Ludwik; Stawarczyk, Tadeusz (2003). Awifauna Polski. Rozmieszczenie, liczebność i zmiany (book) (in Polish). Wrocław, Poland: PTPP "pro Natura". pp. 295–297. ISBN83-919626-1-X.
^Madge, S.; Burn, H. (1987). Wildfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World (book). London, England: A & C Black. ISBN0-7470-2201-1.
(in Polish)Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowych,Białystok
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puszcza, piska, forest, pisz, forest, german, johannisburger, heide, largest, forest, complex, masuria, region, northern, poland, adjacent, masurian, landscape, park, masurian, lowlands, formerly, known, jańsborska, wilderness, bears, name, pisa, river, border. Puszcza Piska Forest or the Pisz Forest German Johannisburger Heide is the largest forest complex of the Masuria region in northern Poland adjacent to the Masurian Landscape Park and the Masurian Lowlands Formerly known as the Jansborska wilderness Puszcza Piska bears the name of the Pisa river bordering the Forest along its west bank 1 2 Puszcza PiskaKrutynia River flowing through the forestMapGeographyLocationPolandCoordinates53 36 44 N 21 30 59 E 53 6121 N 21 5163 E 53 6121 21 5163EcologyDominant tree speciespine spruce The Pisz Forest consists of a unique combination of coniferous trees lakes and rivers 3 Its total area is c 100 000 ha It covers the communes of Mikolajki Mragowo Piecki Sorkwity Biskupiec Biala Piska Orzysz Pisz Ruciane Nida Dzwierzuty Rozogi Szczytno Swietajno Kolno Turosl and Lyse Within its borders are a number of lakes designated as nature reserves Among them Beldany Nidzkie Jegocin Warnolty nature reserve Mokre and the largest lake in Poland called Sniardwy Two principal rivers flow through the area Krutynia and Pisa as well as many smaller tributaries and streams 3 4 Contents 1 Flora 2 Fauna 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFlora editThe southern part of the forest grows on sands and lowland bogs The soil is being drained by the Narew tributaries including Pisa and Szkwa as well as many lakes The northern part of the complex borders on Masurian Lake District known in Polish as Kraina Wielkich Jezior The Piska Forest consists of pine and spruce groves with the mixture of birch aspen maple alder and oak growing on sandy soil mainly at the southern end of the forest The best known among the local trees is the Masurian pine covering eastern edges of the Mokre lake It reaches the height of 40 m and the age of 200 years 3 Fauna edit nbsp The mute swanPuszcza Piska is a bird sanctuary on a European scale featuring eleven nature reserves within its own Masurian Landscape Park Mazurski Park Krajobrazowy established in 1977 with the total area of 53 600 ha The most valuable reserve is located at the Luknajno Lake near the town of Mikolajki a Ramsar site designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve 5 It is the home of the mute swan pictured native to temperate regions of Europe and western Asia in time of moult arriving in numbers reaching up to 2 000 birds 6 7 8 Many species of wild animals live in the forest among them deer elk moose wild boar hare fox and recently reintroduced lynx On wetlands most saturated with water beaver lodges can be found The symbol of the park is a white stork with nests scattered over many local villages 4 5 Gallery edit nbsp Forest near Stare Kielbonki nbsp Sniardwy Lake at the Pisz Forest near Ruciane Nida nbsp Nature reserve Krolewska Sosna nbsp Nature reserve Strzalowo nbsp Zdrozno LakeSee also editForests of Poland Special Protection Areas in Poland Natura 2000 in PolandReferences edit Forests in Western Poland Polish Forests PolandPoland com 2004 Retrieved 30 September 2010 Experience Poland Flora webpage Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland 2008 Retrieved 30 September 2010 a b c Salter Mark Bousfield Jonathan 2002 Rough guide to Poland book London England Rough Guides pp 249 250 ISBN 1 85828 849 5 Retrieved 30 September 2010 a b Warminsko Mazurski Voivodship and Region webpage Regions of Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland 2010 Retrieved 30 September 2010 a b Mazurski Park Krajobrazowy Poland 2005 Luknajno Lake UNESCO biosphere reserve description webpage Biosphere Reserve Information Poland UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Retrieved 30 September 2010 Tomialojc Ludwik Stawarczyk Tadeusz 2003 Awifauna Polski Rozmieszczenie liczebnosc i zmiany book in Polish Wroclaw Poland PTPP pro Natura pp 295 297 ISBN 83 919626 1 X Snow D W Perrins C M 1998 The Birds of the Western Palearctic Oxford England Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 854099 X Madge S Burn H 1987 Wildfowl An Identification Guide to the Ducks Geese and Swans of the World book London England A amp C Black ISBN 0 7470 2201 1 Paulina Garbalinska Jaroslaw Sklodowski Body size differentiation in selected carabid species inhabiting Puszcza Piska forest stands disturbed by the hurricane Department of Forest Protection and Ecology Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Polish Kraina Mazursko Podlaska Charakterystyka przyrodniczo lesna Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasow Panstwowych BialystokExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puszcza Piska Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puszcza Piska amp oldid 1081886983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
