As part of the initiative Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic “Clean Slovakia”, is organized by the Administration of the Veľká Fatra National Park based in Martin in cooperation with the municipality of Dolný Harmanec, the Municipal Forests of Banská Bystrica and the Voluntary Fire Brigade of Dolný Harmanec NPR Harmanecká tisina.
We hereby invite volunteers from the general public, students, seniors who will have time on the specified date and who are not indifferent to the area in which they live and nature conservation, to help contribute to a healthier and cleaner environment by participating.
Garbage bags and gloves will be provided to the participants of the cleaning at the places of the meeting, sweets will be prepared for the children. We recommend appropriate clothing and footwear, as the participants will be moving in the open terrain in the outskirts of the Harmanecká tisina National Nature Reserve.
Contact person:
Ing. Juraj Žiak
environmental education worker
NP Veľká Fatra, Martin
Tel: 0911 390 145
Harmanecká tisina National Nature Reserve
The Harmanec Silence National Nature Reserve was declared in 1949 and has an area of 20.4 hectares. It is part of the Veľká Fatra National Park. There are forest communities of fir and beech forest with the occurrence of the Tertiary relic of the common yew (Tacsus baccata). This is its largest natural occurrence in Europe. To this day, about 1500 specimens grow here, the oldest of which are about 500 – 600 years old. Common yew grows here in beech forests with an admixture of spruce, fir and maple. Therefore, the subject of protection is mainly the common yew, but also karst forms of georelief. As this National Nature Reserve borders on the road 1/14 ŠTUREC, which is the main route from Turiec to Banská Bystrica, a lot of unwanted municipal waste gets into its peripheral parts. Waste is left here by motorists, especially in the parts where rest areas are located.
