C31 Black Forest National Park ¶

Managing conflicting goals for protected areas ¶

Basic information about the Black Forest National Park.

Total park area	10 062 ha
Management	No management for resource extraction, except for species and habitat conservation, visitor safety and to protect neighbours – see the description of the zoning concept in the next section.
Total timber volume	281 m³/ha in the southern part (Ruhestein)
Annual growth	Not relevant
Annual cutting rate	3500 m³/yr, until 2044 including the management and transition zone
Deadwood	no data available yet
Ownership	State forest and municipal forest (~470 ha)
Climate	Average annual precipitation 2200 mm; average annual air temperature 4 to 7 °C (January -3 °C – July 13 °C)
Geology	Bunter/red sandstone, with occurrences of granite and gneiss in lower valleys
Soils	cambisol, podzol, and gley; often very acidic and low in nutrients
Protected area	100 % national park
Natura 2000 area	Special Areas of Conservation (SAC; FFH in German) 2747.1 ha

_{Data in part from PricewaterhouseCoopers & ö:konzept (2013)}