Open forests day offers a closer look at Czech forestry

People across Czechia can take part in Open Forests Day on Saturday, an event designed to show the public what modern forestry involves. Visitors at 26 locations around the country can join guided walks, watch forestry work in action, plant trees, and learn how forests are managed in an era of climate change. Organisers also want to explain how forests help retain water in the landscape and how long it takes to grow trees for practical use. Forests cover more than 2.68 million hectares in Czechia—roughly one-thd of the country—with just over half owned by the state.