After the devastating forest fire in the Gohrischheide in northern Saxony, it could take many years for all the animals and plants to re-establish themselves. "The damage is apocalyptic, I would say", said district forester Stefan Müller from Zeithain.
Now we have to see how nature develops. Initially, "pioneer grasses" and "pioneer trees" are settling in, Müller explained. "It will continue. It's just that the clock has been turned back 35 years, especially in this area."
On Friday, the district forester led a tour through an area where a full-scale fire had raged from the ground to the treetops at the beginning of July. It could no longer be extinguished using conventional means, said Müller.
