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Europe’s Best Young Foresters Will Compete in Latvia!

April 16, 2025
By: Gerd Alscher

We are pleased to remind you that from May 20 to May 25, 2025, Latvia will host the 21st European Student Championship In Forestry Skills (ESCFS 2025). This prestigious event will bring together young professionals from 16 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, and Latvia, to showcase their skills and knowledge in the forestry sector.

📍 Event Locations:
🔹 Forest cource and technical discipline “Tree felling” will take place in Birzgale Parish, Ogre Municipality.
🔹 Technical disciplines: “Fitting another chain”, “Combined bucking”, “Precision bucking”, “Limbing” will be held during Latvian Forest Days in AS “Latvia’s State Forests” Nature Park in Tērvete on May 23 and 24, 2025. AS “Latvia’s State Forests” is partner, who provides the opportunity to organize competition disciplines at the largest educational forestry event in the Baltics.

We invite spectators to watch the competitions at the Latvian Forest Days in the AS “Latvijas Valsts Meži” Nature Park in Tērvete on May 23–24, 2025!

🏆 Disciplines:
✔ Fitting Another Chain / Ķēdes maiņa
✔ Combined Bucking / Kombinētā garumošana
✔ Precision Bucking / Precīzā garumošana
✔ Tree felling / Koku gāšana
✔ Limbing / Atzarošana
✔ Forest Course / Meža stafete

The event aims not only to determine the best young forestry specialists but also to promote international cooperation, knowledge exchange, and the development of forestry education across Europe.

📲 Follow the latest updates and learn more:
🌍 Official website: https://escfs2025.lv/
📷 Social media: @ogrestehnikums @LatvijasValstsMezi

🔜 Stay with us – we will soon share exciting interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and more stories about the competition!

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(Text by Ilze)