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Information sign: Controlled heath burning at Morsum-Kliff

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Information sign: Controlled heath burning at Morsum-Kliff

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Information sign: Controlled heath burning at Morsum-Kliff

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    October 22, 2024

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    Like many other signs on Sylt, this sign on the Morsum Cliff also provides information about how nature is treated on the island. It reports on the controlled burning of heathland.

    Extract from the sign:
    "The Geesheide is a cultural landscape that is over 1000 years old. In order to preserve heathland, people must use it by grazing, mowing or plaggering, or carry out other maintenance measures that counteract both the aging and the persecution and growth of forest. The traditional heather burning is an effective measure. [...]"
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