Swiss Pine forest Obergurgl

The Swiss Pine forest of Obergurgl (1950 m - 2100 m) is an intact 20 hectares (ca. 50 acres) forest of Swiss Pines and includes some individual pines more than 300 years old: a true rarity. It’s because of its uniqueness that it was designated as a National Monument in 1963.

Themes:

• The dwarf shrubs: small but hearty
• Feathered friends and their special deliveries: birds of the pine forest
• Alpine extremists: lichens
• Children of the ice age: marshes
• 1000 year old farm rooms: pines
• Near and far: glacial movement
• Temptations and dangers of the alpine sun
• Small worlds, big people: Gurgler stories and history
• Life without a spine: invertebrates
• Where milk and water run: the glacial beds
• Gurgler apes, bears and cats: marmots