Accidental find yields silver fir thousands of years old

Tolmin, 30 January - A nature restoration project in the Triglav National Park has produced an unexpected find. While restoring man-made ponds that used to serve as watering holes for cattle but were also key habitat for native species of newt and toad, workers came across an unusual log that turned out to be thousands of years old.

Čadrg A cut section of a silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park which turned out to be more than 6,500 years old. Photo: Jani Kutin

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A cut section of a silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park which turned out to be more than 6,500 years old.
Photo: Jani Kutin

Čadrg A silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg (pictured) in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park turns out to be more than 6,500 years old. Photo: Jani Kutin

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A silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg (pictured) in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park turns out to be more than 6,500 years old.
Photo: Jani Kutin

Čadrg A silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park turns out to be more than 6,500 years old. Photo: Jani Kutin

Čadrg
A silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park turns out to be more than 6,500 years old.
Photo: Jani Kutin

Čadrg The wood of the 6,500-year-old silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park. Photo: Jani Kutin

Čadrg
The wood of the 6,500-year-old silver fir discovered in a pond near Čadrg in the west of the country during a nature restoration project at the Triglav National Park.
Photo: Jani Kutin

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