ANNOUNCMENT OF THE 2ND CONTEST OF FOREST OWNERS IN FORESTRY DISCIPLINES
6th November 2010
In cooperation with the Forest Extension Service, Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners' Associations organises the second competition of private forest owners in forestry disciplines in Križevci. The competition will last three days (6th, 7th and 8th November). Details shall be provided, and you will be able to download the application form from these pages!
EXPERT EXCURSION AND VISIT TO THE FORESTRY MUSEUM IN KRASNO
September 10th 2010
In cooperation with the Union, Forest Extension Service organised a one-day field trip to the village Krasno on Velebit Mountain, a traditional Croatian forestry resort. Hosts of this trip were the PFO "Fortica" from Otocac and Lika-Sjeverna Dalmacija branch of the Forest Extension Service. The participants had to opportunity to hear a few interesting presentations on private forestry in the region, and also to visit some interesting places like the wells of the Gacka river, cheese factory in Krasno and Forestry Museum in the same village.
5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS HELD IN VRBOVEC
August 28th 2010
In the organization of Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners' Associations and PFO "Vrba" from Vrbovec and in cooperation with the Forest Extension Service, the 5th annual conference of private forest owners was held in Vrbovec. The meeting was filled with various interesting lectures, cultural manifestations and a visit to the local private forests and forest roads which were built with subsidies. Presentations and field trip provided an insight to the most up-to-date problems in private forests in Croatia.
PFO association "Papuk-Bilogora" Area of activity: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska county
Headquarters: Ðurina 92, 43 532 Ðulovac
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Branislav Bijelić
Secretary: Vladimir Bijelić
Contact: 098/256 331(B. Bijelić)
PFO association "Garešnica" Area of operation: Garešnica and vicinity
Headquarters: Humljanova bb, 43 280 Garešnica
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Milan Ivančević
Secretary: Zdravko Vojković
Contact: 043/531 210
PFO association "Hrast" Bjelovar Area of operation: Town Bjelovar and Bjelovarsko - bilogorska county
Headquarters: Ferde Rusana 6, 43 000 Bjelovar
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Davor Čuković
Secretary: Stjepan Kovačević
Contact: 099/699 41 61 (D. Čuković)
City of Zagreb
PFO association "Zagrebačka gora" Area of operation: South-East of Medvednica mountain Headquarters: Gračansko dolje 26, 10 000 Zagreb
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Zlatko Večerin
Tajnica: Ana Večerin
Contact: 091/230 06 07 (Z. Večerin)
PFO association "Robur" Area of operation: Zagreb
Headquarters: P. Heruca 5, 10 000 Zagreb
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Zlatko Bikić
Secretary: Miljenko Jovanović
Contact: 091/230 06 05 (Z. Bikić)
PFO association "Žir Zagreb" Area of operation: Medvednica
Headquarters: Srešov klanac 38, 10 090 Zagreb
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Drago Sreš
Secretary: Mario Šterle
Contact: 01/348 73 96; 091/230 06 01 (D. Sreš)
Contact: 091/230 06 02 (M. Šterle)
Fax: 01/349 65 69, 01/657 06 83
PFO association "Vukomeričke gorice" Dragonožec Area of operation: Grad Zagreb
Headquarters: Donjodragonoška cesta 32, 10 253 Donji Dragonožec
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Ivan Matin
Secretary: Božidar Matin
Contact: 01/625 01 04; 099/224 14 33 (I. Matin)
PFO association "Medvedgrad" Area of operation: Medvednica
Headquarters: Bijenik 45, 10000 Zagreb
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Zlatko Radošević
Secretary: Vid Kukor
Contact: 01/373 80 26; 099/217 84 37 (Z.Radošević) PFO association "Cer" Area of operation: Gornji Trpuci
Headquarters: Gornji Trpuci, Horvati 11, 10 253 Dragonožec
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Ivan Horvat
Contact: 091/230 06 04
PFO association "Javor" Zagreb Area of operation: Grad Zagreb
Headquarters: Trnsko 40/b, 10000 Zagreb
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Ivan Harastija
Secretary: Slavko Ivković
Contact: 091/230 06 03 (I. Harastija)
Karlovačka county
PFO association "Drenak" Slunj Area of operation: Grad Slunj
Headquarters: Ulica brace Radić 1, Slunj 47 240
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Tomislav Magdić
Secretary: Marko Paulić
Contact: 098/914 11 84 (T. Magdić)
E-mail:
Koprivničko-križevačka county
PFO association "Prigorske šume" Area of operation: Križevci, Koprivničko-križevačka županija
Headquarters: I. Z. Dijanoveckog 12, 48 260 Križevci
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Mario Pečnik
Tajnica: Lidija Marković
Contact: 091/195 78 58 (M. Pečnik)
Krapinsko-zagorska county
PFO association "Ivančica" Zlatar Area of operation: vicinity of Zlatar, Krapinsko-zagorska county
Headquarters: Gornja Selnica 23, 49 254 Belec
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Vilko Kukec
Secretary: Ivica Hanžek
Konakt: 098/821 727 (I. Hanžek); 099/221 07 10 (V. Kukec)
PFO association "Javor" Lobor Area of operation: Lobor municipality
Headquarters: Zazidje bb, 49 253 Lobor
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Vladimir Plančutić
Secretary: Lacko Benković
Contact: 098/927 24 41 (V. Plančutić)
PFO association "Lipa" Petrovsko Area of operation: South-west part of Hrvatsko zagorje
Headquarters: Petrovsko 1, 49 234 Petrovsko, business premises of Petrovsko municipality
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Josip Ormuž
Secretary: Mirko Kunštek
Contact: 098/798 55 88 (J. Ormuž)
PFO association "Javor" Pregrada Area of operation: town Pregrada and vicinity
Headquarters: Sopot 142, 49 218 Pregrada
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Mirko Ovčariček
Secretary: Marcel Pondeljak
Contact: 049/376 980 (M. Ovčariček); 049/377 084 (M. Pondeljak)
PFO association "Jela" Jesenje Area of operation: općina Jesenje
Headquarters: Gornje Jesenje 103, 49 233 G. Jesenje
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Stjepan Kovačec
Secretary: Ivan Habjanec
Contact: 049/375 037; 098/457 196 (S. Kovačec)
PFO association "Jela" Desinić Area of operation: Desinić municipality
Headquarters: Šimunci 39, 49 216 Desinić
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Josip Režek
Secretary: Ivan Antolić
Contact: 049/343 607; 098/944 51 31 (J. Režek)
Ličko-senjska county
PFO association "Oštra" Area of operation: Town Gospić and municipalities Perušić, Lovinac and Karlobag
Headquarters: Kaniška 15, Gospić 53 000
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Marijan Butorac, BSc forestry
Secretary: Marijana Kurteš
Contact: 098/456 794 (M. Butorac)
Contact: 099/215 08 16 (M. Kurteš)
PFO association "Fortica" Area of operation: Republika Hrvatska
Headquarters: Ruder Bošković 6, Otočac 53 200
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Emil Mudrovčić, dipl. ing. šum.
Zamjenik Presidenta: Božidar Cvjetičanin
Contact: 091/935 41 16 (E. Mudrovčić)
Contact: 099/540 90 90 (B. Cvjetičanin)
Međimurska county
PFO association Medimurja "Jegnjed" Area of operation: Medimurska županija
Headquarters: Zrinsko-frankopanska 9, 40 000 Cakovec
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Tomislav Nikolic
Secretary: Rudolf Rajf
Contact: 098/450 991 (R. Rajf)
Osječko-baranjska county
At the moment there are no PFO associations in this county
Primorsko-goranska county
PFO association "Gorski Kotar" Area of operation: Gorski Kotar / Primorsko-goranska županija
Headquarters: Supilova 32, 51 300 Delnice
Year of founding: 2004.
President: Miljenko Gašparac
Secretary: Silva Pleše
Contact: 099/ 348 59 94 (M. Gašparac), 091/ 501 93 74 (S. Pleše)
PFO association "Cabar" Area of operation: Primorsko-goranska županija
Headquarters: Školska 1, 51 305 Tršce
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Marijan Mohoric
Secretary: Zvonimir Lipovac
Contact: 098/448 567 (M. Mohoric)
Sisačko-moslavačka county
PFO association "Josip Kozarac" Kutina Area of operation: Kutina
Headquarters: Novljanska 7, 44 320 Kutina
Year of founding : 2007.
President: Ivan Kojundžić
Secretary: Ivan Sladović
Contact: 098/948 54 68 (I. Kojundžić), fax: 044/681 122
e-mail:
PFO association "Petraea" Sisak Area of operation: Sisak
Headquarters: M. P. Miškine 10, 44 000 Sisak
Year of founding: 2008.
Predsjednica: Dražena Smud
Tajnica: Tihana Madžar
Contact: 044/549 663
Splitsko-dalmatinska county
PFO association of Hvar island "Pinjula" Stari Grad Area of operation: Stari Grad, Hvar
Headquarters: 21 460 Stari Grad, Hvar
Year of founding: 2008.
Predsjednica: Ðurđica Šoljan Malger
Secretary: Vinko Franičević
Contact: 021/765 883; 091/521 98 12 ( Ð. Šoljan Malger)
Varaždinska county
PFO association "Husto" Area of operation: Bednja municipality
Headquarters: Trg Sv. Marije 26, 42 253 Bednja
Year of founding: 2004.
President: Vlastimir Medved
Secretary: Mladen Jagarinec
Contact: 098/906 22 23 (V. Medved); 091/17 71 632 (M. Jagarinec)
PFO association "Kesten" Lepoglava Area of operation: town Lepoglava
Headquarters: Antuna Mihanovića 12, 42 250 Lepoglava
Year of founding: 2005.
President: Tomo Rešetar
Secretary: Adam Jug
Contact: 099/215 13 77 (T. Rešetar)
Contact: 091/597 74 98 (A. Jug)
PFO association "Opeka" Vinica Area of operation : Vinica municipality
Headquarters : Marcan, Vinička 5, 42 207 Vinica
Year of founding : 2007.
Predsjednica : Marija Hršak Bonjeković
Secretary: Tomo Brodar
Contact : 042/208 404 (T. Brodar)
PFO association "Hrast" Cestica Podrucje djelovanje: Cestica municipality, Varaždinska county
Headquarters: Dravska 1a, 42 208 Cestica
Year of founding: 2007.
President: Zvonko Majer
Tajnica: Kristina Golubić
Contact: 098/967 53 23 (K. Golubić)
PFO association "Graber" Novi Marof Area of operation: wider vicinity of Novi Marof
Headquarters: Zagorska 31, 42 220 Novi Marof
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Mladen Jakopović
Secretary: Siniša Jenkac
Contact: 098/246 345 (M. Jakopović)
PFO association "Toplički bregi" Varaždinske Toplice Area of operation: City of Varaždinske Toplice and the vicinity
Headquarters: M. Tita 4, 42 223 Varaždinske Toplice
Year of founding: 2008.
President: Miljenko Ratković
Secretary: Stjepan Denžić
Contact: 098/982 83 35 (M. Ratković); 099/31 68 895 (S. Denžić)
PFO association "Klen" Klenovnik Area of operation: Klenovnik municipality
Headquarters: Klenovnik bb, 42 244 Klenovnik
Year of founding: 2009.
President: Vladimir Hunjet
Secretary: Željko Pinarić
Contact: fax i tel: 042/763 397; 098/865 447 (V. Hunjet)
Vukovarsko-srijemska county
At the moment there are no PFO associations in this county
Zagrebačka county
PFO association "Zdenčina" Area of operation: Klinča sela municipality
Headquarters: Dominova bb, 10 452 Donja Zdenčina
Year of founding: 2007.
President : Imbro Pirša
Secretary: Vladimir Pirša
Contact: 099/562 05 04 (I.Pirša)
PFO association "Vrba" Area of operation: Vicinity of Vrbovec
Headquarters: Š. I. Kršnjavi 6, 10 340 Vrbovec
Year of founding: 2008.
President : Mate Špehar
Tajnica: Lidija Špehar Štos
Contact: 098/969 89 83 (L. Špehar Štos); 098/453 387 (M.Špehar)
Private forest and land users association "Cerovica" Area of operation: vicinity of Krašić and western part of Žumberak
Headquarters: Krašić 101, 10 454 Krašić
Year of founding: 2008.
President : Dujo Pavelić
Secretary: Damir Ilijanić
Contact telephone: 091/508 33 96 (D. Pavelić)
PFO association "Zimzelen" Pokupsko Area of operation: Pokupsko municipality
Headquarters: Pokupsko bb, business premises of the Pokupsko municipality
Year of founding:2008.
President: Stjepan Šandor
Secretary: Mirko Zgurić
Contact: 099/332 21 26 (S. Šandor)
