The Urban Environment Committee decided on Tuesday that the city will apply to the ELY Centre for the establishment of a new nature reserve.
Turku wants to establish a new nature reserve in the Mälikkälän forest. The city is applying to the ELY Centre of Southwest Finland for a decision under the Nature Conservation Act to establish a new nature conservation area.
The extensive, almost untouched Mälikkälänmäsä is located between Turku Länsikeskus and Kuninkoja in Raisio.
According to the city’s application, about 90 hectares of the more than 100 hectares of forest would be set aside. Fields and pastures are excluded from the delimitation.
11 resident associations in the area have made a municipal initiative on the matter in 2018.
The city environment board decided on the matter on Tuesday.