The reserve
At the very back of the valley of Muota, one of the most pristine forests in the Alps has outlasted through time: the Bödmerenwald. Parts of the forest resemble a virgin forest and are mostly unaffected by humans. Extending over an area of 550 ha, the forest stocks on a wide Karst landscape disrupted by trenches and cracks.
The remarkable columnar growth form of many spruce trees is an adaptation to vast snow masses. Gnarled, weathered mountain pines grow on dry rock surfaces, while curiously crooked downy birch trees root in the coldest hollows and crevices.
