Why active management?
A varied landscape, with its corresponding diversity of both plants and animals, requires constant adjustments. Without intervention, the landscape becomes increasingly uniform, which results in a steadily smaller group of plants and animals being able to survive. And that is the opposite of what the Park aims for.
So what does the Park want?
Through management, we seek to preserve—and where possible further develop—the characteristic Veluwe landscapes, the landscapes as encountered here by the Kröller-Müller couple. Examples include dry and wet heathlands, drifting sands, and various types of forest.
A wide variety of vegetation and landscapes automatically leads to a wide variety of plants and animals. After all, every animal and every plant has its own preferences when it comes to, for example, shelter, moisture, and food. This brings us to another goal of De Hoge Veluwe National Park: high biodiversity. Biodiversity simply means a diversity of life forms—of both flora and fauna.
Management of open landscapes
Each type of landscape requires a different approach to management.
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