Sustainable ancestral forest

Eco-forester whirs electrically through the green forest

Ludovico Tacoli - here with his son Fridolin on his arm - thinks in generations!(Bild: Imre Antal)

The off-road vehicle is electric, the forester's lodge is a solar power plant: this is how sustainably a Pielachtal forester looks after the paradisiacal ancestral forest.

The Tacoli family's estate has been rooted in its homeland for centuries. "We think in generations and look after the heritage of our ancestors in the spirit of the green creation in which we are embedded," explains family father Ludovico Tacoli, whose castle is located in Fridau in the district of St. Pölten.

Electric off-roader saves 2160 liters of diesel
Now the committed environmental pioneer whirs around between his forestry administration and the neighboring village of Weinburg in a four-wheel drive off-road truck. "As one of the first 4x4 vehicles to be delivered in Austria, it is quiet and electric. It saves us 2160 liters of diesel," says Tacoli.

A new all-wheel drive vehicle is the latest addition to the "eco-forester's" range.(Bild: Imre Antal)

The young aristocrat has also ennobled the Maierhof, which was first mentioned in a document in 1630, as an ecological building jewel. The carefully installed PV system saves 82,000 kilos on site. Another unique project is the revitalization of six kilometers of the Pielach river. The restoration has resulted in the blossoming of a 20 (!) hectare nature reserve.