July 30, 2018,  Sławomir Piętka MSc, Eng. – specialist in dendrology and dendrometry from the Department of Forestry and Ecology of the Forest, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Development of the University of Warmia and Mazury, made a preliminary inspection of the forest area of the Research Station in Mikołajki. He assessed our forest as a “fresh mixed forest” rich with species such as: pine, spruce, larch, juniper, hake, beech, hornbeam, oak, lime, poplar, maple, willow, cherry, alder, birch, walnut, robinia, laurel. He estimated the age of some pines for about 150 years! The purpose of the visit was to explore the possibilities of conducting at the Research Station in Mikołajki didactic classes  (engineering works, bachelor’s) and research work in the field of forestry sciences by students and scientists from the UWM Forestry Department.