# Debate Intensifies: Are Wind Turbines Costing Germany Its Forest Heritage?

- Link: https://climatescience.press/?p=447859
- Published: 2026-06-01T08:10:23-07:00
- Author: uwe.roland.gross

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Josef Erhard, a retired forester from the Bavarian Forest (Bayerischer Wald), criticizes
plans for wind turbines in a priority wind energy area in his former district. He
warns that installing wind power in forests causes significant and lasting environmental
damage.

Wide access roads, crane pads, heavy machinery traffic, cable trenches, and large
concrete foundations lead to soil compaction, habitat fragmentation, and permanent
changes to the forest floor. Foundations with thousands of tons of reinforced concrete
remain in the ground even after decommissioning.

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From [NoTrickZone](https://notrickszone.com/2026/05/31/germanys-ecological-holocaust-once-fairy-tale-forests-getting-cleared-for-wind-turbines/)

_By [P Gosselin](https://notrickszone.com/author/admin/)_

**Germany is chronically stuck in “green” insanity. Prognosis: very poor. **

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_Symbol image generated by Grok AI_

Germany’s online [**Blackout News** just published an article](https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/foerster-warnt-vor-windkraft-im-wald/)
today titled: [The True Cost of Green Energy? A Forester’s Warning on Wind Turbines in the Woods](https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/foerster-warnt-vor-windkraft-im-wald/).

Germany has gone to arguably insane lengths to go green when it comes to generating
electricity. Not only is the country commiting economic suicide with its _Energiewende_,
it is also undergoing ecological suicide in some regions. One example is the destruction
of virgin, fairy tale forests, such as the [Reinhardswald in the state of Hesse](https://notrickszone.com/2025/06/22/german-wind-industry-now-destroying-german-forest-that-inspired-grimm-fairy-trales/).

The [Blackout News article](https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/foerster-warnt-vor-windkraft-im-wald/)
highlights a viral warning from **retired forester Josef Erhard**.

Speaking out against a planned wind energy zone in his former district within the
Bavarian Forest, Erhard leverages decades of boots-on-the-ground experience to shed
light on a side of the green transition that many city-dwellers and politicians 
rarely see.

**Incredibly destructive**

Many people assume that putting a wind turbine in a forest simply means clearing
a small circle for the mast. Erhard warns that the reality of the construction phase
is incredibly destructive.

To transport components like 80-meter-long rotor blades and to bring in heavy-duty
cranes, existing narrow logging trails must be drastically widened. New access roads
with massive turning radiuses have to be bulldozed straight through the trees, ditches
built to divert water away, turning quiet woodlands into heavy-construction zones.

“Wind power in the forest: that means forest clearing/deforestation,” reports [Blackout News](https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/foerster-warnt-vor-windkraft-im-wald/).

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_More deforestation to clear way for wind turbines in northern Germany. Photo by
P. Gosselin_

**Irreversible forest floor destruction**

Rich soil is the foundation of a healthy forest, and Erhard emphasizes that the 
damage done here is permanent – it cannot be reversed. The sheer weight of construction
vehicles causes severe soil compaction. Once compressed to this degree, the earth
loses its ability to absorb rainwater and nurture tree roots.

Huge construction road ditches intercept and redirect rainwater and streams away
from the downside forest, damaging the biotope.  Furthermore, each turbine requires
a massive reinforced concrete foundation dug deep into the earth—structures that
will remain buried long after the turbine’s lifespan is over. These too massively
interfere with the biotope’s water supply system.

**Unviable environment **

Forests aren’t just collections of trees; they are complex ecosystems. The area 
slated for development is a known habitat for protected species, including lynxes,
wildcats, bats, and birds of prey.

While forests can naturally recover from storms or beetle infestations, Erhard points
out that clearing land for wind energy permanently transforms natural habitats into
industrial zones. He pulled no punches regarding the threat to wildlife, grimly 
referring to the spinning blades as “shredders” for birds and insects.

**Water pollution**

Forests act as giant natural sponges and filters, playing a critical role in replenishing
groundwater and securing local drinking water. Erhard warns that digging deep trenches
for power cables, carving out roads, and compacting the soil disrupts natural water
flow patterns. In high-altitude ridge lines, this could have devastating consequences
for downslope water tables and community water supplies.

**Massscale damage and no benefit**

Finally, the veteran forester questions whether wind power in forests is actually
as sustainable as marketed. He points to the environmental impact of microplastic
shedding from the rotor blades, the risk of hydraulic oil leaks, and the carbon 
footprint of global supply chains required to source the thousands of tonnes of 
turbine materials.

Furthermore, he notes that regions like southern Germany are notoriously low-wind
areas, meaning these projects are often heavily dependent on government subsidies
while still requiring conventional power grids to back them up when the wind dies
down.

Josef Erhard urges policymakers to rigorously weigh the actual energy output of 
these turbines against the irreversible, long-term destruction of our natural carbon
sinks, biodiversity, and drinking water resources.

Not mentioned in the [Blackout News article](https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/foerster-warnt-vor-windkraft-im-wald/)
are the local climatic impacts that turbines have. Studies have shown that air speed
on the leeward side of the turbines causes the airt temperature to rise, which would
only contribute to drying out the forest whose water system has already been severely
damaged by the contruction.

In short, you can’t get more environmentally-criminally negligent than this source
of power.

Video of Erhard [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acy68hpPp88).

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