News

And the cutting of Vollskogen proceeds. In all of this chaos it seems too good to be true that Opsahl Bolig reached out to us yesterday with a pleasantly surprising message: They wish to correct some of the statements they most recently made in Ås Avis concerning the development of Ås Hageby. Opsahl stressed, that […]

We heard rumors that SiÅs is not even close to any agreement with Opsahl Bolig about the use of Nedre Pentagonvei as a construction road. Therefore, we consider the cutting this weekend as a hasty attempt and strategic choice to present SiÅs and NMBU with a ‘fait accompli’ (accomplished facts). There are less arguments to […]

Yesterday a few people gathered around 11:00 at the Nedre Pentagonvei parking lot to protest the cutting of Vollskogen. We managed to delay cutting works for some time by being close to the harvester, asking the workers plenty of questions, and notifying them about the protected trees as well as of the nonsensical development project […]

Here are some impressions from yesterday, Friday 24th of January. A few people delayed the cutting by talking to the forest workers. Nevertheless, large parts of the inner forest were destroyed by the evening. We have noticed a few cut trees that exceeded the legally protected size of 40cm diameter. Today, we mark those trees […]

When: Saturday, 25th of January, 2025, 11:00 Where: Nedre Pentagonvei parking lot The cutting of Vollskogen has started. On Friday, 24th of January, a Viken Skog harvester made their way from Kjerringjordet on the northern fringe of the forest towards its center. The cutting proceeds fast and as of Friday evening, large parts of the […]

You probably heard or saw it already: They have started to cut trees in the northern fringe of Vollskogen this morning. We have waited with this post until now to get some more information and organize ourselves. We are currently unsure whether SiÅs and NMBU have given permission to the use of Nedre Pentagonvei, or […]

Sign (and make your friends sign) the Vollskogen petition! Show SiÅs that you urge them to reject any agreement with Opsahl Bolig about the use of Nedre Pentagonvei for construction! And then…see you in the forest for the next bonfire!

In response to Opsahl’s announcement to cut Vollskogen soon we invite everyone interested to join the weekly forest-bonfires. We meet up every Monday betwen 17:00 and 19:00 in the forest (close to the entrance from Nedre Pentagonvei parking) to exchange ideas, discuss the current situation and enjoy time together. There is going to be tea […]

On December 19th, 2024, Ås Avis published an article with the title Nå skal det hogges i Vollskogen: –⁠ Skal være til minst mulig sjenanse (Now Vollskogen will be cut: “It must be as little nuisance as possible”).  In this article Opsahl Bolig (the developer of around 200 family homes called ‘Ås Hageby’) announced that […]