Now, however, forest lands are privatized again and have been returned to their previous owners. There is a predominance of pine, fir, birch, and mixed forests. The forestry works according to complex forestry management, the aim of which is the protection and restoration of forests, land-reclamation, building of roads and highways and the preparation, partial processing and sale of wood and the organizing of commercial hunting. Part of the timber, mostly firewood, is sold to the local inhabitants in the form of standing timber. A total of 85-90,000 m3 of solid wood are produced and sold each year.
Wood is sold in Lithuania and also exported to Germany, Sweden, Holland and Russia.
Seedlings for the restoration of the forests are grown in the forestry arboretum, which has 77 different kinds of ornamental trees and bushes available for sale. They are usually grown either in open ground or using a closed-root system, i.e., in rolls and pots. Some seedlings have recently been grown in containers. As regards wildlife in the area, the forests are home to moose, deer, roe deer, wild boars, hares, wolves, foxes and other small animals and birds. The forests provide recreational facilities for a large part of the population.