Regulations on the protection of the BLN object Scheidnössli and adjacent habitats in the municipality of Erstfeld - Protection Objectives

1. Purpose of this Regulation

a) To ensure the long-term, undiminished, and comprehensive preservation of the Scheidnössli area (municipality of Erstfeld) with its unique geological exposures at the contact between the crystalline structure and the sedimentary cover of the Aar Massif. The broom heath-pine forest, dry meadows, and amphibian breeding waters, where the preservation of rare habitats and protected animal and plant species is paramount, should be maintained through targeted management. Furthermore, suitable measures should be taken to make these geological exposures accessible to a broader public as educational and research objects.

b) The special protection of amphibians and reptiles.

2. The management and cultivation of the area shall be guided by the conservation goals for nature and landscape that are to be pursued. Concerning the forest area, management and cultivation shall be primarily directed by the principles of protective forest management.

1. Protection Zone Plan Scheidnössli


1. The geological exposures in the Scheidnössli area and the adjoining dry meadows and amphibian spawning waters in the municipality of Erstfeld are placed under protection. The following conservation objects (areas) listed in the cantonal protection inventory are components of these regulations

Inventory No. | Name | Significance

LS.1206.04 | Scheidnössli Landscape | national (No.1610)

NS.1206.24 | Dry Meadows in the Neat-Portal Area | regional

NS.1206.26 | Scheidnössli Geotope | regional

1. The protected area is divided into the following protection zones

a) Geotope Protection Zone

b) Core Zone Geotope

c) Core Zone Dry Meadow

2. The location and boundaries of the protection zones are specified in the protection zone plan in the annex, which is an integral part of these regulations.

3. The "Geotope Protection Zone" aims to preserve larger surface manifestations of this contact zone as well as their viewability and accessibility.

4. The "Core Zone Geotope" aims to preserve the unique geological exposures without impairment.

5. The "Core Zone Dry Meadow" aims to preserve the species-rich dry meadows and the adjacent forest edges, as well as the amphibian breeding waters with their site-specific plant communities and animal assemblages.

1. Prohibited in the protection zones according to Article 3 are all measures, constructions, and facilities that

a) endanger or impair the protected objects

b) harm plants or animals

c) adversely change the natural conditions

d) disrupt the landscape appearance

2. In particular, it is prohibited

a) to erect constructions and facilities of any kind unless they serve the protection purpose or forest management

b) to alter the terrain, particularly by depositing, excavating, and removing materials

c) to alter the geological exposures

d) to drive in the area outside the official paths, unless for maintenance and upkeep purposes in accordance with these regulations

e) to leave any kind of waste

3. Existing impairments must be reversed or reduced. Exempt are all works established for forest management.

4. Measures to prevent natural hazards remain permissible, taking the protection objectives into account.

1. In the “Core Zone Geotope,” in addition to the general protection provisions under Article 4, the following are prohibited

a) entering the terrain outside the paths designated in the protection zone map, unless for maintenance and upkeep measures in accordance with this regulation

b) removing rock samples and collectible items

c) using any type of tools to break rocks

1. In the "Core Zone of Dry Meadows," in addition to the general protection provisions pursuant to Article 4, it is prohibited to

a) disturb, capture, injure, or kill wild animals; the authorized hunting remains exempted

b) pick, dig up, or destroy rare or protected plants

c) introduce non-native animals and plants

d) kindle fires

e) use plant protection products according to Annex 2.5 or fertilizers and equivalent products according to Annex 2.6 of the Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (SR 814.81)

1. The protected area shall be maintained and managed appropriately and in accordance with the site, if necessary. All maintenance and management activities must adhere to the conservation objectives. The Office for Spatial Development, in collaboration with the Office for Forest and Wildlife and after consulting the affected landowners, shall prepare a separate management and maintenance plan.

2. The planning and oversight of forest management fall within the responsibilities of the Office for Forest and Wildlife.

3. The Office for Spatial Development and the Office for Forest and Wildlife shall implement suitable measures to ensure the execution of the management and maintenance plan.

4. Within the framework of this regulation and the available credits, the Directorate of Justice may enter into contracts with the affected landowners or managers to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the protected area.

5. If the landowners or managers are unable to ensure the maintenance of dry meadows and amphibian spawning areas themselves, they are obliged to permit maintenance and management to be conducted by the Canton of Uri or its representatives.

1. The Office for Spatial Development, in consultation with the Office for Forestry and Hunting and with the landowners, marks the boundaries of the protected objects and the management units in the field, as well as the paths accessible to the public, insofar as this is necessary for the protection of the objects.

1. Landowners or land managers are entitled to appropriate compensation, based on Article 18c, paragraph 2 of the NHG and within the framework of contractual agreements, if the previous use is restricted or a service is provided without corresponding economic return in the interest of protection objectives.

2. Ordered fencing work to achieve protection objectives will be financed by the canton.

1. The Office for Spatial Development enforces this regulation in collaboration with the Office for Forestry and Wildlife. It supervises the protected sites and oversees the protection objectives. It conducts success controls to ensure quality assurance.

2. The enforcement in the forest is the responsibility of the Office for Forestry and Wildlife.

3. If special circumstances exist, particularly when the protection objectives according to Article 1 or a predominant public or scientific interest require it, the Directorate of Justice may, in consultation with the Office for Forestry and Wildlife, grant exceptions to the provisions of this regulation under safeguarding conditions. It may attach conditions and stipulations thereto.

4. The Directorate of Justice issues a concept for visitor management.

1. The cantonal and federal legal penal provisions apply.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on July 1, 2024.