Nature reserves in our neighborhood, Bålsta, Sweden We have worked with Nature reserves. In Sweden, and in Bålsta, there are a lot of nature reserves. It´s a challenge of our region to beware the nature, the birds, the flowers, the drinkable water in our big lake Mälaren and to be able to breathe the air. We live in a part of Sweden where there is a lot of people, industries and traffic. We people are stressing our region hard. The nature reserves is an important deal of environmental work in our region. Why do we have nature reserves? Preserving biodiversity Nurture and preserve valuable natural environments Meet the needs of outdoor recreation areas Protect, restore and innovate valuable natural environments Protect, restore or innovate habitats for protected species We have eight nature reserves in Bålsta, one of them is protect by the municipality and the other by the state. We also have eight areas who is protected by Natura 2000, which is a network of...