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"In this protected swath of woodland, a young ranger cohort is letting the forest get wilder again: spruce, fir, and beech thrive; fallen trees are left to nourish the ecosystem; and endangered or near-extinct species—adders, garden dormice, three-toed woodpeckers, wood grouse, and fungi like lemon yellow Trametes and “white icicle” Hericium flagellum—are returning. Veering off the narrow path isn’t advised, less for fear of Grimm’s witches than to safeguard this precious wilderness." - Christine Mortag