Development of the social functions of forest areas Krucz Forest District case study

The article presents the development of the non-productive functions of forest areas, with particular consideration of social functions, which include educational, tourist and recreational activity. The development of these functions has been presented using the example of the Krucz Forest District. The authors point to the visitors’ growing interest in the development of infrastructure and forms of activity. They emphasize that, the forest’s social functions in the forest district in question balance its productive (commercial) functions.