2002 year
97 he.
Foundation goals
Buktbalė strict nature reserve has been established to protect the typical communities of the de ciduous forests; hornbeam, swampy deciduous woodland, and alluvial forest habitats of the European community importance; and finding grounds and habitats of the protected species (Alisma lanceolatum, Bromopsis benekenii, Cerastium sylvaticum, Lythrum portula, Platanthera chlo rantha, Dendrocopos leucotos, Grus grus);