Korea National Park Service Extends Access Ban Period for Uido 'Pungseong Sagu'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] The West Office of Dadohaehaesang National Park under the Korea National Park Service (Director Lee Cheongyu) announced on the 2nd that the restricted access period to Uido Pungsung Sand Dunes, originally scheduled to end on the 15th of this month, will be extended until December 31, 2025.

Located in Dochomyeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Uido Pungsung Sand Dunes are known as a representative scenic resource of Dadohaehaesang National Park.

However, due to changes in the surrounding environment of the sand dunes (vegetation, weather, artificial structures, human activities, etc.), erosion of the dunes has accelerated, leading to a decline in their value.

Since 2011, Dadohaehaesang National Park has been implementing measures such as removing obstacles to sand movement and monitoring topographical changes to restore the original form of Uido Pungsung Sand Dunes, resulting in sand accumulation at the dune summit.

Although removing obstacles to sand movement has led to sand deposition at the dune summit and some restoration, the deposited sand at the summit is currently not maintaining a natural balance of deposition amounts along the slopes toward Seongchon (north side) and Donmok (south side) beaches.

The park office has identified the main factors hindering the maintenance of a consistent dune height at the summit, and since resolving these factors will require considerable time, they announced the extension of the access restriction period to restore the scenic resource properly.

Oh Changyoung, Head of Marine Resources at the West Office of Dadohaehaesang National Park, stated, “We will continue restoration projects until Uido Pungsung Sand Dunes regain their original form by inducing continuous sand deposition at the dune summit and shifting management directions through scientific monitoring.”

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