Selection of 'Excellent Afforestation Sites' Including Gumi Baekhapnamu Plantation Area

In the forest afforested by the Gumi National Forest Management Office, tulip trees grow tall towards the sky. The Korea Forest Service has selected this afforestation site as the best afforestation site of the year. Photo by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Five sites, including the lily tree plantation managed by the Gumi National Forest Management Office, have been selected as ‘Excellent Plantations.’

The Korea Forest Service announced the results of this year’s ‘Excellent Plantations We Have Grown’ evaluation on the 27th.

Excellent plantations are selected to recognize plantations where trees suitable for the surrounding environment have been planted and forests managed to achieve forest management goals. This is the second year the Excellent Plantations selection has been conducted, following last year.

Prior to selection, the Korea Forest Service evaluated broadleaf tree plantations nationwide, managed by local governments and national forest management offices, where five years have passed since the seedlings were planted.

Based on the evaluation results, the lily tree plantation of the Gumi National Forest Management Office was selected as the top prize site. The Excellence Award went to Hongcheon County in Gangwon Province and Hamyang County in Gyeongnam Province, while the Encouragement Award was jointly given to the Suncheon Management Office of the Western Regional Forest Service and Haenam County in Jeonnam Province.

Among these, the lily tree plantation was highly evaluated for its excellent landscape due to continuous growth management of the planted trees since 2008, its utilization as an urban forest, and its role in blocking fine dust emitted from nearby industrial complexes from entering the city. This plantation was established in the Waegwan Industrial Complex in Chilgok County.

Previously, the Korea Forest Service began tree planting projects for national land conservation and reforestation in 1946.

Currently, beyond conservation and reforestation, the Korea Forest Service is promoting afforestation projects focused on enhancing the economic and public value of forests, such as national timber resource stockpiling, expanding carbon sinks, and reducing fine dust, to establish a virtuous cycle economy system for forests on the ground.

Hwang Seong-tae, Director of Forest Resources at the Korea Forest Service, said, “The Korea Forest Service is planting about 10,000 hectares of broadleaf trees annually in response to the increasing demand for domestic broadleaf timber. Broadleaf trees are species that can prepare us for future climate change, and the Korea Forest Service will strive to create excellent broadleaf plantations using differentiated afforestation techniques.”

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