Gwangyang City Completes Restoration of Ecological Forest at Gwangyang-eup Usan Park and Opens It

Let's Experience Ecology and Play Actively with Children

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City announced on the 4th that it has completed the ‘Gwangyang-eup Usan Park Ecological Forest Restoration Project’ and opened it to the public.

The city promoted the Gwangyang-eup Usan Park Ecological Forest Restoration Project last year through the ‘Ecosystem Conservation Cooperation Fund Return Project’ to connect the disrupted ecosystem caused by unused vacant land within Usan Park and to create a healthy urban ecological environment.

The Ecosystem Conservation Cooperation Fund Return Project is a project carried out with national funding support by imposing and collecting charges to restore natural environments damaged by various development projects.

The city invested 400 million KRW in a 4,900㎡ ecological forest area in Usan Park to create ecological restoration spaces such as insect habitats, rain gardens, and wildflower gardens, as well as ecological experience spaces including ecological playgrounds and ecological trails.

Additionally, about 30 different plant species including herbaceous plants like Kirincho and Kkoripul, shrubs such as Kkotdaenggangnamu and Honggashinamu, and trees were planted in the ecological restoration area.

This restoration project was designed to restore the ecological forest connecting fragmented spaces into habitats for wild animals and plants, and to create ecological play and experience spaces for children. It was linked with the nearby Dream Tree Playground, which fosters children’s imagination, allowing children to engage with nature.

Kim Jae-hee, Director of the Environment Division, said, “We will continue to transform neglected or damaged areas within the city into spaces where people and nature coexist, creating a happy city of Gwangyang for children and citizens.”

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