The Best 'Forest Management Project Site' Nationwide is Gyeongbuk Yecheon-gun's 'Haneuljarak Park'

2020 Korea Forest Service Evaluation ... "Linking Water Resource Securing and Recreation Functions"

A panoramic view of Haneuljarak Park district located in Yongmun-myeon, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 16th that it was ranked first in the nationwide local government category of the '2020 Excellent Forest Management Sites' evaluated by the Korea Forest Service.

This year's evaluation saw participation from 13 institutions nationwide (cities, provinces, and regional forest services). After document screening and on-site inspections by experts including forest technologists from the Korea Forest Research Institute, five sites were finally selected. Gyeongsangbuk-do was chosen as number one with the highest score among local governments.

The Haneuljarak Park district (located in Yongmun-myeon, Yecheon-gun), selected as an excellent site, received high marks for implementing forest management that linked water resource securing with enhanced recreational functions. Haneuljarak Park is known as a tourist attraction where mountains and rivers harmonize, featuring nearby pumped-storage power plant upper dam, healing trails, and an observatory.

Choi Dae-jin, Director of the Environment and Forest Resources Bureau of Gyeongsangbuk-do, stated, "Not all forests are the same. We will do our best to enhance the value of forests through differentiated forest management suited to forest functions and provide better forest services to residents."

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