Muan-gun Provides Scenic Improvements of 'Forests' Around Urban Areas for Visitors

Muan-gun conducted forest management around urban green spaces and major tourist attractions. (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) plans to provide beautiful sights to tourists and residents visiting Muan by conducting forest maintenance around residential green spaces and major tourist attractions.

Until now, afforestation and forest maintenance projects have focused on the sustainable production of timber and enhancing the public value of forests, but recently, resolving environmental issues around residential areas and creating landscapes have become important.

Accordingly, targeting 9.3 hectares including the soon-to-open Muan Healing Forest, Seongdong Reservoir area, and parks around Namak Elementary School, the county carried out vine removal and thinning projects to improve the surrounding landscape and planted 7,710 trees such as camellia, maple, and cornelian cherry.

In addition, the county focused on vine removal projects in areas where the landscape was damaged by kudzu vines, which had caused many complaints, thereby increasing residents' satisfaction. The public forest maintenance project along the Yeonjingsan hiking trail also provided an open view, receiving great responses from hikers.

A county official stated, “Next year, we will devote all efforts to afforestation such as tree planting and forest maintenance around urban areas to pass on even more beautiful forest recreational spaces to future generations.”

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