Jangseong Jebongsan Receives 'Excellence Award' in Forest Management Project Evaluation

[Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jebongsan Mountain in Jangseong, Jeonnam, received the 'Excellence Award' in the Korea Forest Service's '2021 Outstanding Forest Management Project Evaluation.'

According to the county on the 15th, the Outstanding Forest Management Project Evaluation is an annual project assessment conducted by the Korea Forest Service targeting local governments and regional forest services nationwide, aiming to improve the level of forest management projects through sharing best practices.

Jebongsan Mountain in Jangseong, which received the Excellence Award, is located close to Jangseong-eup urban area, making it a place with active resident traffic.

The county installed a forest bathing area, hiking trails, and an observatory there. Around the forest bathing area, they planted native flowering trees such as azaleas, ginger trees, and dogwoods, as well as oriental bittersweet vines to complete the landscape.

Through the public interest forest management project, a 'multi-layer mixed forest' composed of conifers and broadleaf trees in several layers was also created.

The multi-layer mixed forest filters fine dust to produce clean air and provides a growth environment where trees can grow healthily, greatly contributing to the expansion of forest resources.

The county formed an advisory group consisting of forest owners and local residents and held discussion meetings to gather opinions on the direction and promotion of the forest management project.

Based on this, the project has been steadily promoted with goals focused on forest landscape management, preservation of living environments, and improvement of timber production functions.

The county plans to continue the forest management project next year with a budget of 4.1 billion KRW, covering a total area of 2,149 hectares.

County Governor Yoo Doo-seok said, "We will continue to maximize the public value of forests through various forest projects and create a nature-friendly forest city."

Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu chg6001@asiae.co.kr

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