Citizens Join 'Spring Welcome Pohang Cheolgilsup Forest Care'... Enhancing the Prestige of Model Urban Forest!

Commemoration of Certification... Installation of Plaque and Unveiling Ceremony

Spring Preparations Including Planting Spring Flowers and Fertilizer Application

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dong-guk Lee] On the 22nd, Pohang City held the 'Spring Greeting Cheolgil Forest Care Event' at Cheolgil Forest to commemorate the certification of the Republic of Korea Model City Forest.

On the 22nd, Pohang City held an unveiling ceremony for the installation of a plaque to commemorate the certification of Cheolgilsup as an exemplary urban forest.

About 100 local residents, including local self-sustaining organizations such as the Rotary Club and Yeongilman Rotary Club, which are volunteer agreement organizations for Cheolgil Forest, participated in this event. Starting with the unveiling ceremony of the Model City Forest plaque, they continued activities to care for Cheolgil Forest, such as applying solid fertilizer and planting spring flowers along the walking trails.

On that day, citizens worked in pairs to directly apply solid fertilizer to about 500 trees. The solid fertilizer was spread along the edges of the trees in early spring when the growth activity of the trees begins in earnest. The nutrients gradually dissolve into the soil, providing long-term effects.

In addition, to express citizens' affection for Cheolgil Forest, about 1,000 spring viola flowers, whose flower language means 'Please love me,' were planted in round pots.

A citizen who participated in the event said, "I am very proud that Cheolgil Forest, which I often visit for walks, has earned the title of Model City Forest," and added, "I will use Cheolgil Forest with a high sense of civic awareness and responsibility befitting this title."

The 'Model City Forest' is a system certified by the state for urban forests that are exemplary in creation and management according to the 'Act on the Creation and Management of Urban Forests.' It was first implemented in 2022, and in Korea, only Pohang Cheolgil Forest and Pyeongtaek Urban Wind Path Forest have this certification.

The Model City Forest Certification Committee highly evaluated the 9.3 km-long Pohang Cheolgil Forest as a hub-type linear urban forest in the city center with great potential for future development, and noted that it is excellently managed as a space for citizens' rest, culture, and experience.

In particular, not only was there participation from civil society from the creation process, but various local events held year-round in Cheolgil Forest, volunteer organizations, and citizen participation activities greatly contributed to its selection as a Model City Forest.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang is directly applying solid fertilizer to the trees in the Cheolgil Forest.

Mayor Kang-deok Lee said, "The Model City Forest certification signifies that Pohang City has become a standard for urban forest creation and management in Korea. I hope Pohang citizens take pride and use Cheolgil Forest," and added, "Through the Pohang Greenway Project, represented by Cheolgil Forest, we will continuously expand urban forests and strive to create a pleasant residential environment by dramatically changing the urban image and spatial structure."

Pohang City is planning a complex cultural exhibition space using a decommissioned Mugunghwa-ho passenger train car in Cheolgil Forest. Along with this, around the Yanghak-dong urban garden, a 'Cheolgil Forest Citizen Plaza' will be created as a cultural community space, and thorough management will be ensured through safety accident prevention and expansion of convenience facilities throughout the entire section.

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