Yangcheon-gu, Maintenance of Hazardous Trees in Kindergartens and Schools

Kindergartens and 90 Elementary, Middle, and High Schools Receive Tree Removal and Pruning Support for Hazardous Trees
After Field Survey, Target Institutions Confirmed; Experts and Equipment Deployed for Clearing Dead and Obstructive Trees

Appearance After Maintenance of Hazardous Trees in Kindergarten

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) is launching a hazardous tree maintenance project this month targeting 90 schools and kindergartens in the area to create a safe educational environment where children can move around with peace of mind.

Schools and kindergartens often lack sufficient personnel and equipment, making it difficult to manage hazardous trees around flower beds and playgrounds that obstruct students' passage.

Accordingly, the district plans to contribute to creating a pleasant and safe learning environment by supporting the removal and pruning of hazardous trees at schools and kindergartens using specialized tree maintenance personnel and equipment.

The support targets institutions requiring hazardous tree maintenance among a total of 90 locations: 30 elementary schools (including 12 attached kindergartens), 19 middle schools, 15 high schools, 24 private kindergartens, and 2 standalone public kindergartens.

The maintenance targets include ▲dead trees ▲leaning trees ▲trees closely attached to buildings or fences that pose safety risks ▲branches hanging over windows or fences, or overgrown branches requiring canopy control. However, ornamental pruning for aesthetic improvement is excluded from the support.

Schools and kindergartens wishing to have hazardous trees maintained should conduct their own survey and submit the hazardous tree maintenance survey form by official document by the 23rd of this month. The district will conduct preliminary on-site inspections for institutions requesting maintenance, finalize the maintenance targets, and prioritize trees with higher risk to complete all maintenance by May.

Meanwhile, the district has been supporting hazardous tree maintenance in schools since 2008 and has maintained over 2,100 hazardous trees at 85 schools and kindergartens in the area over the past five years.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “We plan to proactively maintain hazardous trees that could pose unexpected risks to our children to create a pleasant and safe educational environment,” adding, “We will thoroughly check even the smallest risk factors and proceed without delay to ensure that children can attend their learning spaces with peace of mind.”

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