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Agriculture carries out activities in public forests of Lorca to prevent pests in trees damaged by snow (11/02/2011)

The director general of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, Pablo Fernández, today visited the work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water in various forests of the region Zarcilla Palm forest in the municipality of Lorca, which involves an investment of 461,500 euros, financed with EAFRD European aid and capital.

Fernandez stressed that the objective of this work is to "ensure long-term persistence of the mass of Aleppo from the action of external agents, increase vegetative vigor, enhance their growth and encourage the development of the various species that form of the undergrowth. "

On the mount of Tirieza Cabezo public and others eliminated a total of 160 feet of Aleppo pine infected by borers.

The most likely to develop this type of pest, said the director general, "are areas inaccessible due to the existence of steep slopes or the lack of roads, where there are pine affected by damage caused by the accumulation of snow, in which There is thinning and pruning to do. "

In the mountains of Pedro Ponce and snow also caused Ciller tronchamientos branches, feet down, and Pollard, which could lead to colonization by insects in spring drills.

To avoid problems in the healthy trees, were treated and 7.5 hectares of forest have been bucking the remains of the felling and pruning.

In the public forest Reverte and Source Atocha silvicultural activities have been conducted in more than 95 hectares, which have included thinning, pruning on the remaining foot and disposal of waste by chipping, as well as the upgrading of roads (nearly two miles of connecting Rambla Salada, the Cañada de Reverte and 400 meters from Atocha Source path).

It has also installed a pipe connection between a fire pond and a water birth.

In the environment of the Sierra del Gigante silvicultural treatments have been performed in 48 hectares of forest, reducing the density of 2,500 trees per hectare to 850 feet.

In addition, you will find two water points with environmental interest.

Continuity of action

The director general said that these actions "are continuing others made in previous years."

Thus, between 2009 and 2010 addressed three projects, one for defense against fire in the Sierra del Gigante SPA and Pericay, one for the improvement of public woodland cover of Source Atocha and one for improving masses and infrastructures against forest fires in the area of Palm Zarcilla.

Source: CARM

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