Celebrating 30 years LIFE in Bulgaria with a new forest
Two new machines will operate in NESE forests
Two new specialized machines will start operating today on the territory of the Northeastern State Enterprise. The equipment is purchased under the project „Forests of the Northeast“ – LIFE IASHAB implemented by the enterprise. One of the machines is equipped with a shredder used to process vegetation residues after felling. The second machine is to used for soil preparation of cleared areas for afforestation.
In the coming weeks, 50 hectares will be cleared and prepared for afforestation in the forest areas of the State Hunting Unit – Sherba using the new machines. During the forthcoming fall season all prepared areas will be afforested with seedlings of local tree species – oak and ash. By the end of the year, the equipment will operate in forest areas on the territory of State Forestry Unit – General Toshevo and State Hunting Unit – Balchik where soil preparation of nearly 17 hectares will be carried out. The prepared areas will be afforested with saplings of local species such as field ash, silver linden, Turkish oak, maple, aspen and wild cherry.
Within the project, a total of 105 ha of plantations of non-native invasive species in poor state and of low productivity will be reconstructed. In their place will be afforested typical of the Northeast mixed deciduous forests which form natural habitats important for both local communities and the conservation of biological diversity. The project „Forests of the Northeast“ is worth 1,386,763 euros and is implemented with the financial support of LIFE Nature 2019 Program of the European Commission.
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