Work on cleaning illiquid wood is continuing on the territory of the forest fund of the Prigorodnyi forest district. “Currently, work is being carried out in blocks 71-82 of the Matyushinskiy precinct forestry, 7 people are involved, said the Precinct Forester Nursil Gibadullin. - The purpose of this type of work is not only to improve the sanitary condition of the forest fund and reduce the risk of forest fires, but also to ensure the safety of the population. We clean damaged, dead wood and emergency trees, we pay special attention to the territories along the roads to garden associations”.
According to him, in total this year, harvesting of illiquid wood in the territory of the forest fund of the Prigorodnyi forest district will be carried out on the area of 120 hectares.
For reference. Illiquid wood - wood that cannot be used for economic purposes due to the loss of technical qualities due to rot damage, as well as fires and other natural disasters. Illiquid wood is harvested in places where windfalls, windbreaks, snowbreaks, crown fires and other injuries are formed in the presence of illiquid wood more than 90% of the total stock of dead trees. First of all, work is carried out in specially protected areas, recreational areas, forest parks, forests that perform sanitary-hygienic and recreational functions, protective strips along roads, in memorial plantations and other especially valuable forest areas. On lands of other purpose and other categories of protective forests, illiquid wood is harvested if there is a threat of foci of harmful organisms or fire safety.