The forest nurseries prepare the ice-boxes for planting stock storage

Very soon spring reforestation works will start in the forests. As a preparation, in each district forestry on the territory of forest nurseries and silvicultural areas the “snow piles” for temporary storage of planting stock are collected. The ice-boxes are usually organized in close proximity to areas of plantation that allows not using the transport and wasting valuable spring time for planting stock transportation.

In addition, it was recommended to the staff of the Ministry to lay down the seeds of forest plantations for the stratification for their preparation for sowing. During stratification the seeds are placed for a while in a cold and moist environment that simulates the natural process that now occurs in nature when the seeds are on the soil under the snow.