The Council of Fene (A Coruña) It will repopulate 20,000 square meters of public land with native species. The Concellaría de Urbanismo already pine and eucalyptus felling began in several farms belonging to the municipality, some located next to private plots or next to the roads and others bordering with facilities.
The objective of this initiative coordinated by Environment and Ensino is to comply with the fire prevention regulations and leave the land prepared for develop an educational and environmental project with educational centers. The cleanups already started will focus on the removal of pine and eucalyptus trees in several plots of the parishes of Barallobre and Limodre. Thus, most of the work will focus on the elimination of pyrophyte species on both sides of the road that connects the municipal cemetery with the Vilar do Colo industrial estate, where, in addition, the water reservoir that supplies the industrial area is located.
The second performance will be near the beach of the river Sandeu, where the municipality has three plots of 908 square meters in which it will cut and remove the wood. The town hall too will crush the biomass with the aim of not leaving combustible material and biomass on the land while contributing to soil fertilization.
The works
Urbanism agreed with several forestry companies the development of the works without costs for the municipal coffers. “On municipal properties that are being cleaned there are no continuous masses of a certain quality that allow a timber harvest liable to put the cutting works out to public auction. Furthermore, in places such as around the Sandeu river beach, the extraction is really complicated, so the recommendation of the municipal technicians was that it be agreed with the companies to clean the land in exchange for the wood, “he explained the owner of the area, Manuel Polo.
The work is expected to continue in other areas, such as in the surroundings of the Cadavo, where There are several large eucalyptus trees “very close to the houses” that must be removed for safety. Polo reminds in this regard that it is mandatory to keep the surroundings of homes, public roads and facilities clean of weeds and pyrophytes.
The elimination of eucalyptus and pine trees will lead to orderly restocking with native species. This work will be organized by Environment and Ensino, which today began to define the scope and species to be used, although the initial idea is to use fruit chestnuts and oaks. The intention of the departments is to involve the Fenese education centers as part of training and environmental awareness.
