Urban forests of Perm explained

The total area of urban forests of Perm in 2006 was 33,890 ha (338.90 km²). They are controlled by the Perm urban forestry commission (ru|Муниципальное учреждение «Пермский городской лесхоз»). On September 5, 2005 by Order #400-P of the governor of Perm Oblast, control over the local urban forests was transferred from federal forestries to the city.^[1]

In 2005 the Perm municipal urban forestry commission reported taking the following measures:

• Gathering of wind-fallen trees and deadfalls in Chernyayevsky Forest over an area of 11 ha.
• Gathering of rubbish over an area of 54 ha.
• Maintenance of forest over an area of 6 ha.
• Some 3.5 ha of pine-trees were planted in Chernyayevsky Forest
• Measures were taken in biological forest pestscontrol; artificial nests were placed:
  • in Chernyayevsky Forest (80 nests);
  • in SPNT (Special Protected Natural Territory) "Sosnovy Bor" (70 nests);
  • in the forests of Ordzhonikidzevsky City District (60 nests);
  • in the forests of Kirovsky and Dzerzhinsky city districts (74 nests).
• 18 violations were noted, files were transferred to the MVD and Rosprirodnadzor (Russian nature inspection).
• 18 barriers were installed to prevent cars from entering Chernyayevsky Forest.
• 16 forest fires were extinguished.

See also

• Trees and shrubs of Perm

Notes and References

1. Состояние и охрана окружающей среды г. Перми в 2005 г.: Справочно-информационные материалы. / Муниципальное управление по экологии и природопользованию. Пермь, 2006. PDF