Jan 10 2012
BRIEF PROGRESS REPORT ON SHANXI REFORESTATION
BRIEF PROGRESS REPORT ON SHANXI REFORESTATION
Inspection
Report on Area 21, Si Jiang Village, Shi Lou, Shanxi Province, China in
October, 2011
An inspection trip was carried out by Dr. & Mrs. TANG and Mrs. Grace LO between 26th and 29th Oct., 2011, to follow up the progress of the reforestation program at Si Jiang Village, Shi Lou, Shanxi Province, China.
The details are as below: -
1. The reforestation program covers an area of 139 acres at Area 21 of Si Jiang Village, Shi Lou,
Shanxi Province. Temporary workers from the Village who were employed by our Contractor in the middle of 2011 dug all trenches for seedling planting. The trenches are shown in the photos below: -
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2. The planting of seedlings for this season had just started when we arrived at the Village on 27th Oct., 2011. As we climbed up the hilly path to the site, we saw that seedlings were being delivered on site, waiting to be planted soon. Also, there were husks being piled up at the side of the path, to be mixed into the topsoil for refilling the trenches after planting of the seedlings.
These are shown in the photos below: -
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Seedlings had been carefully chosen and trimmed for better results. Besides, all seedlings to be planted for the day were carried to the site in two groups, some in the morning and the rest after lunch. This is to avoid leaving young seedlings being exposed to sun for too long so as to keep them in good shape for planting. Photos taken on site are shown below: -
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4. On the planting site, there was also a supervisor, to check and to make sure that all work was being carried out properly.
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5. A small section of Area 21 had been damaged by the construction work of the local natural gas pipe. Our Contractor promised to repair all damaged trenches before seedlings were to be planted. The photo below shows the situation.
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6. We received reports from Si Jiang Village that all seedlings planting had been
completed at the end of Nov., 2011. A total of 30,580 nos. of mixed seedlings had been planted. They included: 刺 槐， 杏， 山桃，側柏， 文冠果，火炬。 Pine bark was yet to be applied around all newly planted seedlings in the coming Spring time. The Contractor decided to postpone this procedure for the safety of the workers because the site was very damp and slippery due to the higher than the average rainfall this Autumn and a heavy snowfall right after the planting work.
7. The Outlook of the Program in the Year of 2012
Our Shanxi Reforestation Team will double check in the Spring of 2012 to make sure that pine bark will be applied as soon as the weather and workforce allow.
As tree trenches were dug properly, seedlings were carefully chosen, trimmed and planting work was carried out accordingly, together with higher than the average rainfall of this autumn, heavy snowfall right after completion of the planting work in Si Jiang area, we expect that the young trees will
grow well in the coming Spring.
Reported by: Mrs. Grace LO and Dr. Philip TANG,
Shanxi Reforestation Team,
Green Action Charity Foundation Limited
Date: 15 December, 2011
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