The first phase of the restoration work on the 580 hectares of forestry terrain destroyed by last September’s fire has begun and in mid January the Head of the regional Department of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, came to Calasparra to inspect the site.
The first phase of the emergency action plan for the Sierra del Molino and the Quipar Reservoir area includes a series of “priority actions” such as clearing the burnt trees and shrubs and eliminating the residues; cutting down damaged trees and cleaning and pruning the surviving ones.
At a site meeting to inspect the first regional investment of 197,000 Cerdá said: “The natural vegetation that was saved from the fire has been respected. These small patches of forest which have survived the flames are key to the self generation of the area. But it will take time.”
Between 2012 and 2015 the Director General of the Natural Patrimony and Biodiversity will take over the second phase of the project consisting of forestry work to encourage the existing plants and trees; replanting the area to encourage natural regeneration and constructing fire breaks.
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Cerdá also noted that work on the area around the Sierra del Molino (LIC) protected zone, which was destroyed by fire in 1991 but was not affected by last year’s fire, would continue through until March this year.
The region has invested 447,500 euros to clear and replant the 800 hectares between the Sierra del Molino and the Quipar Reservoir which was destroyed by the 1991 fire.
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