Forestry in Dongzhuang Township

Dongzhuang Township’s afforestation task in the 2008 rainy season was 1,700 acres, 2,000 acres of barren hills, and 220,000 Platycladus orientalis seedlings were planted. 140,000 Platycladus orientalis seedlings have been planted in the township, and 143,300 fish scale pits have been excavated, covering a total area of ??1,560 acres.

First, strengthen publicity and mobilization to raise public awareness of afforestation on barren hills. The township printed and distributed 700 pieces of clear paper on barren mountain afforestation, posted 127 slogans, built 32 warning signs for mountain closures and grazing prohibitions, held 3 afforestation training courses, held a meeting of the village branch secretaries under its jurisdiction, and invited Director Qin of the County Forestry Bureau to present Come for on-site demonstration and guidance. A five-member forest protection propaganda patrol team was established to publicize forestry regulations and the benefits of afforestation village by village, creating a strong atmosphere that "closing mountains is better than afforestation, and afforestation cannot be separated from closing mountains."

The second is to increase investment in greening barren hills to ensure that afforestation is effective. Adopt the method of government investment and implement the policy of "reward instead of subsidy". In addition to the higher-level department paying 0.5 yuan for each standard fish scale pit dug, the township government also provides a subsidy of 0.2 yuan for each surviving tree. The required labor services will be carried out by dedicated personnel organized by the village, and the township government will provide certain labor subsidies. After acceptance by the County Forestry Bureau, 0.7 yuan per tree will be paid based on the survival rate. In addition, the township government sent two professional and technical personnel to each afforestation village to provide follow-up guidance, and each person was paid a living subsidy of 5 yuan per day.

The third is to pay close attention to management and protection to consolidate the results of afforestation. All villages involved in afforestation have set up professional teams of 10-15 people, and the township and village have signed a letter of responsibility for afforestation in the rainy season. After afforestation, the township government will organize relevant personnel to check the survival rate in a timely manner. If the management and protection measures are appropriate and the survival rate reaches more than 95%, the village's main responsible person will be awarded 500 yuan. If the management and protection measures are not in place and the survival rate is below 90%, the village will be fined. 500 yuan for the main responsible person. Some villages implement segmented care and build a forest ranger house every 100 acres with 1-2 forest rangers. The village collective pays a forest ranger subsidy of 180 yuan per person per month, and the rangers live and eat in the mountains. At the same time, the township government has formulated "five mandatory" policies for afforestation on barren hills, namely: mandatory mountain closure and grazing prohibition, mandatory return of farmland to forests, mandatory prohibition of arson and deforestation, mandatory prohibition of deforestation, and mandatory prohibition of mountain clearing. Quarrying to consolidate the results of afforestation.