The total area of the state forest Fund owned by the akimat of Aktobe region is 215814 ha, including 49539 ha covered with forest. Compared to last year, the area covered by forest increased by 762 ha.
Currently, there are 7 forestry institutions in the region, where 367 people work. The lands of the state forest Fund are located in all districts of the region, except Baiganinsky.
The main activity of forest institutions is protection, protection, reproduction of forests and afforestation.
Currently, there are 7 forest nurseries with a total area of 50.8 hectares. Every year, 3.5 million seedlings are grown in nurseries. The cultivated plantings are used for planting forests on the lands of the state forest Fund, as well as for landscaping settlements.
Forest institutions, according to the forest management project, annually plant forests on an area of 927 hectares. This year, forest crops were planted on an area of 1,131 hectares.
Another important work carried out by forest institutions is monitoring the sanitary condition of forests, fighting forest diseases and pests.
For this purpose, work is being carried out on cutting down dead wood in forests, sanitary control and pest control.
In addition, every year in the spring and autumn periods, forest pathologists monitor diseases and pests. According to the received conclusion, forests are treated with various medications. As a result of this work, the elm leaf beetles, which are most often found in forests and on the territory of the city, have significantly decreased.