In 2023, the planting plan is 11.5 million trees on an area of 1950 hectares. The volume is divided into spring 880 ha and autumn 1070 ha. The spring plan for planting trees was overfulfilled on an area of 1826 hectares with a plan of 880 hectares (implementation 207.5%). To date, a total of 11.07 million trees have been planted during afforestation work, with a plan of 5.02 million trees, taking into account the addition (implementation 213%). Work will continue in the autumn.
In order to fulfill the plan for planting forests in the following years, forestry institutions carry out the following work:
in 2022, they collected and harvested hardwood forest seeds (more than 11 tons), and pine cones (collected 237 tons). There are 7 cone dryers, which processed 237 tons of cones and received 2370 kg of pine seeds. In autumn, more than 12 tons of forest seeds were sown in nurseries.
- this spring, more than 2.2 tons of forest seeds were sown in nurseries on an area of 8 hectares (coniferous 418 kg, deciduous 1800 kg)
- carry out the collection and preparation of forest seeds (the collection of birch seeds has begun),
- carry out the cultivation of planting material, watering and care work.
There are 11 forest nurseries (4 permanent and 7 temporary) in forestry institutions with a total area of 171 ha. In connection with the increase in the cultivation of planting material, design estimates have been developed for the construction of 2 new permanent forest nurseries with a total area of 86 hectares (61 hectares in the Zerenda district of the Bukpa forestry and 25 hectares in the Atbasar district of the Maralda forestry). In addition, forestry institutions have carried out work to expand and increase the area of temporary nurseries.
In 2022, at the expense of the regional budget, 3 UAZ-Farmers with a Yermak high-pressure fire-fighting system, 1 MTZ-1221 tractor, 9 cars, 2 Gazel flatbeds, 15 disc harrows, 2 plows and 5 Aquarius complexes were purchased for forestry institutions.
This year, an additional 578 million tenge has been allocated from the regional budget. of which 108 million tenge for the implementation of silvicultural work. 370 million tenge for equipping the material and technical base of forestry institutions and 100 million tenge for uniforms.
Protection and protection of the forest
In order to carry out preventive measures to combat forest fires, the following work was carried out - 212 prescriptions were issued to agricultural formations, 5,580 leaflets on the topic of fire were distributed, 213 lectures, seminars were held, articles were published in regional newspapers - 63, sold out on the topic of fire 223 units.
In the current year, maintenance of mineralized strips was carried out with a length of 8,609 km, with a plan of 10,613 km or 81%.
The arrangement of mineralized strips with a length of 1897 km was carried out, with a plan of 1,897 km or 100%.