Preserving the state of the fallen acacia tree in Bao Nhai protective forest

Due to the impact of storm No. 10 causing heavy rain and strong winds, a hundred-year-old rosewood tree, listed as a rare and endangered forest plant, group IIA in the protective forest of Bao Nhai commune, fell naturally.

The oak tree stump fell due to the thunderstorm.

According to the inspection of the Bac Ha Regional Forest Protection Department, the fallen acacia tree has coordinates X: 440770, Y: 2491035 in lot 71d, compartment 1, Sub-area 165, Lang Bom village, Bao Nhai commune, located in a natural forest with protective function.

The fallen tree is 28 m long, has an average diameter of 50 cm, and weighs nearly 5.5 m ³ ; the tree stump that is still standing (from the ground to the point of collapse) is 1.8 m high, has a diameter of 85 cm, and weighs more than 1 m ³ ; the tree is intact and has not been impacted or damaged.

According to management records, the Trai tree has number 13, and is numbered according to the Management and Protection Plan for Coc Ly ironwood and trai wood forests, period 2021 - 2025.

Forest rangers and forest protection team of Lang Bom village check the status of fallen trees.

The fallen tree was 28 m long and had an average diameter of 50 cm.

Mr. Tran Quoc Hoan, Head of the Bac Ha Regional Forest Protection Department, said: “We have directed the Bao Nhai Commune Forest Protection Station to coordinate with the forest protection team to increase patrols and closely monitor the area. The fallen trees will be kept in their original state, and absolutely not allowed to be exploited or harvested to ensure strict management and protection of rare, precious, and endangered forest plants.”

Currently, the Forest Protection Department is continuing to monitor the scene and propagate to local people to raise awareness of forest protection, not to arbitrarily encroach or move the wood of the fallen tree.

The entire Bao Nhai commune currently has more than 486 hectares of special-use forest, of which 270 hectares are strictly protected with hundreds of precious trees such as nghien and trai. Over the years, forest management has been strictly implemented; each nghien and trai tree is tagged, numbered, and has GPS coordinates for monitoring. In this area, there are many ancient trees hundreds, even thousands of years old, contributing to the special value of Bao Nhai forest.

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