The total area of urban forests of Perm in 2006 was 33,890 ha (338.90 km2). They are controlled by the Perm urban forestry commission (Russian: Муниципальное учреждение «Пермский городской лесхоз»). On September 5, 2005 by Order #400-P of the governor of Perm Oblast, control over the local urban forests was transferred from federal forestries to the city.[1]
In 2005 the Perm municipal urban forestry commission reported taking the following measures:
- Gathering of wind-fallen trees and deadfalls in Chernyayevsky Forest over an area of 11 ha.
- Gathering of rubbish over an area of 54 ha.
- Maintenance of forest over an area of 6 ha.
- Some 3.5 ha of pine-trees were planted in Chernyayevsky Forest
- Measures were taken in biological forest pestscontrol; artificial nests were placed:
- in Chernyayevsky Forest (80 nests);
- in SPNT (Special Protected Natural Territory) "Sosnovy Bor" (70 nests);
- in the forests of Ordzhonikidzevsky City District (60 nests);
- in the forests of Kirovsky and Dzerzhinsky city districts (74 nests).
- 18 violations were noted, files were transferred to the MVD and Rosprirodnadzor (Russian nature inspection).
- 18 barriers were installed to prevent cars from entering Chernyayevsky Forest.
- 16 forest fires were extinguished.
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