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1. Forest Management:
For its objects including Teaching and Field Practice, Experiment
Research, Ecological Tending and Demonstration in Forest Management,
during the period of planning and management, the Experimental Forand genetic
diversity of the forest ecosystem, conserve inherent species and
habitats of animals and plants, make sustainable uses of forest
resources with local social demands and environmental value and bring
the functions of multipurpose forest management into effect to reveal
our achievements in demonstration management according to the long-term
forest ecological system management concept.
§To make plans
At the time of transformation of forest
resources management, the Experimental Forest actively readjusts the
manpower and material resources etc. during the organization
readjustment of Taiwan Provincial Government, and brings team spirit
into effect. At the same time we regard “Ecosystem management” as our
main philosophy, focus on the endless development of ecological tending
and forest ecosystem and inspect the achievements of the finished
management planning; Furthermore, to respond to the incorporated
administration in the future, we also make the “Organization
Evaluation” of the Experimental Forest, and write “Experimental Forest
White Paper” and “Experimental Forest Annals” for public’s
understanding of the Experimental Forest, further obtain attention and
support from them.
The 8th stage of our 10 Year Project will soon be completed in 2008,
and we are not only working on the formulation of the “9th Stage” but
also other projects such as “Duigaoyue Camphor Divine Tree Protection”
and “Duigaoyue Forestation Measuring and Cleaning up.”
§Mountains management and flood control
We will investigate the existing landslip lands and the areas with potential
landslide in thebudget year after year to
manage the landslip lands and avoid further landslip and disasters in
accordance with the actual situation.
After the 921 Earthquake, as far as the mountain management and flood
control concerned, the Experimental Forest mainly focuses on natural
and ecological engineering methods, and use local materials according
to the construction methods to maintain the scenes considering the
nature ecological system at the surroundings of slopeland and rivers.
§Business informationization
To assort the computerized
management policies made by the Executive Yuan, the Experimental Forest
actively renews and installs computer software and hardware. As far as
the hardware concerned, PCs are used widely. There are various 155
computers available in the Experimental Forest as of the end of 2006,
in which 82 in our experimental forest office, and 7 in each tract.
Basically each officer has one computer. At present more computers
would be added planned. As far as the network concerned, 5 sets of
severs are installed with master-slave local area network and area
network have been established among tracts.
Additionally, regarding the software, various ones have be renewed or
bought depending on the demands, so that the information can be
transmitted among domestic relevant institutes; and since 2000 the
geographical information system and the relevant software and hardware
have been used to setup management data, further integrate the pictures
and word information to assist the forest land management and decision
making.
Besides, some system applied to the Experimental Forest will be
developed depending on business demands. The documentation and
management of the Experimental Forest have been digitized since the end
of 2006 in order to achieve better efficiency. The content of our
website is also constantly being updated.
§Forestation
Forestation still is the basis of forest resources tending and
sustained development. The Experimental Forest cultivated hundreds of
thousands of seedling trees every year from 1997 for the forest
rebuilding after the 921 Earthquake and Typhoon Toraji according to the
“Civil Forestation Action Agenda and Implementation Planning”.
The present forestation work is to cultivate a lot of seedling trees
for schools, institutes, communities, parks and national forest
compartments, besides continuous forestation, forest conservation,
nature forest tending and strengthening man-made forests. Not only will
the forested area be increased, but also can the harmonious relations
of neighborhood be obtained.
§Forest Operation
Forest Operation is important for the forest plantation stage. The
seedlings of newly-planted, elimination-planted, and supply-planted
forests need to operate well, otherwise the work will fail.
Forest operation includes weeding, cutting tendril, pruning brunches,
and inter-cutting, but with differences in stand growing ages the
contents of operation will be different. The Experimental Forest not
only considers the species of the plantation but also emphasizes the
operation of stands and the management of nutrients of forest lands in
approaching the goals of amount of mature timber and sustainable
management.
§Management of forest land
In accordance with the Main Points on Forest Management and Forest
Management Examination Enforcement Rules, the Experimental Forest will
strengthen collective inspection of all tracts to prevent the illegal
cutting and improper cultivation. At the same time we will strengthen
the countermeasures against forest fire, investigation and report of
natural disasters and prevention and cure of forest blights, pests or
the damage from other animals etc..
§Community Forest Planning
To popularize the community forest and obtained expected harmonious relations of neighborhood, the Experimental
Forest advances “Community Forest-Civilians’ Participation in Forest Tending
and Symbiosis Planning”and actively held the relevant seminars from January
2003 to promote the community civilians to participate in the forest conservation
planning.
§Forest Recreation
Forest recreation is one objective of multiple purposes of forest
management. Based on public’s demands for outdoor space and the deep
development popularized by the Taiwan Provincial Government
energetically, the Experimental Forest offers some forests for outdoor
activity, ecological education and recreation, and popularize the
multipurpose management while strengthening the nature education and
forest conservation according to the social demands.
§Disasters Prevention Training
Large forest patches are available in the Experimental Forest but some
forests
are located in remote area. Therefore, the Experimental Forest
particularly pays attention to the forest fire prevention and knowledge
transmission. At present all staffs has been organized for preventing
forest fire, and fire fighting drillings have been conducted.
§Demonstration and popularization of forest utilization techniques
The Experimental Forest established a wood utilization center in
Shueili Township, where not only produce desks and chairs for school
students but also develop furniture and wooden products for market,
besides its function as teaching and practice place for teachers and
students.
2.Environmental Conservation:
The main purposes of the nature conservation are to protect and manage
nature resources and obtain sustainable utilization of nature
resources. At present, in order to conserve various nature resources in
the worlds, many countries not only strengthen the concept and measures
of ecological conservation besides forest products, cultivation and
recreation etc., but also actively select the forest types and
ecosystem to establish conservation areas. It is the keystone to
realize that forest ecosystem management is the way to reach the
ecological principles for our future conservation planning.
With diverse topography, various plants are available in the
Experimental Forest. At the same time, the Experimental Forest is a
good habitat for animals and an important ring among the conservation
area network in Taiwan. Right now we have the “Security Forest”
(including the national park within our forest) and the “Duigaoyue
camphor Divine Tree Natural Protection Forest” which is located in the
Shenmu Village in Nantou County. This place is the 31st compartment of
our Duigaoyue Tract, which is located at the elevations between
1,300~2,180 meters, with a total area of 167 hectares. This is a
cluster of typical Taiwanese Machilus-castanopsis zone and included the
oldest broadleaf tree – the Camphor Divine Tree, providing a great
place for recreational and academic purposes. In order to create a more
complete preservation area, we are restructuring the site and
establishing 10 natural ecological nurturing areas or preservation
areas that serve to preserve species and for us to study the
configuration, construction, succession, renewing, management, and
economic benefits of forests.
There are two categories of plant species under protection in Taiwan,
including preserved species and rare species in accordance with the
Cultural Property Preservation Law, the Enforcement Rules of Cultural
Property Preservation Law, Wild Plants Conservation Strategy and
practice definition. However, in consideration of that many other kinds
of precious species are available in the Experimental Forest, the
“Regulations on the Management of Precious, Preserved and Rare Species
in the Experimental Forest” had been promulgated. In addition, those
precious species are protected by active conservation.
Conservation Areas Projected by the Experimental Forest in Accordance
with Habitat Nature Component, Conservation Objects or Purposes
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Name
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Position
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Area(ha)
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Altitude(meter)
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Shalisian Protection Forest
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Heshe 32nd ~42nd Forest Compartment
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6,031
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1,200~3,952
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Aiyuzi Broadleaf Conservation
Forest
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Dueigaoyue 29th Forest
Compartment
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129
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1,500~2,100
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Shenmu Broadleaf Conservation
Forest
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Dueigaoyue 31st Forest
Compartment
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181.35
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1,300~2,200
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Yushan Alpine Ecosystem Conservation Area
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Heshe 34th-38th Forest Compartment
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***
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More than 3,000
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Patungkuan Alpine Grassland Ecosystem Conservation Area
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Heshe 41st, 42nd Forest Compartment
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***
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2,500~3,300
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North Yushan Broadleaf Conservation Area
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Heshe 39th Forest Compartment
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***
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1,200~2,000
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Sitou, Fenghuang Broadleaf Ecological Conservation Area
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Sitou 3rd, 6th Forest Compartment and Neimaopu 21st Forest Compartment
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365
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1,400~1,600
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Tataka Picea Conservation
Area
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Heshe 33rd, 34th Forest Compartment
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340
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2,000~2,600
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Dongpu Taxaceae Conservation Area
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Heshe 33rd, 34th Forest Compartment
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***
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2,500~2,800
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Luona Parent Taiwania
cryptomerioides Conservation Area
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Heshe 25th Forest Compartment
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About 100
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1,300~1,500
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Niouchou Valley
Zelkova serrata
Conservation Area
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Neimaopu 23rd, 24th Forest Compartment
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About 28
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850~1,100
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Fongguiedou
Quercus variabilis Conservation Area
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Neimaopu 23rd
Forest Compartment
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About 3.4
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750~900
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