Xàbia addresses future forest management Montgó 400 days after the fire

Since the Montgó Natural Park suffered the devastating fire of September 11, 2014, a lot has changed in the area of The flat. The xabiero consistory, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment, has carried out numerous actions to try to recover the area from the forest and stop pests borers that have been primed with pines that were saved from the flames.

A emergency work that occupied the first months; removal of burned trees, treatments for survivors, encouraging wildlife and barrier construction anti erosion on hillsides, repairing municipal infrastructure such as roads or restoration of embankments and masonry terracing also joined with risk raveling. Notably measures as were the treatments were carried out to answer the pest was detected borers were taken in September.

Since then, crews of foresters directed from the Town hall they have made a great effort to remove the diseased trees and grind them into biomass. Actions have been taken both on public and private land where authorization from the owners has been obtained.

Conference "400 days after the fire in Montgó"

The change in the landscape is considerable for what it is now when the Department of Environment and Services of the City of Xàbia considers that it is time to take stock and, above all, to address the future forest management of the park.

To talk about it with the neighbors of the area and with people interested in the environment has convened an informative talk in which the hand of forest biologists and engineers will evaluate the results of recovery actions and proposals for the future management.

The conference "400 days after the fire in the Montgó”Will be on Wednesday, December 2, at 19:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Soler Blasco Museum.

The municipal biologist, Ignasi Astor, has accompanied the councilors of Environment, Doris Courcelles, the person in charge of Services, Kika MataAnd the mayor, José ChulviTo see the result of the work of recent months and explained to them the need to involve residents in this forest planning.