On May 20 (Sun), a “Chuo-ku Forest Experience Tour” was held by the Environmental Civil Engineering Department, Water and Green Division, Chuo-ku. .
After arriving at "Chuo-ku no Mori" in the Suma district of Hinohara-mura, Nishitama-gun, under the guidance of the forest conservation organization "Satoyama Regeneration School", start with "charcoal grilling experience".
Using a tool called "Kin Ebri", scraping charcoal that has been heated from the kiln (upper left in the photo), pulling charcoal with "Large Ebri" (in the upper part of the photo), and chilling the ash evenly (upper photo) (upper photo Right).
At the same time, wild cherry tree's "planting experience" (in the middle of the photo).
The lunch break is made at Kanzoso, a private house with a helmet structure (the upper floor is used for sericulture, etc., with an architectural style that makes gassho-style better lighting and ventilation and uses the upper floor for sericulture, etc.).
In the afternoon, "Forest Conservation Work Experience" <Thinning of cypress and cedar>.
First, select trees to be thinned. And the direction of defeat is determined based on the characteristics of the tree and the surroundings. After cutting the "receipt" horizontally and at an angle of 45 degrees horizontally up to the middle of the trunk in the direction you want to defeat (lower left of the photo), cut the "pass" on the other side and defeat it in the direction specified by the tension of the rope (lower photo). After that, cut off the branches and cut them to a length of 4m (lower right in the photo).
After a series of hands-on work, stop by Yamabukiya, a local specialty product direct sales shop directly managed by the Hinohara Village Tourism Association, and return home with the luck of Yamasato as a souvenir.
A fulfilling day that touches the rich nature of Hinohara Village, learns a part of forest conservation activities, and renews your thoughts on the natural environment.
Thank you very much for all the people involved.
In Chuo-ku, the Chuo-ku Forest business started in 2006. Subsidy for thinning, pruning, undergrowth cutting, tree planting, etc. carried out by forest conservation activity groups, "experience tours" twice in spring and autumn as a place to think about the environment, support for businesses and organizations in the city participating in the project, etc. The reason for implementation. In addition, the Chuo-ku Forest and Green Fund has been set up for the smooth operation of the business. In addition, it is said that "thinned wood" is also used for street furniture such as benches and flower pots, and for public works.
