Hu Yang is praised as a "desert hero tree" because of the legend of "living for a thousand years without dying, not falling after a thousand years of death, and falling for a thousand years of immortality", which can still survive tenaciously despite the ravages of sandstorms, drought and salinity erosion, and the blows of severe cold and heat.
Located on the south-central edge of the Qaidam Basin, Golmud City is subject to wind and sand all year round, and the 60 kilometers west of the poplar forest greatly reduces the wind and sand of Golmud City, which is the ecological barrier and important protected area of Golmud City in the Gobi City, which is the only poplar forest in Qinghai and the highest in the world.
Zhang Min, member of the leading party group and deputy director of the Golmud City Forestry and Grassland Bureau
Poplar forest is located 60 kilometers west of Golmud, its role is mainly to play the role of dust prevention and sand fixation, the air of Golmud city is a natural barrier effect, in recent years Golmud around the poplar forest nature protected forest area, the establishment of a dragging sea plantation area, about an area of <>,<> acres, in the urban area to establish a green urban landscape, through this further improve the urban air quality of this Golmud City.
Since its establishment, the Poplar Forest Nature Reserve has designated the core area and experimental area to better carry out protection and monitoring work. At the same time, the establishment of the management and protection station has implemented the protection work, and the daily patrol of 8 stewards has also ensured the good development of the ecological environment.
Zhang Min, member of the leading party group and deputy director of the Golmud City Forestry and Grassland Bureau
The Poplar Forest Nature Reserve was established in May 2000 and has been designated (range) as 4200,425 hectares since its establishment. Among them, the core area is 3675 hectares, the experimental area is <> hectares, in the core area is prohibited from any personnel activities, in the experimental area we can carry out some simple monitoring, that is, (poplar forest) seedling breeding experimental work. In the reserve, we have set up a management and protection station here, the management and protection station has a total of eight stewards, patrolling them (poplar forest) every day, the main protection (content) is to carry out ecological monitoring, and then forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing work, if personnel are found in the process of patrolling, they will be persuaded to return, do not enter the scope of this poplar forest nature reserve.
【Commentary】This year is Xing Guomei's 7th year working at the protection station, and in the past 7 years, he has witnessed the changes of poplar forest and seen more wild animals in the poplar forest nature reserve.
【During the same period】Poplar Forest Nature Reserve ranger Xing Guomei
It turned out that I learned from the old man that (in the past) this area was all poplars, and the whole here was contiguous, more than now. At that time, because of insufficient protection, everyone cut down (poplars) to burn fires and build houses, so this area was reduced (very strongly). Now that the poplar forest has been protected, the wind and sand have been reduced, and Golmud has been greened, and the mood of people who come to travel is (good), and there are many people who travel. Another is that due to the expansion of plants (area) in the reserve, there are especially many wild animals and wild birds.
【Commentary】Poplar forest has always guarded Golmud, a city in the Gobi, and now the establishment of the reserve, the steadfastness of the stewards has guarded the future "growth" road for poplar forest.
Reporting by reporters Zhao Rinsong and Qi Miao in Golmud, Qinghai
Responsible Editor: [Yu Xiao]