Editor's note: Plants are planted, and the country is rich.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has comprehensively strengthened the construction of ecological civilization, promoted the greening of the land, and improved the living environment in urban and rural areas.
A total of 960 million mu of afforestation has been completed nationwide, with a forest coverage rate of 24.02%.
The country is picturesque and green.
The prosperity of forest and grass is the prosperity of ecology.
Recently, the National Greening Committee and other departments commended a group of national greening advanced collectives, model workers and advanced workers.
These advanced models have fulfilled the responsibility and mission of greening the motherland with hard work and made great contributions to building a beautiful China.
This green edition tells the stories of some advanced models of planting and protecting greenery, as well as the people's sense of gain and happiness in the ecological environment. Let us persevere on the new journey to build an ecological civilization and draw a beautiful new picture of China with blue sky, green water and clear water. .
A total of 252,000 mu of sand control and afforestation in Babu Sand Forest Farm, Gulang County, Gansu Province
Carry forward the spirit of contemporary Yugong and build a green Great Wall
Our reporter Fu Wen
"This year has had a lot of rain and the moisture content is good, so we have to quickly prepare straws and saplings for the autumn forestation!" In the early morning, Guo Wangang leaned down and shook a clump of shuttles.
This is Babusha Forest Farm, Gulang County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province. Guo Wangang, the 70-year-old farm manager this year, goes around the forest farm first thing every day, "No matter the wind, frost, rain or snow, I always have to see it with my own eyes, so that I can feel at ease. "
Gulang County, located at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains and the southern edge of the Tengger Desert, is a national key monitoring county for desertification.
In order to prevent the wind and sand from engulfing the ration fields, six farmers from Tumen Commune marched into the desert and established the Babu Sand Forest Farm, known as the "six old men".
They agreed to sacrifice their children and grandchildren for life, and each family must have a descendant to rule Babusha.
In August 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Babusha Forest Farm to investigate and investigate, stressing that we should continue to carry forward the contemporary Yugong spirit of the "six old men", and carry forward their enterprising spirit of not bowing their heads in the face of difficulties and daring to turn the desert into an oasis, and make persistent efforts. Make new contributions, make contributions for a long time, and make the green Great Wall indestructible.
"In the past three years, we have added 574,200 mu of green area." Guo Wangang, the son of Guo Chaoming, one of the "six old men", said excitedly.
"The ten years in the new era are the fastest and best period in the history of Babu Sand Forest Farm. In the past, sand control and afforestation were all carried by donkeys. Now, we have equipment such as loaders and grass-holding machines. The annual income is 60,000 to 70,000 yuan." Guo Wangang said.
"A tree, a handful of grass, hold down the sand to prevent wind and dig out." Guo Wangang said that the experience of sand pressing and afforestation explored by his parents is still the key to improving the survival rate of afforestation today.
Over the past 40 years, Babu Sand Forest Farm has accumulated 252,000 mu of sand control and afforestation, expanded its management and protection area to 430,000 mu, and planted more than 27 million sandy seedlings.
Zhang Yanlong, a 58-year-old forest ranger, has been at the Gammon Provincial Boundary Management Station for more than 8 years.
"When I'm not busy, I go home once a week. It takes more than two months to catch up with the afforestation season." Zhang Yanlong said. "When I first came, I had no room to live in, so I could only set up a tent in the sand nest. Now the living conditions have improved a lot, the sand is greener, and the trees have grown taller."
Around the management station, sand-growing seedlings such as flower sticks and hawthorn are full of vitality.
"This was planted this spring. It covers an area of more than 20,000 mu. There are more than 7 million sandy seedlings of more than 10 species. They are growing very well. It is estimated that the survival rate will be over 70%." Looking from the north, "This desert is left, and it can be completely greened in autumn."
The forest farm has explored a new way of sustainable development of "promoting forests with agriculture, sub-cultivating forests, controlling desertification with forests, and developing multiple industries at the same time". get rich again.
The ecological benefits brought by afforestation continue to emerge.
"Hongshatang formed a water surface with an area of more than 2,000 square meters in July this year, with a water storage capacity of 10,000 cubic meters." Guo Wangang said, "In previous years, the average annual precipitation in Gulang County was only 200 mm, but this year it has reached 300 mm. The local microclimate has improved significantly."
"The local sandstorm line has retreated 30 kilometers from Babusha to the north, and the intensity and frequency of sandstorms have been greatly reduced," said Yang Xinshan, deputy director of the Forestry and Grass Bureau of Gulang County.
Guo Wanggang said firmly: "We will continue to carry forward the contemporary Yugong spirit of the 'six old men', make every effort to complete the task of sand control, build an ecological industry system, further enhance the economic and social benefits of sand control, and make the Great Wall a greener indestructible."
Tao Fengjiao, a farmer in Changhua Town, Changjiang County, Hainan, led the villagers to plant green unremittingly
Build coastal protection forest to protect the blue sea and silver beach
Our reporter Zhou Yajun
Blue sea and blue sky, green forest stretches.
In Qiziwan, Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Hainan Province, 200 meters away from the coastline, rows of coastal defense forests stand proudly.
This was once the largest desert sand dune in Hainan. In order to build a coastal defense forest, Tao Fengjiao, a farmer from Changhua Town, led nearly a hundred "Green Detachment of Women" to continue their efforts to help the ecology continue to improve.
"There is a sea and a beach, and now there are green trees, how beautiful!" 63-year-old Tao Fengjiao wore a big bamboo hat and smiled.
Qiziwan was once a coastal desert, with more than 5,000 mu of mobile sand dunes and more than 13,000 mu of semi-mobile sand land.
At the beginning of afforestation and sand fixation, the trees were difficult to survive. The experts looked at them and shook their heads, but Tao Fengjiao refused to admit defeat, "This is our homeland, we must keep the trees alive."
With the support of the county forestry bureau, Tao Fengjiao and the villagers worked hard to explore.
In the first year, 100 trees were planted, and at most 30 trees survived that year, and it was difficult to survive in the second and third years.
Later, experts from the Provincial Forestry Institute instructed to plant wild pineapple and casuarina, dig a 40-centimeter deep pit, and plant seedlings with wet sand.
At the same time, find red soil, water enough, and use nutrition bags.
Finally, the survival rate of saplings increased greatly, and the sand sea became green.
The seedlings grow little by little.
The forestry department has provided nursery places and vehicles for the transport of seedlings have greatly improved the conditions for planting trees.
Tao Fengjiao and his villagers planted 3.38 million trees on the Changjiang quicksand, forming 18,800 mu of coastal defense forests, accounting for 36% of the county's coastal defense forests.
In the whole island of Hainan, they have grown 6.51 million trees and formed more than 40,000 mu of coastal protection forest.
"It used to be a coastal desert, but now it's a forest city. Even the old mines in Sanshiling have turned green, and the mountains are full of trees and green," Tao Fengjiao said.
The first planted casuarina has become the backbone of the building. Tao Feng hugged the tree and narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's worth it no matter how hard it is."
Now, whenever the weather is suitable for planting trees such as rain, Tao Fengjiao will take the villagers to replant and replant. In the past three years, 600,000 casuarina plants have been planted. "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. Now Haiphong Lin has become a beautiful scenery, and Li Township has become a golden sign of Changjiang tourism."
"In the past 10 years, the construction of ecological civilization has been unprecedented. Changjiang has taken the opportunity of the construction of a forest city to comprehensively promote the greening of the country, and has completed afforestation and greening of an area of 33,800 mu. The rivers, roads, railways, and wasteland suitable for forests have all been greened. " said Wen Jilian, director of the Changjiang County Forestry Bureau.
The present Changjiang has beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery.
The concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Everyone loves and protects green, and the ecology is getting more and more beautiful.
Xue Chuangen, a farmer in Gujiadian Town, Zhijiang City, Hubei Province, and others are planting greenery on the river embankment
Jointly grasp the protection of the Yangtze River and build a strong ecological barrier
Our reporter Fan Haotian
The river is flowing and full of life.
On the north bank of the Zhijiang section of Yichang, Hubei Province, there is a small town surrounded by water on three sides - Gujiadian Town, Zhijiang City.
On the river embankment, rows of tall trees with lush foliage extend along the shoreline into the distance; the embankment slope is green and grassy, like a beautiful river beach park.
Every morning, 74-year-old party member Xue Chuangen rides a bicycle to the river embankment, trims branches, removes weeds, and inspects the shoreline.
"I have lived by the Yangtze River since I was a child. Watching these shelterbelts grow better and better, the Yangtze River becomes clear and green, and my heart is sweeter than honey." Xue Chuangen said with a smile.
In 1988, Xue Chuangen was transferred to be the head of the dike management station in Gujiadian Town.
He recalled: "At that time, there were not only trees and grasses outside the Yangtze River Embankment. During the flood season, the banks often collapsed and the embankments collapsed, and the mud and pollutants on the banks were easily washed into the river." , some farmers use the exposed river beach in dry season to grow grain.
In order to solve the problem of soil erosion and reduce the water pollution of the Yangtze River, Xue Chuangen mobilized everyone to return farmland to forest, protect the soil and consolidate the soil.
The concept of farmers gradually changed, and they began to plant trees on the river beach, and the dangers during the flood season were greatly reduced.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has made unprecedented efforts to promote the construction of ecological civilization, and to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt with the guidance of joint efforts to protect and not to engage in large-scale development.
Xue Chuangen led the villagers to more actively participate in the work of planting and restoring greenery along the Yangtze River coastline.
In summer, they sweat profusely against the scorching sun; in winter, they guard the trees against the cold wind.
Planting trees is a matter of science.
In order to ensure the survival rate of the saplings, Xue Chuangen ran around and asked experts for advice.
According to the characteristics of different trees, Xue Chuangen and others planted large saplings and saplings that are not afraid of flooding in low-lying places, and planted drought-tolerant ones in high places.
After the trees were planted, Xue Chuangen rode a bicycle to patrol along the long dam every day to strengthen management and protection.
Guard one side of the water and soil, protect a piece of forest, and keep one side safe.
On the 26.5-kilometer-long river embankment, Xue Chuangen and local cadres and masses planted 180,000 trees, covering an area of 2,800 mu. The former barren beach has become a green barrier for the Yangtze River embankment.
Today, Xue Chuangen not only insists on inspecting the river embankment every day, but also often takes a boat to Guanzhou Island in the heart of the Yangtze River in the south of Gujiadian Town, taking care of more than 2,000 acres of sparse flowers and cypress branches and picking up garbage on the shore.
"Sparse cypress branches are mainly distributed in the waters of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. They can adapt to immersion and exposure for a long time, and are rare species in my country." Xue Chuangen said.
After retiring in 2016, he established the Guanzhou Rare Animals and Plants and Precious Cultural Relics Management and Protection Station in Gujiadian Town to drive the surrounding residents to participate in the protection of rare animals and plants in the Yangtze River.
At the same time, he raised funds to plant more than 30 acres of flowers and trees, and transformed the deserted beach into Guanzhou River Beach Park, where birds and flowers are fragrant.
"In the past 10 years, people's awareness of ecological environmental protection has been significantly improved." Xue Chuangen said, "In the new journey, we will continue to protect and build the green coastline of the Yangtze River, further strengthen the ecological barrier of the Yangtze River, and encourage more people to invest The great protection of the Yangtze River ensures that a river of clear water will benefit the people.” (Source: People’s Daily)