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Tree Plantation in Bangladesh

Give back the forest, take your town, says

Rabindranath Tagore. By there lines he tries to convince us about the importance of Trees.

Tree plantation means planting trees more and more. It is not possible to lead a happy and

peaceful life without trees.Lands in the upper valley of a river are more suitable for the Growth and development

of forest. But Bangladesh is lower Riparian country. For this reason, we have no rich forestResources. Our forest resources constitute with the forest of Bhawal. Madhupur, Chittagong

Hill Tracts and the famous Sundarbans.There is ample scope for afforestation in Bangladesh. Sea beaches, low lying areas fallow

lands can be brought under the best time for planting trees.Trees play an important role in our daily life. In order to

live we need oxygen. Trees give us that oxygen. They give us foods

and fruits. They also provide us shelter. We get timber formtrees and without timber we cannot make our houses furniture's,

boats, launches, ships etc. If trees are planted on the banks of

rivers and sea-shores, soil erosion can be prevented. They also

prevent air pollution. Trees protect the country from theharmful green house effect.
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To preserve our environment we should plant more and

more trees. Tree plantation programmer should be expanded tothe remote corner of the country. The officers connected with

this program-me should take proper steps and needful measuresto make it success. Government shroud take necessary steps to

make the people interested in planting trees.Trees are part and parcel of life. The necessity of trees and the

Importance oftree plantationcannot be ignored in any way. So

it is our bounden duty to plant trees and take care of them
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Success With Tree Planting Presentation Transcript

1. Success With Tree Planting Learn About Your Land Roger Bohringer DNR, Wilson State

Nursery, Boscobel February 6, 2010 2. Topics we will cover Planning a planting Planting trees Maintaining a planting

3. Planning Setting goals Site evaluation Species selection Planting design Stock selection

4. Setting Goals What are your goals for your land? Improve aesthetics? Increase diversity?

Create food and cover for wildlife? Produce timber? Control erosion? Create windbreaks?

5. Setting Goals Matching goals, tree species and site Wildlife habitat requirements food

requirements Timber production think about high value species Windbreaks fast growing

species (short term goal) Durability and longevity (long term goal)

6. Planning: Evaluate Your Site Climate Soils Competing vegetation Topography Productivity

Insects, disease and animals

7. Planning: Planting Design Develop a tree planting plan that includes: Acres Soils present Site

preparation (if needed) Planting method (including the number of trees needed) Firebreaks (if

needed) Vegetation control (for next several years) A map.

8. Planting plan for do-it-yourselfers Develop a preliminary plan for your site at:

http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/Nursery/planform.htm

9. Planning: Site Evaluation Climate Wisconsin supports a variety of tree species due to wide

range of climate conditions. See range maps in tree ID books. Example of range map for black

walnut Example of range map for northern white cedar

10. Site Evaluation Soil Relative sand-silt-clay content? Vary in water and nutrient availability.

County soil maps general. Soil testing site best.

11. Site Evaluation Topography Elevation, slope steepness and aspect. Productivity Measure of a

lands ability to grow a given tree species. In management plan or contact a forester; consult soil

survey.

12. 23 year old walnut planting on poor site 13. 10 year old walnut on good site

14. Site Evaluation Competing vegetation All vegetation competes for moisture, nutrients and

light. Need plan to control vegetation in open site. Insects, disease and animals Which are

present that may affect your planting?

15. Pests of new tree plantings Rodent damage

16. Pests of new tree plantings Grubs

17. Pests of new tree plantings

18. Species Selection Conifers for Sandy soil red pine white pine jack pine NOT Scotch pine

19. Species Selection Hardwoods for sand Degree of sandiness OAK (red; white; bur; black)

Aspen Red Maple White birch (not commonly planted) NOT black locust

20. Species Selection Hardwoods for upland loam or clay: Maple (sugar, red) Oak (red, white,bur) Basswood Yellow birch Black cherry Black walnut (on better loam & silt loams)

21. Species Selection Conifers for upland loam or clay White pine White spruce White cedar

22. Wet Soils (Swampy) (frost heave, extreme wet not recommended) Swamp hardwoods (Red

maple, Black ash, Green ash, Silver maple, Swamp white oak, River birch) Swamp conifers

(White cedar, Tamarack, Black spruce, White pine)
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23. Planning: Planting Design Develop a map. Include: Arrangement- pattern or distribution of

species across the site. Spacing- depends on species and goals for site (account for mortality &

growth). Roads & access.

24.

25. Aerial photos for planning

26. Planning: Site Preparation Mechanical Chemical Contact herbicides Pre-emergent herbicides

Cover crops

27. Good site preparation will make maintenance much easier. Planting trees into dead sod

greatly improves survival and reduces first year maintenance.

28.

29. Planning: Stock Selection Seed source Should be from the same region of the country that

you are planting in. Stock type 2-1: 2 years in seedbed, 1 year in transplant bed at the nursery.

plug plus: started in greenhouse in winter. Bare root v. containerized v. direct seeding

30. Direct seeding may be appropriate and cost effective for your site. Stock Selection

31. Stock Selection

32.

33. Planting Stock handling & preparation Planting

34. Planting: Stock Handling Keep trees cool; ideal storage temperature 34 36F. Keep trees athumidity levels between 90% and 95%. Protect trees from physical damage. Tree seedlings are

perishable!

35. Styrofoam Silver tarp Protect seedlings from heat during transportation Refrigerated

transportation is first choice

36. Planting: Preparation Sorting Ungraded orders: remove weak or damaged seedlings. Root

pruning If the root system is too large, prune. Leave at least 8 of root after pruning.

37.

38. 8 inches

39. Tamarack severely root pruned

40. Prepare seedlings in an enclosed building. Prepare seedlings prior to planting day. Return

seedlings to bag or box after dipping. Planting: Preparation Dip 41. Planting Take only as many seedlings to the field as you can plant that day ( day if close).

~1,000 seedlings per day by hand. ~5,000 seedlings per day by machine.

42. Snow Cache Minimize exposure to heat/ sun/ wind at site

43. Relative Temperatures

44. Tarp with shiny side down

45.

46. Planting Hand planting Machine planting

47. 1. Create a planting hole large enough for a seedlings root system 2. Place the roots straight

and hanging freely 3. Plant the seedling with the root collar at the soil line or no more than

inch below the soil. 4. Pack the soil firmly around the seedling Planting

48.

49. Depth and root placement

50. Planting

51. Planting Too deep

52. Too shallow Planting

53. Planting Crooked & Shallow

54. Planting J-root

55. County Planters

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57. County Planter

58. Maintaining a Planting Monitoring Weed control Insect & animal control

59. Monitoring Determine survival, stocking levels (# live trees per acre), competing vegetation

and the health of your tree planting. Identify animal damage and weed competition to address.

60. Monitoring 1/100th of an acre All you need is a stake and 1110 of rope!

61. Monitoring CALCULATIONS FOR CIRCULAR PLOT Stocking Level: Live Trees x 100 = trees/acre

Seedling Survival Rate: Live Trees/ Total Trees counted X 100= percent of survival

62. Some Losses are Normal In commercial plantings we typically plant at a rate of 800-1000

trees per acre. Goal is to have 600 trees survive to first thinning.

63. Maintaining: Weed Control Control for at least 3 growing seasons Herbicides Mechanical

(mowing or disking)

64. Why Control Competing Vegetation? 1. Increase the amount of sunlight available 2. Increase

the amount of available moisture and nutrients 3. Decrease damage from mice and rabbits to

hardwood seedlings

65. With herbicide Without herbicide Weed Control

66. County Sprayer

67. Mowing is Critical

68. Maintaining: DEER! Large deer population and heavy browse causes many frustrations.Growth and survival problems in new plantings will result, but can be minimized.

69. Heavy deer browse

70. Maintaining: DEER! Population control Repellents Fencing Bud caps/netting Tubes

71.

72. Maintaining: Insects & Rodents Insects Stem and root feeding Shoot or branch pests

Defoliators Rodents Bark feeders

73. In hardwood plantings, raptor nesting boxes and perch poles will increase predation of mice

and rabbits

74. Maintaining: Rodents Raptor perches can encourage owls and hawks as a natural pest

control.

75. Perch poles should ideally be 15 high or higher if practical Use a diameter cross piece 18-24 wide Use one perch pole for every three to five acres of plantings

76. Woodworking for Wildlife by Carrol L. Henderson Minnesota Bookstore 1-800-657-3757

77. Maintaining: Rodents Coyotes Provide excellent rabbit and mouse control Discourage deer

from planting, especially in early summer fawning period when deer do major damage to

hardwoods

78. In Summary Start thinking about your planting 12 -15 months before you want to plant

Make a plan for your planting site Order your trees in time

79. In Summary Prepare the site prior to receiving your seedlings (usually 8 months prior) Keep

your seedlings cool and damp before planting Properly plant seedlings for best survival

80. In Summary Care for your seedlings after planting by: Protecting from deer, insects, rodents

Control competing vegetation Monitor the survival of your planting

81. THANK YOU Questions?


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Tree-Plantation

Before Tree

Plantation

Due to heavy population pressure only 6% of

Bangladesh is now covered by trees and even

that number is now decreasing due to theignorance of people and lack of

environmental awareness. Trees provide fuel,

food for people and livestock, building

materials, shade, soil fertility, and most

importantly provide the oxygen for us to

breathe in creating a lovely landscape and

climate. We must accept that replanting trees

is a national priority though many

unscrupulous characters are indiscriminately

felling down trees due to greed of money. After Tree Plantation

The generosity of you or your organisation can support tree planting and its environmental

benefits and ensure that poor rural women and landless community organisations acquire a real

economic asset.

RDRS Bangladesh is the pioneer NGO in tree planting, yearly around one million trees planted

by this organisation cover the roadsides of Northwest Bangladesh. This is also a part of

promoting of environmental sustainability. 90% of the roadside trees planted with assistance

from RDRS Bangladesh survive beyond their third year thanks to close care and attention from

a woman tree caretaker. RDRS received the prime Ministers Award to NGOs for this activity.

To date over 6000 kms of roadside have been planted and cared for by RDRS supportedCaretakers, the poor women employed through food for work schemes. Some of the trees that

matured in 2000 gave the caretakers, Federations and Union Councils profits from harvest. The

Federations now have the main responsibility for care and maintenance of saplings. As well as

assisting the poor families directly involved, the Federations manage the trees - these local

community organisations lease the ground and gain the benefits. The women caretakers receive

training not only on looking after the trees but developing their families in other ways such as

improved health, education, savings and other employment.

1000 trees cover one km of the roadside. For USD 17 per 1000 trees the landscape of rural

Bangladesh may be turned green for the benefit of the poorest rural dwellers.

For the sponsors of a tree plantations, RDRS Bangladesh will carry out the necessary service

through its skilled and experienced staff. In addition they will:

Erect a signboard indicating the donors name.

Arrange for a press release with commencement of the project.

Facilitate a visit by the sponsors to assess the clinic and be guest of honour at the formal


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opening ceremony.

Provide Annual Report with clinic achievement and provide them to sponsors including

photographs.

Listing of name in RDRS Bangladesh annual report and publications, circulated home and

abroad.


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BANGLADESH

Bangladesh's Master Plan for Forestry Development emphasises that forest resources should be managed in

an ecologically sustainable manner to ensure species diversification and environmental protection.

The majority of forests are owned by the state, but in many areas responsibility for management is delegated to local

government, with villages and local communities involved in tree growing, resource planning decisions and

maximising benefits for local people. Community leaders, NGO representatives and other stakeholders are invited to

participate in workshops on forestry planning processes. The participation of local people is intended to ensure more

effective forest management by providing improved regulation of major problems such as the illegal occupation of

forest lands, illegal tree-felling and hunting of wild animals.

Despite the government emphasis on conservation, a lack of resources and proper management plans means that

many forest lands that are supposed to be protected are degraded due to illegal logging and land clearance for

agriculture. A moratorium that was imposed on all logging in 1989 did not prevent significant illegal logging from

continuing. Most plantations have not yet reached maturity, the authorities have failed to protect forests from

uncontrolled felling and many forests have, therefore, been seriously degraded or deforested.

The Bangladeshi government recognises the need to manage the forest lands in a more sustainable manner, not

least because of the impact of deforestation on worsening the effects of natural disasters. However, intense

population pressures and the resulting conflict between conservation and economic development, and a lack of

resources means that forests continue to be exploited beyond their natural capacity, and land use conflicts,

encroachment into protected areas, and permanent loss of biodiversity remain serious problems.

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