With its diverse landscapes, whether state or private, forests are very present in the department of Eure.
Moreover, with an afforestation rate of nearly 22% of its area, Eure is the most wooded Normandy department.
However, the forest is no longer making progress.
The department of Eure has therefore launched a call for projects called "One birth, one tree" calling on municipalities or EPCIs to plant as many trees as there are child births in 2020, i.e. 7,000 plants at a cost of 147 530 euros.
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In partnership with the National Forestry Office, four themes have been developed to respond to the possibilities of rural and urban municipalities: the planting of Biodiversity Islands to enhance the diversity of animal and plant species, the planting of trees and 'forest fruit shrubs, the first steps towards the creation of a communal forest to constitute a tree heritage which will provide, in the long term, a sustainable material and short-circuit energy, and finally the establishment of a city lung and village by islands of freshness to reduce the temperature and fight against pollution.
About twenty communities submitted an application and on June 14, the selection and technical committees retained 17 applications.
In Beaumont-le-Roger, the mayor wants to plant nourishing trees
Already anchored in a green lung on the banks of the Risle, with 3,600 hectares of private forests that surround the village, Jean-Pierre Le Roux, the mayor of Beaumont-le-Roger, has chosen the “edible forest. ".
“It was a teacher from our college with the Sustainable Development level 3 label, one of the only ones in the department, who told me about the project, with the idea of raising awareness among students, residents and residents, but also learning to manage trees. in the city.
So, immediately, the municipality agreed to make non-building communal land available near the school.
It is the birth of a park ”.
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Thus, on 14,600 m2, ONF technicians will confirm the possibility of planting walnut, hazelnut, chestnut, wild pear or other apple trees.
“The soil is good.
According to forecasts, we can plant up to 800 plants per hectare in a more or less dense transition.
A transition between the forest and the village.
There will also be shared gardens for neighboring social housing.
In a few years, the Beaumontais and the cook of the school canteen will be able to pick the fruits and berries to engage in a short circuit.
And there, we can not be shorter!
»Affirms the elected official.
The first trees will be planted before the end of the year, especially after the start of the school year "to mobilize the college students to the operation" according to the wishes of Jean-Pierre Le Roux.
