In accordance with the program approved by the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation - the head of the Federal Forestry Agency V.A.Lebedevym, from 21 to 28 August provedena Rossiysko-German scientific expedition to study the boreal forests of the Altai Mountains. In the expedition were:

Rodin S. - Deputy Director for Science FBU VNIILM (expedition leader), Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, prof., Academician of the RAAS
Filipchuk A. - Deputy Director for Science FBU VNIILM
Sedih V. - Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Forest. VN Sukachev
Terekhov M. - The Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Altai, PhD
Yurkin S. - deputy Minister of Forestry of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Altai
E. Schroeder , Head of Sustainable Forest Management Institute of World Forestry (Germany, Hamburg), Doctor of Natural Sciences

During the expedition carried out reconnaissance of Ongudaysky, Chemalsky Turachakskiy and forest areas of the Altai Republic.

In Ongudaisky forestry examined forest species of Siberian cedar and larch, created in 2006 by burning pine plantations in 2003. Forest plantations established boarding the fully mineralized area measuring 3x6 meters total area ploschadoksostavila 30-35% of the total area of ​​the burn. Rate of planting 20 seedlings on one platform (2200 pcs. / Ha). The burnt trunks of cedar Siberian cleaned the entire area, leaving a narrow strip of dead trees for the retention of snow on the slopes. The high survival rate of plants on saline soil. In the years after planting marked the appearance of additional mineralized areas of natural regeneration of Siberian larch and spruce. The total area of ​​woods about 200 hectares.

The study forest species of Siberian cedar and larch, created in 1983 by the same technology. Canopy height is 5m, the state forest crops is satisfactory. The safety of the plants is 95%, and as a result, at the sites noted zagushennost plantings. According to the forestry employees, the rate of planting Siberian pine forest in Ongudai may be reduced to 1000 pc. / Ha.

The expedition members familiarized themselves with the work of the State Forest Nursery Establishment of the Republic of Altai. Nursery area of ​​7 hectares. In the nursery grown seedlings of Siberian pine, spruce and larch x = 3 and 6-stitch patterns seeding. Grown annually around 1 million units. seedlings. The need for forest does not exceed 300 thousand. / Year. The remaining amount is distributed among the other forest districts of the republic. Kennel good condition. Planting materials are mainly seeds of native tree species that forest harvests its own.

In Chemalsky forestry discussed the problem of protecting forests from pests. The region is marked outbreak of mass reproduction of the Ussuri typographer an area of ​​about 30 hectares. Because these forests are in the category of protective forests, the use of chemicals to control pests and diseases of forest is prohibited.

In Turachakskiy forestry (Iogachskoe Forest District, Apt. 128) examined the Siberian cedar plantation after the first dose cutting in 1978. Originally plantation had the following taxation data: composition 8K2E + P, the height of 29 m, the fullness of 0.9, the stock - 400 m3/ha, the age of 200 years. The intensity of logging was 25-30%. Currently, the statistics the inrush cedar trees from windfalls. The intensity increases from the foot of the tree fall to the top of the mountain. Planting is in a state of decay. According to the participants of the expedition planting requires clear-cutting.

We examined the state of the natural regeneration of cedar to clear felling in 1960. Development of felling was carried out with 100 tractors, with strong mineralization of the soil. Currently formed pure stands of cedar mixed with birch height of 10 m, the fullness of 0.7.