He Tenerife Council has started the emergency works with the aim of recovering the ecosystems of the National Park of Teide affected by the forest fire that started on August 15.
The works, which involve an investment of one million euros and which have been enabled by the Government of the Canary Islands coming from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, have a execution period of six months.
The Minister of the Natural Environment, Blanca Pérez, explains in a note that “these are emergency works and in parallel with these actions, there are important investments planned by the Cabildo in the Teide National Park that will allow the recovery of the summit broom in the next years”.
Along these lines, he points out that last week the acquisition of new tables for the plant reproduction in nursery and work is being done to expand the El Portillo nursery and the installation of a new summit plant nursery in the Cabildo de Fasnia nursery.
So, In 2024, repopulation with summit species will begin in the fenced areas.
The works that are currently being carried out are regeneration fences, which constitute a fundamental tool to guarantee the recovery of spaces of summit scrub such as broom, as well as eradication inside the fences of introduced herbivores to avoid their effect on future plantations.
Likewise, the elimination of thick roots of burned broom in areas close to tracks and roads in order to reduce the landscape impact and generate discontinuity in the fuel mass.
Likewise, the excavation will be carried out inside the fences, so that the land is prepared for future repopulation with summit scrub species, mainly Teide broom.
The works also include the elimination of the roots of smaller diameter pine trees, dominated and burned by the fire and the pruning and chipping of remains, in order to promote the recovery of pine forests and prevent the proliferation of pests.
In addition, fascines will be built to facilitate water retention and protect the soil from erosion, using part of the wood from felled pine trees.
