Spring and scenery are bright, and the grass and trees are new. Since the launch of the three-year action of "Ten Thousand Trees in Villages, Green and Beautiful Villages", Lanzhou City has adhered to planning guidance, technical support, and multi-party linkage, coordinated all counties and districts to promote the greening of the whole countryside, driven industrial efficiency and increased income by improving ecological quality, and made green the most distinctive background color of rural revitalization.
Do a good job in planning so that greening can be followed by rules
Rural greening, planning first. The Lanzhou Forestry and Grassland Bureau closely follows the construction layout of the rural revitalization demonstration belt, takes key villages and demonstration villages as breakthroughs, and tailors standardized greening planning models. Chenghe Village, Qingcheng Town, Yuzhong County, compiled the "Lanzhou City Yuzhong County "Qingcheng Ancient Town" Demonstration Belt Qingcheng Town Chenghe Village "Ten Thousand Trees in Villages" Planning Model, which has become a benchmark model for the preparation of village greening planning in the city.
Based on the benchmark model, Qingcheng Town combines the topography, industrial foundation and cultural characteristics of each village, anchors the goal of one village, one scene, one village and one special, and establishes the greening principles of ecological priority, local orientation, color embellishment, and economic consideration. Focus on both sides of the road, along the river, in front of and behind the house, and idle open space, and select drought-resistant and easy-to-live native tree species such as national locust, poplar, and spruce, with peach, apricot and other ornamental trees, and simultaneously lay out economic forests such as Wenguan fruit to achieve the integrated promotion of ecology, landscape and efficiency.
The Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau specially allocated 200 lilac seedlings to be dotted at the entrance of the village, pocket parks, cultural squares and other nodes, and at the same time added large-scale seedlings such as locust and spruce, so that the thousand-year-old town can not only guard the ecological heritage, but also increase the appearance of the landscape. Up to now, the compilation of four village-level greening planning models in Qilihe District, Xigu District and Yongdeng County has been completed. Yuzhong County has formed a greening pattern of 8 demonstration belts radiating and coordinating the whole area; Yongdeng County has built two characteristic ecological corridors of building materials market town and Dawn with high standards, and truly implements policies according to local conditions and villages.
Technology is sent to the countryside to plant trees with more confidence
In view of the problems of rural greening, heavy planting and low survival rate, the Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau organized forestry technical talents to take root in the front line and move the technical classroom to the field.
In Chenghe Village, Qingcheng Town, Yuzhong County, forestry technical backbones were stationed for guidance, and three training courses were held for seedling planting, management and protection, and more than 100 local technical experts and village-level rangers were trained. Focusing on the key points of standardized planting, soil covering and moisture protection, root water irrigation, and pest control, we will demonstrate and explain face-to-face to improve the professional ability of grassroots green planting and green protection. With the leadership of party members and cadres and the blessing of professional technology, Chenghe Village has organized more than 2,000 cadres and volunteers to participate in tree planting and maintenance. At present, Qingcheng Town has completed more than 10 kilometers of greening and upgrading of main roads, planted more than 5,000 seedlings, created more than 20 pocket parks and small and micro green spaces, and pushed windows to see green and go out to enter the park has become the norm of villagers' lives.
Precise policies are implemented for the two demonstration belts in Yongdeng County: along the G312 National Highway in Zhongbao Town, steamed bun willow is the main tree species, and flowers and shrubs such as golden leaf elm, purple-leaved dwarf cherry, lilac and economic trees such as crown pear are planted to build a green corridor integrating ecological protection, landscaping, income increase and prosperity; In the "See the Dawn Again" demonstration belt in Pingcheng Town, in view of the characteristics of high altitude, large wind and sand, and late spring temperature rise, dry willow and Hebei poplar are selected as street trees, planted with spruce, purple-leaved dwarf cherry, and violent martin, and embellished with local economic trees such as sea buckthorn and sand jujube, so as to solve the problem of adaptation of high-altitude seedlings.
Technicians demonstrated the processes of digging holes, placing seedlings, filling soil, and stepping on the ground, and required to pour enough root water within 24 hours to ensure that one tree was planted and one tree was alive. The city held 4 special training courses on rural greening throughout the year, training more than 1,000 people, and sending skills to the countryside on a regular basis, with full coverage and guidance at key nodes of spring planting, summer management, and winter protection.
Everyone works together to make the countryside greener and more beautiful
The "Ten Thousand Trees in Villages" action coordinates the improvement of the living environment, the cultivation of characteristic industries, and the increase of income of the masses. The Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau has linked up with counties, districts, assistance units, and towns and villages to build a working mechanism for party building leadership, departmental linkage, national participation, and long-term management and protection.
As a municipal assistance unit in Pingcheng and rural areas, the Municipal Liangshan Ecological Development Center has deployed 3,500 suitable native tree species such as elm, spruce, and poplar, and organized an expert group to plan the planting area on the spot and carry out on-site technical guidance. Adhering to the synchronization of greening and income increase, the Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau has strived for 2.8 million yuan of special funds for forest and grass seedlings, built a provincial-level forest seed base and a guarantee nursery, cultivated 1.13 million local seedlings such as tamarisk, spruce, and lemon strips, and introduced economic forest varieties such as Wenguan fruit and high-quality apricot trees. In the spring of 2025, 267,000 economic trees such as crown fruit, apricot trees, hawthorns, and peach trees will be planted in the city, simultaneously extending the understory planting and breeding industry chain.
At the level of national co-construction, voluntary tree planting is organized on a regular basis, and themed forest lands such as branch forests, women's forests, and township forests are created, forming a demonstration effect of "one party member has a line of trees, one branch has a forest". At the same time, relying on new media, newspapers, rural broadcasting and other channels to popularize ecological concepts, stimulate the masses' sense of ownership in planting, protecting and loving green.
Li Jun, a villager in Qingcheng Town, said: "The roads are smooth, the environment is clean, the open space by the canal is planted with trees and flowers, and the village is becoming more and more beautiful, and the people are happy from the bottom of their hearts." ”
Up to now, 731 administrative villages in the city have planted a total of 3.18 million seedlings of various types, and built 180 rural amusement parks and small and micro green spaces; In 2026, 12 new rural revitalization demonstration belts will be built to speed up and increase efficiency, and the new picture of beautiful villages with ecological beauty, industrial prosperity and people's prosperity will become clearer. ( Chief reporter of this newspaper Lu Shengjun text/photo)