KKL-JNF and Zipori Center Organize Visits to the Jerusalem Community Forest
Lee Daniel
Maariv Mekomanim
16/12/2016
From January to July, KKL-JNF, together with the Zipori Center, will organize visits to the
Jerusalem Community Forest that will be entitled “How should the forest be renewed with consideration for the various needs that an urban forest can provide?”
The plan is part of an extensive
community activities program in cooperation with the Jerusalem municipality, during which agricultural terraces will be restored, olive tree plantations and forests groves will be cared for, and archaeological digs in the forest will take place.
Over the past few years, more and more residents are taking part in Jerusalem forest renewal, since it borders on a number of neighborhoods: Ramot, Mount Herzl, Beit Hakerem, Givat Shaul, Har Nof, Kiryat Yovel and Kiryat Menachem.
It is important to note that in the forest there are trees that were planted sixty years ago, and they are dangerous during fires or might fall during extreme weather events. For these reasons, there is a window of opportunity to renew the forest by planting fruit trees, restoring terraces, archaeological digs and more.
KKL-JNF, together with the Zipori Center, promotes renewal of forest trails and supports projects with the participation of the general public, while focusing on the importance of an urban forest for city residents. For this reason, and in order to deepen the understanding of the process of forest renewal, Zipori Center will hold a series of walks led by professionals.
As previously mentioned, the walks will take place starting in January 2017 until July on the first Friday of each month, between 9:00 – 12:30. The cost of participation in the entire series is 100 shekels, and 30 shekels for individual walks.
Advance registration at the Zipori Center: 02-6753002.
The first walk will take place on January 6, 2017 and will deal with the topics of rock formations, land, flora, fauna, sunlight, and becoming familiar with the physical environment we are active in. The walk will be led by Dr. Ron Frumkin and will begin in Wadi Ein Kerem by way of Shvil Haharuv and Shvil Erez, and will end at the forest in Yefe Nof.