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On the 23rd, at the Gyemyeongsan Recreational Forest in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do — under the theme “Seeds of Hope, Forests Growing Anew.”

At the Seed Ball Sowing Event held on the 23rd at Gyemyeongsan Recreational Forest in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Shim Sang-taek (fifth from the left), President of the Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service, announces the opening ceremony while holding a watering can.

[Herald Economy = Reporter Kwon-hyung Lee]
The Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service (President Shim Sang-taek), under the Korea Forest Service, held the “Seeds of Hope, Forests Growing Anew” seed ball sowing event on the 23rd at Gyemyeongsan Recreational Forest in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, in collaboration with the Korea Forest Service and the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government.

The event was organized to raise public awareness of the importance of forest ecosystem restoration and to promote a culture of ecological recovery.

Around 200 participants—including representatives from the Korea Forest Service, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Andong City, the Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service, wildfire response teams, and members of the public—joined the campaign to create and sow seed balls.

Between August 29 and October 15, the Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service, together with visitors to its affiliated arboreta, produced approximately 50,000 seed balls using acorns collected near wildfire-affected areas, including sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) and Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata) seeds.

The program included a forest restoration video screening, a drone-based seed ball sowing demonstration by InvaLab, and a hands-on seed ball sowing session open to the public. The event stood out for delivering the message of forest recovery through both artistic and technological means.

In addition, based on ESG collaboration with private companies, the initiative featured Black Yak’s “Top 10 Arboretum Visit Challenge,” where seed balls were accumulated through public participation, and a seed ball-making experience event supported by donations from employees of Junglim Architecture.

Source:https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10600411?ref=naver