THE CULTIVATION EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL FOREST PLANTATIONS ON BURNING AREAS IN THE DRY STEPPE

The Republican state institution "Yertis Ormany State Forest Natural Reserve" of the Russian State University of the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan is located on the territory of the Lebyazhinsky and Shcherbaktinsky districts of the Pavlodar region and is divided into two branches Shaldaysky, Beskaragaysky and sixteen forestry districts – Galkinskoye, Baurtalskoye, Steppe, Seitenovskoye, Sadykashchinsky, Chushkalinsky, Shaldayskoye, Zavodskoye, Pervomayskoye, Maikaragayskoye, Taybagarskoye, Baimbetskoye, Beskaragayskoye, Kokterekskoye, Kokzhalskoye, Maraldinskoe.

The total area of the forest reserve is 277961 hectares, of which 143247 ha is the Shaldai branch, forestry: Galkinskoye – 12109ga, Baurtalskoye - 14977ga, Stepnoye – 16476ga, Seitenovskoye – 15640 ha, Sadykashchinskoye - 18571ga, Chushkalinsky - 13353ga, Shaldayskoye – 19550ga, Zavodskoye – 14715ga, Pervomayskoye - 17856ga and 134714 ha Beskaragai branch, forestry:Maikaragayskoye - 19785ga, Taybagarskoye– 17206ga, Baimbetskoye – 18315ga, Beskaragayskoye – 20933ga, Kokterekskoye - 16881ga, Kokzhalskoye – 24572, Maraldinsky – 17022ga.

The NSFR "Ertis Ormany" is part of the sandy-steppe forest area, which belongs to the province of the Irtysh-Ob pine and birch forests. [1]

The division of the territory of the forest reserve into functional zones was carried out in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Specially Protected Natural Territories" dated July 15, 1997 No. 162-1. As a percentage of the total area of the forest reserve, 4 functional zones are allocated, which are distributed as follows by area:

1. The zone of the protected core – on the area of 22522ga;
2. Buffer zone – on an area of 16360ga;
3. The area of restoration of disturbed landscapes – on the area of 102215 ha;
4. The sustainable Development zone is located on an area of 136864 ha. [2]