Monitoring forest fires in the Judean Mountains

In the summer of 2021, there was a forest fire in the area of Ya’ar HaKdoshim in the Judean Mountains, which was large both in its intensity and in its terms of the area it covered. The natural regeneration processes of the forest after the fire, along with management activities supporting the necessary restoration processes, will determine to a large extent the future composition of the species and the forest landscape. Hamaarag is, therefore, conducting a long-term monitoring program under the management of the JNF (Jewish National Fund), whose aim is to examine the impact of the fire on key factors in the ecosystem to understand recovery processes and assist in the preparation of optimal restoration programs for Ya’ar HaKdoshim and other forests.