Althenia Sando’s forestry activities focus on two main areas: forestry treatments and watercourse management.
Forestry is an activity that has become particularly important in recent decades as a consequence of the climate emergency and the need to preserve forest ecosystems In its applications, it combines both technique and science through the application of methodologies for the management and sustainable use of forests and the study, analysis, and applicability of innovations in these operations.
Althenia Sando carries out specific silvicultural treatments to reduce fire risk and promote forest regeneration. It uses different techniques depending on the type of forest mass involved: deciduous or evergreen forest, forests from reforestation, afforestation or natural forests. Among the tasks carried out are planning, implementing and monitoring activities for selecting tree species, protecting and preserving natural regeneration, planting, pruning, selective felling and maintaining the structure and diversity of the forest stands.
Althenia Sando’s forestry activities also include the regeneration of forests, seeking to ensure the long-term productivity of the area and its sustainability, and applying techniques and strategies that regulate the regeneration, growth, quality and composition of its species to obtain the best economic, environmental and social benefits from these ecosystems.
On the other hand, the actions in watercourses aim to conserve and improve river environments, prevent erosion, ensure water quality and prevent disasters caused by river flooding. It is vital to restore, maintain and preserve watercourses given the increasing frequency of adverse events due to climate change.
Among the most frequent actions by Althenia Sando in this area are managing vegetation, improving the structure, composition and density of the riverside vegetation, and avoiding the accumulation of materials that interfere with the water transport capacity of the riverbed in the event of floods. . Actions are also carried out to improve the longitudinal and transversal continuity of the river to eliminate barriers and disused infrastructures that impede the natural flow of water and the transport of sediments.
Among other actions, the composition and structure of the river bed are also monitored to improve and recover it in the event of problems with deposited pollutants, excess sediment or lack of sediment.. Any of these problems erode the riverbed and have consequences for its survival, sustainability, and the ecosystems it supports. Likewise, actions are carried out to replant riverside vegetation that has disappeared or is significantly degraded to maintain the riverbanks in a natural state.
