Inner Mongolia, where Alxa is located, is an important ecological security barrier in northern China and has an important strategic position in ecological security.

In recent years, under the unified planning of a series of key national ecological projects, the average annual area of desertification and desertification land treatment has been 12 million mu, and more than 30 million mu of grass has been planted, ranking first in the country. ①

Not in acres, but in 10,000 acres.

12 million acres, equivalent to the area of 5,500 flower collection botanical gardens, is not enough to describe as endless, and it may take 10 years to complete the walk.

And this is only the scope of the country's greening in Inner Mongolia in a year.

In the face of the efforts of several generations of the country and strong policies, the planting area of the ant forest seems so insignificant, but it embodies the painstaking efforts of the people of the whole country.

The same goes for Ye Han.

Even if the planting area is less than one thousandth of the country, she will contribute her part.

The geographical location here is remote, and the wind and sand are large, Ye Han successfully found the No. XXX forest they were about to plant under the reception of partners and locals.

The Saxon tree in the previous area has just been planted, and it is still a seedling, a small one, about thirty or forty centimeters high, clustered, and not many branches.

They are scattered one by one, and only one can be seen every four or five meters, which is very sparse.

Ye Han looked into the distance, and the arid and yellowed earth was dotted with fine green, standing in rows.

Farther away, the small seedlings were almost submerged in the sand, and only small green dots scattered across the vast desert could be seen, looming in the scorching sun and wind-blown sand.

can't help but make people wonder, can such a seedling and such a sparse planting density really protect hundreds of thousands of acres, or even millions of acres of sand?

The truth is, yes.

Saxon trees are shrubs or small trees that can grow to 2-9 meters.

In order to absorb water in the arid desert, its taproot can penetrate to a depth of 10-50 meters underground, and the fibrous root expands to a surrounding area of more than ten square meters or even larger, firmly fixing the soil and playing the effect of windbreak and sand fixation.

That's why they're so sparsely planted.

If they are planted intensively, their root system will not be able to expand in the ground, their ability to absorb water will be reduced, and they are likely to die of drought.

Desert environments cannot be compared to normal well-watered environments.

The ranger Ye Han met was in his 60s, surnamed Wu and named Wu Yusheng, a local herdsman.

Over the years, he has watched the arid area around him become the green space it is today, and the satisfaction he feels is indescribable.

Not only that, but the plants planted such as the Saxon tree and the red willow also brought wealth to the local area.

"These shuttles, don't look at them small, they have a big effect." Wu Yusheng's Mandarin is not standard, but you can hear the pride in his tone: "We call it the 'king of desert vegetation', which can adapt to high temperatures, sandstorms, salt and alkali tolerance, and has tenacious vitality." ”

The tree can withstand high temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius and low temperatures of minus 40 degrees, and adult trees can still grow tenaciously when the soil salt content reaches 3%, and their vitality is so strong.

But at the seedling stage, it can still die due to lack of water.

The annual precipitation is only a few tens of millimeters, but the evaporation is as high as thousands

Millimeters of desert areas need to be irrigated by tree planters, especially during the dry season. ()

Most of the tree planters are local herders.

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On the one hand, they are subsidized by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, and on the other hand, they also use the trees to generate income.

In the roots of some of the Haloxylon trees, there are precious tonic Chinese medicinal materials [Cistanche], which have high medicinal value and are known as "desert ginseng".

The wild species are national second-class protected plants.

In order to obtain the precious 'Cistanche', plants such as Haloxylon or Red Willow must be planted, because they are parasitic and cannot survive on their own.

This is the basis for the abundant cultivation of the Saxon tree.

Nowadays, the technique of artificial cultivation and grafting of Cistanche has become very common in the local area, bringing good economic benefits.

From late March to late April, it was the harvest period of Cistanche, and Wu Yusheng took Ye Han to the scene to check it out.

Trees that have just been planted for one or two years naturally cannot be parasitized, and they are going to the Saxon forests that have been planted for more than 5 years.

After 3 years of grafting and 3 years of harvest, it takes 6 years to obtain the precious cistanche.

However, after the first grafting, it is preserved according to the size of the growth, and the appropriate harvest is carried out every year.

After driving a long distance, Ye Han finally reached the green Suosuo forest in front of him.

The trees here grow to more than a meter tall and have many branches, but the branches are still slender and even slightly dry, which is characteristic of desert plants.

Wu Yusheng glanced around, and found a few cistanche trees that had emerged near the roots of several Saxon trees, so he carefully dug with a shovel, digging deeper and deeper.

Ye Han saw them in their entirety.

The size is not small, the thickness of the wrist, the small one is forty or fifty centimeters long, and the maximum can reach one meter.

The whole is buried in the ground, the lower part is slender, and the flower spike at the top is in the shape of a pine tower, and there are a large number of small lilac flowers about to bloom.

Wu Yusheng expressed his satisfaction with this: "These roots are quite stout and can be sold at a good price." ”

He also told Ye Han that mining is the best now.

By the time all the flowers have bloomed, there will be a massive loss of nutrients, and then it will be too late.

During harvest time, he and other herders patrol in batches and start work whenever they see cracks or sprouts under the trees.

Wu Yusheng looked around at the flat ground around him: "The other small ones are waiting for them to grow longer, don't worry." ”

The small ones can't be sold for a price, and it's useless to dig them now.

Ye Han lowered his eyes and thought, if it were not for the high value of Cistanche, I am afraid that the Shuttle Tree would not have been able to grow to its current appearance.

Until then, local herders had been herding herders for their livelihoods.

The twigs of the Saxon tree are fodder for camels, and overgrazing has made the already fragile ecology more and more impoverished, and the land has become desertified and the life has become poorer.

Later, the state banned grazing, and some people still practiced it secretly.

Now, they earn a certain amount of money as forest rangers, and they earn part of it when they collect seeds and sell them. Coupled with the output value of Cistanche, the annual income is quite considerable, with an average single family income of more than 100,000 yuan.

The better-yielding industry has completely replaced the original animal husbandry.

Today, not only do they not graze, but they also take the initiative to protect their pastures and plant more trees to increase their income.

At the end of the day, in economically backward areas, only when

() Outstanding effects will only be achieved when economic interests are tied to the protection of the environment.

How is it possible to forbid grazing for a person who knows nothing but herding, just to protect the environment?

It's like asking a family with cancer who can't afford to pay for surgery to donate to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

When people are too busy to take care of themselves, protecting the environment is just a distant slogan.

People in war-torn areas would never think of protecting the environment, not even those dying of starvation.

Although there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the environment and economic development, it is undeniable that economic development is indeed important.

When the economy is not developed, people always want to cut down trees to make money, and no matter how many trees are planted, it is useless.

Ye Han was deeply touched by this.

I am also extremely glad that the country has given the local residents a better way to get rich.

The hard work of generations will never be in vain.

*

Over the next two days, Ye Han focused on the prices of vegetation and tree species.

The price of Saxon tree/caragana is very cheap, tens of thousands of large quantities, and the unit price is 0.1-0.5 yuan.

Even if the high-quality seedlings of large plants are only about 0.7-1 yuan, which is frighteningly cheap.

I can understand it.

The planting area of the Shuttle tree in the local area is as high as tens of millions of acres, and the seeds are harvested casually, which naturally lowers the price.

And like Populus euphratica, Pinus sylvestris, Spruce, Pinus tabuliformis, etc., the large saplings are about 8-20 yuan, which is more than ten times higher than that of the Saxon tree.

Ye Han is ready to introduce high-quality seedlings, so that they can grow faster and achieve the effect of wind prevention and sand fixation.

Knowing the arrival of another big man doing public welfare greening, Director Ma of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau warmly received Ye Han.

He also said that now the herdsmen's income generation and a series of tree planting and cultivation have achieved large-scale results, and there is state support, so there is no need to worry at all.

Ye Han agreed.

This is a public welfare project that generates income for the local people, and they will take good care of it even if it is for their own benefit.

After discussion, Ye Han demarcated the first batch of planting ranges.

Suosuo: an area of 3,630 acres, the number of 181,500 trees.

Caragana: an area of 1,840 acres, with a number of 180,400 trees.

Sea buckthorn: an area of 1,020 acres, with a number of 132,600 trees.

Salix: an area of 774 acres, with a number of 92,880 trees.

Populus euphratica: an area of 637 acres, with a number of 15,290 trees.

Spruce: an area of 395 acres, with a number of 32,340 trees.

The total green area is 8,296 acres, and the number of planted trees is 635,000.

At that time, the corresponding number will be opened on the relevant interface, far exceeding the previous estimate of 300,000 trees, and the exchange will not be exhausted for a while.

As for the tour

Other tree species in demand will be merged with other forest areas in the Ant Grove next month.

After spring, the next batch is planted around autumn.

When the time comes, we will continue to plant.

Ye Han signed a donation contract, and the cost of purchasing saplings is not high, 2 million yuan is enough.

Director Ma promised to organize local people and workers to plant trees as soon as possible, and a sum of money will also be needed for water source irrigation, pipeline laying, and seedling maintenance in the early stage, totaling about 2.8 million.

still

Recruit 4-5 rangers.

As long as the plants in the desert are rooted in the depths of the soil, they represent survival, and there is no need for more management in the later stage.

After the news was released, many people in the local area came to apply.

Being a ranger means an extra pay, and no one will turn down the job.

But Ye Han has other requirements.

She needs the other party to cooperate with the publicity of the official account and often give feedback on the growth of the trees; Start the live broadcast every once in a while, so that everyone can really feel the fun of cloud tree cultivation in addition to planting.

Instead of receiving the tree planting and then disappearing, or even wondering if it was planted.

In addition, Ye Han found that all the trees here were not hung up, only the wooden sign in front of each forest farm read Ant S Forest No. XXX.

It is understandable that millions or tens of millions of saplings every year, all with nameplates is an extremely energy-consuming and time-consuming thing.

Moreover, although the ant S forest is exchanged for one tree online and planted offline, the trees planted are not one by one, most of them are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands.

For hundreds of thousands of trees, it is impossible that there is no error, and the error allowed by the state is ±5% per hectare.

Coupled with the survival rate of 80%-90%, seedling replenishment is another error.

Errors in time, number of introductions, survival rates, planning and actualization......

Everything can't be studied deeply, otherwise many people will find that their saplings are not right.

In short, with so many years of planting and a total of 220 million trees, it is impossible to list every single tree.

But for individuals, every tree is exchanged for everyone's hard work to save energy and reduce emissions, and accumulate energy.

If you can't find the tree you planted, the sense of harvest will be greatly reduced.

Motivation can also be hit.

Therefore, Ye Han decided to list from the beginning and carry out it in batches.

Make sure that every redeeming visitor can see their own little sapling, and once again arouse everyone's enthusiasm for planting trees.

She set a number that starts with a nine-digit '000000001' and ends with a small goal of 100 million trees!

Ye Han believes that it will be achieved in his lifetime.

Come to think of it, the local rangers are not up to the task.

Ye Han plans to recruit a supervision team of 10 more people, who will be responsible for listing trees, live broadcasting, taking photos for feedback, checking the growth status of seedlings, and so on.

It's just that the environment here is relatively difficult, and I'm not sure if I can recruit it.

Let's hang up the position first, and the salary can be higher.

The evening before leaving, the saplings had been transported from the surrounding forest farm along with the ants of the forest.

Ye Han ordered a significantly higher quality, the length of the shuttle tree is more than 60 cm, a very large one.

She opened the light screen panel and exchanged it for [Irrigation System Construction: 300 Points].

After confirmation, with the printing of WO4, the water droplets worked happily in the abundant sunlight, and went 50 meters underground to lay the pipes.

Although some areas of Alxa are full of deserts, there are also many freshwater lakes and snow water flowing from glaciers, and the groundwater is also very rich, but the salt content is high and undrinkable.

Ye Han built an irrigation system

The water is filtered and purified into high-quality mountain spring water, which continuously supplies water to the shrubs and saplings she planted.

By the way, she connected other irrigation equipment to do primary filtration, and she could only help here.

After the construction, Ye Han put two bottles of plant nutrient solution into the groove.

The irrigation system automatically thins out the concentration and irrigates the plants according to the degree of water shortage.

As long as the initial period has passed, the roots of plants such as the Saxon tree are deeply rooted in the soil, and there is no need to continue to supply, and the vitality of desert plants is tenacious enough.

I hope that the next time I visit, this place will become a real forest.

At the same time, Ye Han also redeemed 10 dynamic surveillance cameras, with a total of 75 points.

At that time, the drone will be simulated to photograph the seven forests created by Hanamaji from various angles, so that everyone can see the number of the trees they have planted.

*

Since the announcement of [Flower Collection X Ant S Forest Cooperation] was issued and rushed to the hot search, within a week, the cumulative number of saplings exchanged exceeded 100,000.

The number of reads and searches of related entries exceeded 100 million, bringing unprecedented popularity.

As soon as many people enter the ant forest, they can see the icon of the flower set surrounded by plants below, which is particularly interesting, and they will click on it unconsciously.

Yao Bing is too, obviously he has already exchanged for a shuttle tree and a sylvestris pine, but he still can't help but watch it repeatedly.

The opening animation is different every time.

During the day, at the beginning of the desert full of wind and sand, the scorching sun is scorching, and a patch of Saxon trees looms in the distance, followed by a line of introduction to Saxon trees.

At night, the cold moonlight is reflected in the vast desert, empty and lonely.

Sometimes, the weather can change.

The desert ushered in a sudden rainfall, and soon disappeared without a trace, you can see the state of sea buckthorn desperately absorbing water, and then regain dryness, the last text is about sea buckthorn introduction.

Yao Bing clicked on it several times a day, and now he has fully understood these tenacious desert plants.

She clicked on the shuttle tree she had exchanged.

Satellite cloud images appear, marking the location of the Alxa Desert, and then automatically zooming in to the entire Ant S forest, and then to the XXX forest.

At last, the whole picture of the tree appeared before her eyes, stubbornly branching in the scorching sun, green and pleasant, with wooden signs hanging on the largest branches.

Ant Forest No. XXX Forest: Shuttle Tree.

Number: 000008044.

It is exactly the same as the environmental certificate number she obtained.

Needless to say, this is her shuttle tree!

Yao Bing was very excited every time he saw it, and kept stroking its lush thin branches with his hands.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but it seems to have grown up a little bit lately.

If only I could see it with my own eyes.

……

At the same time, Liu Yi reported the remarks and data on the Internet.

The heat also means all kinds of discussion and questioning.

Some people think that the flower set should not have a separate interface.

After all, compared with the 550 million people participating in the Ant Forest, the audience of Huajian is far behind.

But more people said that it was not all for public welfare?

No

Like can not be ordered.

Regardless of the heavens and the earth, he still cares about others doing public welfare?

It's so awesome, if you don't do it, you should make a contribution to the motherland.

instantly stunned the other party speechless.

However, the act of exchanging flowers separately does make many people feel unbalanced.

They worked hard to steal energy every day and finally saved a tree, and people bought an annual card?

It's so unfair!

Is it so easy to go to the desert and plant trees?

There are also those certificates posted on the Internet, it is said that as long as you pay the shipping fee, you can mail the physical certificate to your home!

Grass.

Not to mention the nameplate hanging on the tree, which fully proves that it belongs to the other party's donation.

Unlike them, they have never seen the tree they planted, and they don't know which one it is.

I have to say, it's sour to death.

The most important thing is that the application for the annual pass of the Flower Farm is closed, and it is not realistic to buy five tickets at a time, so I can only watch with my eyes.

Angry.

Why can't the energy merge, why why!

In addition to these people, there are many people on the Internet who question the authenticity.

"Has anyone ever been on a field trip?"

"A few bloggers went, but it was so big that they didn't seem to find a place."

"Hehe, it won't be that there is no seed at all, right?"

"More than 100,000 trees have been planted so quickly, and they are still growing so big, it feels so fake."

"Indeed, it's a desert, when was it planted?"

"After seeing the picture of the Flower Garden Science Museum, I had reservations, after all, technology can be faked."

"I don't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes."

Liu Yi was speechless after reading it, some people are like blind people, they just can't see the facts clearly.

Ye Han had already dealt with it.

On March 31, the official website of Huajian Ji officially issued a notice:

From April 6th to April 8th, 20 people will be recruited to go to Alxa for field trips, and Huajian will reimburse all the expenses during the trip.