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The Socialists proposed that the area be declared of cultural interest to restore the natural potential that got to have this olmeda before the attack of the Dutch elm disease and requires proper maintenance of this replanting to be resistant to this plague has a very high cost tree

The Municipal Socialist Group has promoted an initiative on environment to protect, maintain and value the important repopulation of elms in the Rambla de Tobarrilla.

1000 repopulation resistant to Dutch elm disease that has been done in two phases by the National Center of Forest Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, elms whose plantation has been carried out by the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura.

Socialists warn of the loss of more than half of trees in the first phase of replanting, particularly in March 2015, where the first 200 trees, perished 50 for lack of maintenance and 70 because of the floods last summer.

A few months ago the project was completed with the planting of the remaining 800 elms, thanks to the recent rains, are in good condition, but seeing the alarming loss last year more attention and protection is required these trees so the matter of natural interest as the remarkable economic investment in the regeneration of both the promenade and the high cost of variant trees resistant to Dutch elm disease.

Socialist spokesman in the city of Yecla, Asun Molina, has claimed three important initiatives in this regard.

First, the development, along with the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura, a "Maintenance Plan and Conservation Olmeda" with the necessary cooperation between the two institutions.

Then, Molina claims that are correct path to the elms that survived the floods and were bent and bent, through guardians sticks that can promote survival.

And finally, the socialist claims that the Municipal Corporation requesting the declaration of cultural interest of Olmeda de la Rambla de Tobarrillas so that this degree of protection to ensure survival of the same.

Source: PSOE Yecla