The municipality of A Pobra do Brollón is organizing, in collaboration with Letme Soluciones, a forestry day on resin activity, as a complement to the use of pine wood. The activity will take place this Wednesday the 27th at the “Olga Novo” cultural center from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
In the first presentation we will talk about possibilities of resin utilization in Galicia,is given by Érika Martínez, Forestry Engineer, specialized in sustainable development management. The second presentation will discuss theresin utilization from a practical perspectivea, will be run by Xián Santos, Forestry Technician specialist in resin exploitation.
Resin exploitation consists of the exploitation of pine resin, making it compatible with subsequent timber exploitation. The exploitation of the resin is done by upward bark tapping when the pines are between 20-25 and 30-35 years old.
The current price of resin is between 1 and 1.10€/kilo of resin, each pine produces between 2/3 kilos of resin. The resin activity in Galicia is increasing progressively, especially in the last 3 years. With this type of activity the aim is to enhance the value of the forestry sector, establishing a rural population, reducing the unemployment rate, abandoned forest areas and the risk of fires and increasing the productivity of pine forests.
