Nevertheless,
Three months after destructive snowfall:
Three months ago, 15,000 hectares of Valais forest were broken by spring snow, an unprecedented event. Therefore, In Evolène, in the Val d’Hérens (VS), one of the most affected municipalities, clearing is continuing. In addition, A race against the clock to avoid bostryching hugs and invasion.
Frédéric Pralong progresses slowly in the Torrent bed, between the trees shattered by April’s snow. In addition, Head of the forest sorting of Evolène and Saint-Martin, he coordinates the clearing operations with his teams.
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“Here, it is really very important to clear this river to avoid hiring, even the formation of a dam. Consequently, It could squarely cause an overflow and form a torrential lava,” he warned at the microphone of the 12:30 p.m. Friday.
William Genoud. the machinist in charge of the sector, says he has never three months after destructive snowfall been confronted with such a situation, with so many broken trees. “We advance ten meters, and over the entire descent, there is broken wood,” he notes.
Affected protection forest – Three months after destructive snowfall
A little higher in the valley. just above the classified historic hamlet of Lannaz, the starting point of the ski lifts of Evolène, the spruces many have lost their summit. It is a protective forest surface. supposed to play the role of natural dike in the face of stone falls, avalanches or landslides. Its preservation is therefore essential to protect homes and roads below.
“There. the goal is to take out especially the spruce woods before they were attacked by the bostryches, and these pests swarm and attack still healthy trees,” explains William Genoud.
And the task is far from finished. “There is still work in forests. work in rivers, and it will last a few more months, that’s for sure,” he recapitulates, with three months after destructive snowfall the hope that such events do not happen anytime soon.
Dianalice Ramsauer/FGN
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