The study was carried out to investigate the natural and cultural environment, the actual condition for the utilization, the propriety of preparation for recreation forests on experiment forests of Dongguk univ. in Mt. Ungil located at eastern area of...
The study was carried out to investigate the natural and cultural environment, the actual condition for the utilization, the propriety of preparation for recreation forests on experiment forests of Dongguk univ. in Mt. Ungil located at eastern area of Seoul and central parts of Kyunggi Province.
The results are as follows:
1. As this area consists of beautiful landscape and famous temples such as Sejungsa and Soojongsa, visitors are increasing every year. Therefore the area showed as much visiting popluation of 5,840 man in the same period as those of 6,279 men during May∼August 1993(vacation season) of the adjacent place, Mt.Chungye which were prepared for natural recreation forest facilities.
2.This area is composed of diverse woody plants;52 Families, 110 Genera, 196 Species by Lee in 1984 and 23 Orders. 45 Families, 209 Species by Kim & Lee in 1981, which deserve to possess almost all the representative decidous broad leaf trees of middle temperate zone in Korean, medicinal plants of 15 Orders, 28 Families, 52 Species, birds 10 Orders, 26 Families, 67 Species including Brown hawk owl as a natural monument, mammalia of 11 Families, and amphibiaㆍreptile of 12 species.
3. As a result of the evalution items for the forest recreation site, Mt. Ungil had a potential area by marking total 67.5 points, summed with 15pts of landscape (suitable), 12pts of flora & fauna(suitable), 14pts of water(possible), 8pts of development condition(unsuitable), 11pts of accessibility (most suitable), and 7.5pts of recreation opportunity (unsuitable), respectively.