Introductory Tour 2022 | Indian Forest Service 2021-23 | Kanasar, Chakrata

Introductory tour to Chakrata for the Indian Forest Service Probationers of 2021-23 course from 15.04.2022 to 20.04.2022 at Chakrata Division in Uttarakhand. The Officer trainees visited :
- Kalsi
- Kanasar
- Budher Caves
- Mangtaad Village
- Bawar Range

among other places. Several exposure activities were undertaken - Botanization, Bird watching, Felling, Logging, Sawing, Resin Tapping, Sample Plot laying etc.

Special thanks to bensound.com for the audio.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Departure
00:24 Office of the DFO, Chakrata Forest Division and Nursery
01:55 Arboretum, Kalsi
02:25 Miyawaki Plantation and Restoration Site, Kalsi
02:57 Visit to DFO Residence, Chakrata
03:37 Arrival at Camp Kanasar and end of Day 1
04:26 Botanization Exercise on Day 2 in Kanasar Forest
06:56 Demonstration of Firefighting Equipment
07:09 Visit to Tiger Falls
07:54 Drive back to Kanasar Camp and Stargazing
08:05 Bird watching and trek to Budher Caves on Day 3
09:31 Visit to a local village, Mangtaad and interaction with Gram Pradhan on Day 4
11:31 Felling, Logging and Sawing (dead Blue pine tree) exercise on Day 5 in Kanasar Forest
12:11 Travel to Bawar range and demonstration of Resin tapping using Rill method
12:33 Demonstration of live forest fire management
12:44 Camp at Kanasar and Trek from Kanasar FRH to Deoban FRH
14:08 Visit to High Altitude medicinal plants nursery at Deoban
15:02 End of Trip/ Conclusion