The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="134"
NAME="Building a nature observation trail"
TYPE="活動助成,"
YEAR="2013年度,"
AREA="日本全国,東北,"
KIND="NPO,"
ORG="The Society to Conserve Beeches & Waters of ZAO"
The Society to Conserve Beeches & Waters of ZAO
Building a nature observation trail
Activity grant
- Project Description
To provide a structure from which visitors can observe nature, the Society to Conserve Beeches & Waters of ZAO will construct a 2-kilometer long trail (2 meters wide) in the Zao forest. The 13.7-hectare forest has been the target of silviculture and other conservation activities by the Zao National Trust. The new trail is part of an effort to engage the general public in nature observation, foster a stronger understanding of the natural world, and establish the area as a place of relaxation.
- Grant year
- FY2013 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 2 years
October 2013 - September 2015
- Grant amount
- 1,600,000 yen
- Activity region
- Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Overview of the Organization

- Representative
- Emiko Shirauchi, Chief Director
- Establishment
- 1986
- Establishment purpose
- Pre-war, the South Zao region was covered by a dense beech forest. During the war, the trees were used for military materials, and the area turned to wasteland as deforestation continued during the post-war era. This association was established in 1986 with the objective of restoring the wasteland back to a beech forest.
- Main activity areas
- Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture
- Staff
- 57 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 1.83 million yen in 2011, 1.17 million yen in 2012, 1.01 million yen in 2013
- WEB site
- http://www.zao.org
- Recent activities
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- Develop the National Trust movement
- Plant seedling trees raised in the rice fields of trust areas
- Weed trust areas
- Forestry work (pruning, thinning)
- Organize events and festivals for the general public, such as fruit picking and tree planting