Monument of nature “Bear Cliff”
Photo: IA EAMEDIA
October 5, 2000
On October 5, 2000, nature monuments were organized “Bear Work” and “Cossack Garden”, a resolution of the Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region No. 250 “On the Organization of Nature Monuments“ Bear Cliff ”,“ Cossack Garden ”.
Nature Monument “Bear Cliff” with an area of 140 hectares located 3 km north of the village of Ekaterino-Nikolskoye October Municipal District. It is formed in order to preserve the landscape complex of rock education with unique components of geological origin, rare objects of the animal and plant world, listed in the Red Books of the Russian Federation and EAO (6+).
The natural monument is a rocky picturesque formation, stretching along the left bank of the Amur River at a distance of 2 km. The rock is composed of limestones and dolomites. The predominant peak is the Mount of the Wiser (208.6 m). The western slopes of the exposure facing the Amur River are very steep, almost vertically break off to the river surface. The absolute maximum cliff height is marked in its central part and is 45-50 m, gradually decreasing towards the outskirts. The vegetation cover is heterogeneous. Plots covered with wood vegetation are interspersed with areas with grass-shrub vegetation or completely devoid of vegetation cover.
As part of the landscape complex, a high degree of plant concentration was noted. More than 20 species of plants entered in the Red Books of the Russian Federation and EAO grow here. Among the trees and shrubs: a pear of Ussuri; The hawthorn of the peristannate, the bubble of the Amur, the free -navigate (acantopanax) seduacer, the honeysuckle of the Maak, the second -time is semi -boner. From flowering herbaceous plants, which are classified as rare and needy to protect, within the boundaries of the natural monument there are a large -flowered bashmaker, a water -flowered waterflower, a low -flowered bowl, nipponian dioscoros, large -flowered, lilia low, limosos wide -divided, noric Amph, noric, nori, noritzniki, nitrus -norifier, nitrum. Pion milk flowers, a unprincipal naponics, Chinese three -collar, a large -column is large -flowered, a thin -leaved youth.
Rare species of ferns grow on the rock exposure: long -term pyrrhosis, Alevritopteris is silver, a stupid, a stupid bonfire, Siberian crooked bonfire. Tamarisk plate is also noted.
Along with representatives of rare species of flora, nests of the rocky pigeon and owl were discovered on the territory of the natural monument.
Nature Monument “Cossack Garden”. Photo: Photo: IA EAMEDIA
Natural Monument “Cossack Garden” with an area of 14 hectares on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Yekaterino-Nikolskoye October municipal district, it is formed in order to maintain natural plantations of wood-brown vegetation and rare habitats, for the territory of the EAO, plants in need of special protection and entered in the Red Book of the EAO (6+).
The natural monument is the coastal section of the left-bank of the Amur River with the original vegetation cover, which has been preserved within the boundaries of the old Cossack village of Ekaterino-Nikolskoye from the time of its formation in 1858. The vegetation cover marks 50 species of plants, including 13 species of trees, and shrubs. Many of them are decorative: Dauruski, Yagodnaya apple tree, Maakia Amurskaya, Ruprecht’s honeysuckle, Amur grapes, Beresucle Holy, Kalina Sarzhenta, Barberis Amursky.
Plants rare for the territory of the Jewish autonomous region are of particular value in the composition of natural plantings: the hawthorn of the peristonnia, the Ussuri pear, the free -navigate (acantopanax) sedacle, the Chinese lemon, the dioscorea, the peony, the peony back -shaped, and the goose bow of the low -flower.
Among the rare plants, a decorative shrub of Maaka was noted, first found by the natural scientist R.K. Maak in 1855 in the vicinity of the village of Ekaterino-Nikolskoye.
On the territory of nature monuments, activities that are not compatible with its purpose and useful functions are prohibited, including:
- development of mineral deposits;
- placement of capital construction facilities;
- acclimatization of plants and wild species of animals;
- waste disposal, formation of garbage dumps;
- management of agriculture.
Damage of forest stands on the territory of nature monuments are carried out only in order to cut down the dead and damaged forest stands.
It is forbidden to use toxic chemicals to protect and protect forests in order to combat insects, including for scientific purposes.
