Forestry
A stamp issued by the Republic of China, Taiwan in 1960 in a three-stamp series.
The series was to commemorate the 5th World Forestry Congress, Seattle
I am including three photos taken in or near the area which has just recently suffered a catastrophic fire, Pine forests and olive groves were destroyed. However, thanks to the efforts of the Hellenic Fire Service and volunteers the fire was eventually extinguished much to the relief of us all as the damage could have been much more widespread.
The first photo is of the Donkey mountains, Όνεια Όρη, to the south of Xylokeriza. The highest peak of this nine-kilometer-long range being 581 m.
The second photo is of tall pine trees near the village of Chiliomodi and the last photo of a field and pine trees near the village of Galataki.
All three places featured in the information bulletins about the fire
It seems the fire started on the north side of the mountain range, climbed up and over the top before descending to the south side.
There is an article in the latest THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 101, July 2020 about how to prepare houses and gardens against possible fires.
MANAGING BUSHFIRE RISK IN GARDENS IN MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE REGIONS: PART1 by Trevor Nottle