Open the National Forest free 1999.11.15

The forestry agency plans to open approximately 100 national forests around the country for free in the next five years to NPOs, volunteers and schools for the purpose of forest protection. Named "Fureai no Mori", each group voluntarily creates an action plan, and permits a wide range of activities such as weeding and planting of trees, forest classrooms in the field, and setting up a walking path. The region has already been set up in seven places such as Gunma Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture.