B.E. Ștefănești. The Ștefănești resort was established based on the Order of the D.G.G.S. no. 786792A/1954.

For the optimal development of the research activity, the Resort was equipped with a material base totaling 490.53 ha of forest land, located in the eastern part of the city of Bucharest, on the territory of the towns of Ștefăneşti and Voluntari.

In accordance with the previously mentioned establishment order, the forest fund was declared a scientific reserve of I.C.A.S., the arboretum being an object of study and experimentation for the forestry research activity.

The scientific research activity in the Ștefănești Resort had, in accordance with Law 2/1976, as priority objectives: the improvement of oak, the management of oak forests, the restoration of forests degraded by sky and hedgerows, the mechanization of forestry works in the plain area, the management of forests of social interest and pheasant selection and breeding.

B.E. Cornetu. The II Cornetu production unit originates from what were once Codrii Vlăsiai.

In 1957, the Cornetu Forestry Research Station was established with a unique profile in the field of improvement, culture and protection of poplars and willows.

In 1976, new changes were made in the profile of the resort based on Law 2/1976, through which research on wickerwork, forest protection and energetic phytomass was carried out. .

In 1986, the selection and culture of pedunculated oak was established as the main profile of the resort.

B.E. Tulcea. The production unit I Gara Codru was established following Protocol no. 2257/13.07.1988 according to ISJ Tulcea Order no. 2650/29.06.1988 by which it was transferred from the Babadag Forestry Circle to the I.C.A.S. Resort. Tulcea 471.9 ha, as follows:

-303.6 ha of U.P. III Babadag;

-168.3 ha of U.P. IV Coder.

That surface oscillated between I.C.A.S. and R.N.P. – ROMSILVA through the Tulcea Forestry Directorate between 2002-2005. In 2005, steps were taken to return the respective surface from the Silvica Tulcea Directorate to I.C.A.S.

B.E. Bărăgan. The Bărăgan resort was created in 1945, having as its research profile the assortment of species, afforestation schemes, installation and management techniques, protection works in the steppe and forest-steppe of the Eastern Romanian Plain, located between the Danube, Mostiștea, Subcarpathia and Siret. However, the first crops were made in 1943, before the official establishment of the resort.

Order 19/1962 of the M.E.F. profiles the scientific activity of the research station on the cultivation and expansion of resinous trees in the steppe, a profile that was later completed with research on the intensive forest culture (with irrigation and fertilization) of the forest fund in the steppe.

Law 2/1976 channels the profile of the research activity on problems regarding the restoration of degraded forests of brumaria oak and acacia in the resorts with low precipitation.

The Experimentation-Production Station is a subunit similar to a forestry detour having in its structure:

Ștefănești Experimental Base;

Cornetu Experimental Base;

Bărăgan Experimental Base;

Tulcea Experimental Base.

The staff structure of the resort is as follows:

Ștefănești Experimental Base: 3 posts with higher education, 1 post with secondary education, 1 post with basic studies (forestry school);

Cornetu Experimental Base: 1 post with higher education, 1 post with basic studies (forestry school);

Bărăgan Experimental Base: 1 position with higher education, 2 positions with secondary education, 1 position with basic studies (forestry school)

Tulcea Experimental Base: 1 post basic studies (forestry school).

The Ștefănești Experimentation-Production Station, through the bases it manages, ensures:

• sustainable management of the forest fund and application of research results;
• carrying out experiments according to the data received from the specialized collectives;
• woody mass (21.2 thousand m3/year), ornamental saplings, saplings from indigenous forest species, game, forest fruits, medicinal plants, etc.

Infrastructure:

• apparatus and instruments for investigations and measurements;
• systematic network for monitoring the state of health of the Ștefănești Forest;
• Vaisala weather station integrated into the ANM network;
• evaluation station of greenhouse gas flows, at the level of the Ștefănești Forest;
• active monitor for measuring tropospheric O₃;
• automatic sensors for monitoring soil temperature and humidity;
• automatic sensors for monitoring the sap circuit in the trunk, in the pedunculated oak species;
• 1 intensive monitoring surface.

Experimentation services

• 3 nurseries intended for the production of forest saplings, with a total area of 1.26 ha
• 2 Scots pine plantations with an area of 4.7 ha

Address

Blvd. Eroilor No. 128, Voluntari, Ilfov county, postal code 077190

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Telephone/Fax

021-3503238; 021-3503245

E-mail

pepiniera.stefanesti@icas.ro

Eng. Fălan Victor

Station Director

victor.falan@icas.ro

Accountancy

Stan Mariana – Economist

mariana.stan@icas.ro

Acquisitions

Sing. Vîrban Ionuț – Purchasing Manager

ionut.virban@icas.ro

Bărăgan Experimental Base

Address

Perișoru commune, Călărași county, postal code 917195

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Telephone/Fax

0242-530300

E-mail

baragan@icas.ro

Eng. Lazăr Marian

Chief Engineer of Bărăgan Experimental Base

marian.lazăr@icas.ro

Accountancy

Verdeș Adrian – Economist

adrian.verdes@icas.ro

Acquisitions

Sing. Vîrban Ionuț – Purchasing Manager

ionut.virban@icas.ro